Associate Director, Value Management

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

The Associate Director, Value Management role helpsto analyze efficiency and effectiveness gains across Publicis agencies and their clients. We are seeking a driven individual, whose media expertise, communication, and problem-solving skills that can add value to our highly visible team. Multi-tasking and prioritization are important skills, to move from project to project, as new tasks come up.

This position offers an unmatched opportunity to work closely withmultipleagenciesand activation leaders within the US and globally to inform decision-making, improve operations, and drive performance.

The Associate Director on the Value Management Team will support with new business pitches across all Publicis Agencies, focusing on pricing and strategic approaches to pricing submissions. The AD will also support with Accountability tracking of value commitments made.

Rate & Data Management

• Support in all areas of rate management and data governance, developing and implementing company wide best practices across all media channels
• Support in ad hoc requests or client direct requests pertaining to rates and value
• Development & Ownership of internal database(s) to support day to dayneeds for pitches and savings
• Apply tactical approach to rate benchmarking, accounting for market intelligence of clients

New Business& Commitment Tracking(Accountability)

• Key contributor in New Business pricing submissions, working with PMX and agency leads to determine pricing strategies for competitive pitch submissions. Support in development ofvalue commitments and measurement tactics
• Work closely with Value Management team leads to communicate with agencyinvestmentand consultant point of contacts to savings methodologies used to measure value performance commitments
• Oversee savings and quality tracking programs; engage with agency leads to monitor impact to performance, and proactively propose solutions for risk avoidance

Reporting & Forecasting

• Work with PMX directors and agency buying/planning teams to collect, analyze, and present spendand value commitment forecasts across PMX agencies

• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in advertising or marketing
• 6+ Years of media agency experience; buying or planning preferred
• Fundamental understanding of Mediaocean (Prisma/OX)
• Advanced Excelexperienceand data management
• Experienced with
  
  Power Point
• Knowledge of 3rd party media market tools such as Kantar, SMI, SQAD a plus
• Media Audit Experience required, for savings/value performance or general media audits
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong interest in process improvement
• An entrepreneurial spirit, must be a self-starter that can balance competing priorities

Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to…