Trading Manager

EssenceMediacom Limited; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Dubai is seeking a Trading Manager to develop and implement comprehensive trading strategies. Responsibilities include driving multi-channel media strategies, negotiating client deals, and managing vendor forecasts. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of media buying experience with a deep understanding of digital media and excellent communication skills. This position offers growth opportunities and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Group retirement plans

Significant paid time off

Employee mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Media Buying.
• Deep understanding of all media including digital.
• Must be able to work within and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of multi-channel media strategies.
• Negotiate and optimize client deals.
• Manage overall forecast across all vendors.

Skills

Media Buying

Digital Media

Negotiations

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About WPP Media

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

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

The Trading Manager will be driving and implementing comprehensive Trading Strategy in line with the central MENA trading strategy, including inventory and data. The Trading Manager will also be working on prestigious brands including deal evaluations, dealing with the channels, integration, interacting with the clients on key questions.

• Lead the creation of multi-channel media strategies to support the company’s marketing objectives and drive business growth.
• Negotiating and optimizing client deals to ensure GM clients benefit from the most efficient deals in the market. This includes ensuring all pitch rates are achieved.
• Maintain a strong relationship with all vendors, even those not investing with.
• Support in client meetings and presentations related to media buying.
• Track by client all savings achieved on a campaign basis.
• Support quarterly investment reviews for both clients and the group.
• Support in the negotiation of partnerships and JBPs for the Group and clients separately.
• Support Investment team on corporate and client investment strategies with any data and insights required, including Savings and planning parameters.
• Manage overall forecast across all vendors and ensure updated commitments are communicated with agencies once forecast is assessed and reviewed.
• Monitor the Group’s commitments on a quarterly basis.
• Participate in all RFPs and pitches for new businesses.
• Create media scenes across MENA markets and share POVs on all new market trends and hot topics.
• Liaise with the local trading leads in different regional markets to better service their clients from a trading perspective and to ensure all regional markets are aligned on the investment strategy and goals.
• Communicate deals, opportunities and commitments with the agency teams, and work closely with all teams to deliver on those commitments whilst driving more value to clients.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Media Buying.
• Deep understanding of all media including digital.
• Must be able to work within and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, work independently with minimal supervision, must be very capable to deal with data software, mining, contracting, spreadsheets, reporting, negotiations and general management.
• Negotiations, intermediate to advanced excel, excellent written and communication skills.
• Completely hands on with the deal structuring, how to approach negotiations, standard SOPs for the clients etc.
• Well-organized and flexible, and enjoy supporting the needs of the Head of Investment Services and the department.
• Must have very strong written and verbal communication skills, advanced excel and power point capability, strong supportive attitude, obsessive attention to detail, and a high comfort level dealing with financial tasks, numbers and data mining.
• Ability to ensure that the opportunity pipeline is made robust along with strict plans for roll outs.

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. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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