Buyer, Investments

Adelphi Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Global agency network

Employee groups

Job summary

Omnicom Media in Toronto is seeking a Buyer, Investments to join an integrated media investment team. You will support monthly forecasts, audits, and client billing, collaborating with account leads, finance, and client groups to meet targets and commitments.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making and continuous process improvements, with opportunities to engage in vendor seminars and develop deep media landscape knowledge.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education – bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and strong internal client relationship skills.
• Excellent ability to manage and prioritize time effectively.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Proactive approach to problem solving, assisting the team, self-development, etc.
• Strong learning agility, with a passion for continuous development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel).
• Proficiency in Excel tools such as: Pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, conditional formatting, IF statements, GETPIVOTDATA, etc.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly forecasting reports.
• Assist in investigating, explaining, and resolving variances where applicable.
• Coordinate with the planning/buying teams with regards to forecasts, rates and plans to ensure annual targets and commitments are met.
• Proactively develop knowledge of the media landscape.
• Attend media seminars and vendor presentations as required.
• Take initiative to streamline and improve upon existing processes, providing tangible solutions for on-going and future challenges.
• Assist in the preparation of client billing estimates and reconciliations.
• Assist in solving and clearing billing discrepancies and queries.
• Develop proficiency with media-related tools and research systems.
• Perform other duties/ad hoc projects as assigned which are within the scope of this role

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Financial acumen

Problem solving

Learning agility

MS Office proficiency

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

XLOOKUP

Power Query

Job description

Agency:

Omnicom Media

Job Function:

Media

Job Subfunction:

Media Planning and Buying

Job Description:

This position is for our agency Media Experts.

Media Experts exists solely to Make a Bigger Impression for advertisers. To do all we can to help grow our advertiser’s businesses. We are data-driven and powered by discovery. Our approach revolves around designing effective, hard-working Mediasystems that drive brand engagement and deliver outstanding business results.

We seek long term, partnerships with advertisers, based on full transparency and trust which we earn every day.

Media Experts looks for curious individuals who have the courage to be open and honest in order to deliver better science, art, and outcomes in the media landscape.

We are currently recruiting for a Buyer, Investments.

Position Summary:

The Buyer, Investments will work as part of an integrated media investment team. The role involves substantial interaction and collaboration with client account leads as well as team members in the finance and client groups that are part of Media Experts and Omnicom Media. This position requires you to support the team with the maintenance and preparation of monthly budget forecasting, customer audits and analyses, as well as ensuring agency-wide targets and commitments are met.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly forecasting reports.
• Assist in investigating, explaining, and resolving variances where applicable (current vs. forecast, current vs. prior years, quarter vs. quarter, etc…).
• Coordinate with the planning/buying teams with regards to forecasts, rates and plans to ensure annual targets and commitments are met.
• Proactively develop knowledge of the media landscape.
• Attend media seminars and vendor presentations as required.
• Take initiative to streamline and improve upon existing processes, providing tangible solutions for on-going and future challenges.
• Assist in the preparation of client billing estimates and reconciliations.
• Assist in solving and clearing billing discrepancies and queries.Develop proficiency with media-related tools and research systems.
• Perform other duties/ad hoc projects as assigned which are within the scope of this role

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education – bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and strong internal client relationship skills.
• Excellent ability to manage and prioritize time effectively.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Proactive approach to problem solving, assisting the team, self-development, etc.
• Strong learning agility, with a passion for continuous development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel).
• Proficiency in Excel tools such as: Pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, conditional formatting, IF statements, GETPIVOTDATA, etc.

Media Experts is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, or municipal law.

What’s in it for you?

• Generous paid time off with a minimum of 37 paid days off including vacation and monthly wellness days. We also have four-day long weekends, half-day summer Fridays, and meeting-free Friday afternoons year-round.
• A flexible hybrid work model that works for you.
• A focus on personal development with formal training opportunities, including mental health training and inclusion education for everyone.
• A chance to be part of and grow within a global network of agencies.
• The opportunity to contribute to our company culture by joining one of our many community-based employee groups, such as Black Employee Network, Girls on Fire, Hispanic or Latinx Alliance, Life on the Spectrum, Pan-Asian Network, and Rainbow Lounge.
  

$45,000 - $50,000

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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