Business Director Investment

BD Investment at WPP Media. This role reports to Senior Business Director. Key responsibility is to lead the investment/buying team. The role involves channelization of budgets, overseeing evaluation of schedules, ensuring investment/buying KPIs are met, leading monthly reporting, maintaining relations with broadcasters and vendors, supervising senior managers, reviewing deals, and creating investment/buying strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead the investment/buying team; Channelization of budgets based on annual deals/budgets; Overlook evaluation of schedules for reach, ratings and CPRP delivery; Ensuring Investment/Buying KPI’s are met; Leading OVT & Prop; Review of actual airing, vs planned in terms of spend, reach, CPRP, GRP's & frequency; Leading KPIs setting; Lead all monthly reporting to region and internal high-up’s; Maintaining and grooming relations with the broadcasters and vendors; Supervise and ensure deadlines are compiled by Senior Managers; Review investment/buying deals; Channel performance review; Creation of annual deals; Monitoring of current strategy and advice changes if any; Analysis of current year investment/buying strategy; Creation of investment/buying strategy for next year; Review and propose changes in media processes to enhance speed and efficiency; Facilitating EssenceMediacom in all major consolidation and agency deals; Leading in all special deals; Working with EssenceMediacom on market intelligence to ensure GroupM rate advantage over market

Requirements

Superior time management and prioritization skills; Excellent communication skills; Strong analytical and number skills; A pro-active approach with excellent negotiation and communication skills; Media knowledge and understanding of systems; Candidate must have a bachelors / masters degree from a reputable educational institute; Must have an experience of at least 8 - 10 years in media investment/buying experience

Benefits

Competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Employee wellbeing facilities; Employee mental health awareness days; Employee resource groups; In-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events