Head - Implementation Planning
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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 Product and Planning lead who along with the activation team creates an effective link between the client-facing and the GroupM nexus Activation Specialists. The product planning team ensures that comprehensive briefs are received from cleint and ensures that GroupM Nexus activation Specialists meet clients’ expectations by achieving campaign KPI’s timely and through operational excellence. They also support reporting outputs, offer insights and recommendations across strategic planning and GroupM Agency pitches.
Responsibilities:
- You have an influencing role in shaping and managing dynamic young Media specialists servicing some of the biggest brands in the region
- Opportunity to lead a high performance and proven team with an excellent supporting network with development opportunities within WPP Media India
- Scope to demonstrate thought leadership qualities and add value in the system by adopting best-practised templates, contribute to automation, team building and set benchmark for efficiency and effectiveness.
Impact:
- Understanding of Nexus functioning and working closely with Account Implementation HEAD
- Become the effective bridge between Activation team, strategy team and buying team.
- Ensure quality and process optimization around key deliverables with the Activation team, such as tactical strategy, brief response and scheduling strategy, reach point enhancement, integrated media solutions and planning etc
- Establish confidence in the team through your contribution and value adds
- Effective Prioritization and Work distribution across Pods within the cluster and or including floor support wherever required
- Periodic structured reviews with the activation team
- Handle conflict resolution with various stakeholders
- Provide technical perspective wherever specific expertise is required be it strategic weights and inputs or implementation planning process or otherwise
- Demonstrate thought leadership within the team as well as key stakeholders
- Ensure delivery of KPI by the activation team as aligned with buying and Client’s media team
- Motivate and build confidence in the team to handle the clients requirements
- Ensure effective Agency Relationship Management is maintained with key stakeholders
- Work with the activation team in meeting the implementation and planning strategy execution, and reporting requirements.
- Be the lead contact and trusted advisor for any Non-Biddable expertise/ support in the system and to the client
- Ensure retention of the team members and minimize fall-out or losing out members
- Create and implement talent enhancement and leadership program plans in Skill upgrade, Building team, Career planning for the aligned team and ensure its implementation
- Master the art of Optimization and prioritization of workflow in case of activity load being higher than team bandwidth to manage the activity volume across aligned business
- Ensure timely reporting of media deliverables through Activation Specialists and Reporting team
- Ensure Plan QC & process optimization around key deliverables & initiate smooth Project Management practices right through the year with the Campaign Delivery Team
- Establish solid relationships with the client and the Nexus/Strategy/buying team internally
- Build Leadership with key star performers across teams/ groups
- Train and build Product and planning delivery champions within your team in collaboration with the activation team lead
- Ensure 100% Key Account Reviews are done as per aligned SOP, frequency and within the stipulated time-line
- Achieve 100% GroupM nexus compliance and adherence to aligned GroupM nexus process across the business and for the client
- Ensure contribution for new GroupM Nexus tool creation/ enhancement to achieve higher efficiency compared to previous annual efficiency benchmarks
- Lead a team to raise the quality of deliverables to the client
Skills and Experience
- 15+ years of relevant work experience with a minimum of 10+ years of people management experience
- Thorough knowledge of media planning at strategic as well as implementation levels
- Extensive knowledge in traditional and Non-Biddable digital media
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and time management skills
- Ability to manage key stakeholders, their competing priorities and effectively solve potential conflicts
- Leadership skills demonstrated as the ability to anticipate and remove a barrier to productivity, drive teams towards clear goals, take effective decisions and challenge the status quo.
- Strive for excellence demonstrated by setting high standards for yourself and others, holding teams accountable, focusing on continuous optimization while mitigating risks.
- Ability to build and maintain a productive collaboration across teams
- Persuasive and effective communicator with excellent stakeholder relationship management skills
- Creative and inspirational team leader
- Strong business process mapping, analytical and problem-solving skills with an eye for detailing
- Ongoing interest in digital marketing, industry trends, best practices and emerging technologies
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.
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