Manager, Non-Biddable Buying Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Overview of job GroupM is the world’s largest media investment company and a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for an Manager, Non-Biddable Buying to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for handling media vendors, media owners, and facilitating clients throughout the buying process and additional duties as assigned. The role includes both independent and coordinated buying initiatives. At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us. Reporting of the role This role reports to: Non Biddable Buying Lead 3 best things about the job:

1. Being part of a talented and passionate team
2. Working and interacting closely with top media corporations
3. Opportunity to implement and execute industry-first initiatives

In this role, your goals will be:

• Ensure team understanding of clients’ brand, GroupM Agency’s deliverables, and campaign KPIs
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and enhance clients’ campaigns and advise GroupM Agencies accordingly
• Proactively address, and escalate when needed, any issue that compromises the quality and timeliness of deliverables
• Work collaboratively across teams and stakeholders to deliver value to clients
• Conduct quality control and assurance of the own and the team’s workstream before handing it over to other specialists
• Ensure team understanding and 100% compliance with finance processes and compliance with GroupM policies and procedures
• Continuously expand and share knowledge and understanding of new trends, media channels, and technologies

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use the available tools to recommend optimized TV, Non-TV, Digital campaigns that match or exceed client’s KPI’s.
• Manage relationships with key media owners, including negotiating to ensure delivery of goals
• Recommend the best buying and negotiations strategy to the planning team, to optimize CPRP and ROI
• Drive inflation strategy by actively leading the negotiations function across all channels and delivering the best possible inflation number
• Support the team while meeting the reporting requirements
• Manage client’s budgets and deliver on annual media KPIs including prime-fringe ratio, CPRP, inflation, and strike rates
• Oversee team’s performance and control quality of their work
• Review team’s mid and post-campaign inputs and include actionable insights and analysis to improve in-flight optimization and future campaign brief recommendations
• Proactively identify campaign improvement opportunities and advise Campaign Delivery Team accordingly
• Proactively address, and escalate when needed, any issue that compromises the timeliness and quality of deliverables
• Any other project or tasks as assigned from time to time

What you’ll bring:

• Highly numerate, organized, with an ability to demonstrate implementation and adherence to processes
• Good understanding of analytical techniques and interest in discovering insights from post-campaign data
• Strive for excellence demonstrated by a commitment to continuous improvement, taking initiative and delivering results despite constraints
• Meticulous attention to detail and problem-solving

Minimum qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Non-Biddable media buying
• Leadership skills demonstrated by self-confidence, good judgement, sound decision-making, empathic listening, flexibility, self-motivation, and ability to challenge the status quo.
• Strong negotiation, budget & inflation management, analytical thinking, and problem-solving
• Past people management experience demonstrated as the ability to drive people towards joint goals, mentor, coach and motivate them as well as hold them accountable for their results.
• Meticulous attention to detail and effective communication skills
• Able to efficiently prioritize and delegate tasks in a fast-changing environment

More about GroupM GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance-enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support, and tools to innovate and grow. Discover more about GroupM at Follow @GroupMAPAC on Twitter Follow GroupM on LinkedIn - About Malaysia GroupM Malaysia is situated in the prime location of Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya. Malaysia is a multi-racial and multicultural country; there is a strong “Muhibbah” culture and the office environment is full of “Semangat” as half of our talent are below the age of 30. You can expect diversity, strong collaboration, and a fun yet dynamic environment here! With endless growth opportunities for marketing, media, and branding professionals, we provide the support to enable ambitions to come to life. If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career in media, there is no better place to be in than Malaysia. GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with. #J-18808-Ljbffr