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Key account managers (also known as brand managers) negotiate with brands on behalf of their companies (such as Danone, Unilever or Nestlé, for example), particularly to get their products onto shelves in the big supermarkets, like Auchan, Walmart, Tesco or Casino. These big brands generally group their purchasing teams together in central departments, which is where the exciting negotiations take place.

Often commissioned by big companies, strategic consultants put together strategic studies on a given sector, suggest ways of solving strategic issues and help managers smoothly introduce new processes.

Risk analysts identify and analyse risks in accordance with a bank’s legal obligations and interests. Analysts generally specialise in one type of risk early in their career (perhaps counterparty risk, market risk, liquidity risk or operational risk).

Human resources directors are tasked with looking after a company’s workforce. They’re the main point of contact for employees and partially oversee quality management and production. They also have a more central corporate role when it comes to advising operational managers on their skills forecasts, depending on how the business is developing as a whole.

Tasked with finding out which way the economic winds are blowing, economic research analysts carry out scientific monitoring and gather precise data to predict variations in economic activity in a given sector.

Any company that needs to buy merchandise, raw materials, goods or services also needs a buyer. Because if there’s one type of person in the world who truly understands the art of negotiation and stock management, it’s them!

Team leaders supervise groups of workers on construction sites and civil engineering projects. Besides managing their team, they also work on site themselves under a site manager or works manager, depending on the size of the project. They’re usually in charge of a team working on a specific part of the project or development. They may specialise in certain fields, such as painting, plumbing or electricity. Depending on the size of the construction project involved, jobs can last anywhere between a few months to several years.

In most companies today, external auditors are called in periodically to check over their operations and books to (hopefully) give the organisation a clean bill of health.

Product managers oversee the entire life cycle of a product (or sometimes a portfolio of products) from creating the original concept all the way through to selling it in stores.

For products to succeed, crossing your fingers just isn’t enough these days. Markets need to be analysed, while consumer needs and expectations need to be understood and anticipated... lots of different factors for market research analysts to consider!

Project managers (who oversee and coordinate teams) + digital (communications, content, SEO) = digital project managers, simple as that! Their mission? To give their customers a quality product or service, all within budget and delivered on time.

Category managers (also known as product category managers) are responsible for a range of products or services. This is an emerging and increasingly influential career.

Manufacturing facility managers are responsible for managing and overseeing one or more production lines in factories. Depending on the size of the factory, they’re usually in charge of manufacturing products, supplying raw materials and, sometimes, even operational maintenance. They often work for companies involved in making chemical, pharmaceutical or automotive products and tend to work shifts or watches with other engineers to ensure a 24-hour operation.

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As an IT consultant, you're the mediator between two worlds: you look for IT solutions that can solve your clients' business problems. You need to have a very good understanding of both sides, because you often advise clients from outside IT on adjustments in existing IT systems or prepare to introduce new solutions. The everyday working life of a consultant demands more than just IT skills. If you want to be successful in this field, you also need to have the right soft skills.