- Senior
- Office in Mumbai
About WPP Media
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At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:
- Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
- Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
- Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
Role Summary and Impact
We are currently looking for a Group Head- Investment to join us.
Reporting of the role
This role reports to: Investment Director
Responsibilities:
- Deal management across allotted markets
- Deal construction (existing and new channels identified)
- Deal execution (managing MGs and pushing for upgrades)
- Deal post analysis
- Adherence to all buying processes
- Creating Monthly Buying Grids
- Getting the team to update the final negotiated deals in the basket
- Basket allocation
- If any shortfall in monthly plans, check with seniors and get it fulfilled
- Managing Execution
- Monthly Make goods (Evaluating and approving without any drop in GRPs / PT% etc)
- Planned Vs Actual Spot execution – Escalate to seniors as and when required
- Sponsorship / Impact Deal Management (select allocated markets)
- Post negotiation reconciliation
- Ensure smooth execution of all integrations
- Impact wise Report and short PPT on highlights and post execution of Impacts
- Timely reports management
- Buying Reports:
- CPRP report
- Impact report
- Market Analysis and Trends – GRPs, Reach etc
- Market intelligence from Channel Partners
- Identifying opportunities to value ad on the existing deal
- Delivering on agreed Buying and Planning KPIs
- Out of the box thinking
Impact:
- You would have started understanding day to day deal management and CPRP impact
- You would have understanding of large scale client operating processes
- Complete knowledge of your clients' benchmarks
- Meeting day to day client requirements
- Start doing deals on some of the channels.
- KPI Control (quantitative as well as qualitative parameters)/ data management for monthly meetings
- You will be building a pipeline of new opportunities.
- You will need to contribute in deal strategy and closure process
- You will have accountability of deals (Timely recos, recovery)
- Start working on enhancing internal and external relationships.
Skills and Experience:
What you’ll bring
- First class negotiation skills – delivery of a balanced approach to the marketplace
- Extremely flexible attitude and an ability to read between the lines
- Quick turnaround time & sharp analytical skills
- Ability to work well under pressure. Able to handle tough situations internal stakeholders & media owners
- Negotiate inventory availability and block as required as per deal
- Creating internal reports, work on reports for the clients
- Rigorous tracking of deals as per audit norms
- Help team with market intelligence & structured data which help in structuring better deals
- Willingness to learn and drive to succeed.
Minimum qualifications:
- Overall experience of at least 6-9+ years
- Experience on TV buying & implementation and sound understanding of TV media.
- Eye for detail
- Good communication & analytical skills
- Understanding of BARC and fluency on operating the same.
- Demonstrating process orientation and ensuring KPIs are monitored and delivered.
Life at WPP Media & Benefits
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
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