Commercial Manager

BRAND: Publicis Media
Job Function: Sales & Growth
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

OVERVIEW
Publicis Groupe is one of the world's largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLD
Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity, 3. Smart Media, and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies, are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we've invested in capabilities across these four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end-to-end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resources and knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

Role Overview

We're on the lookout for a Commercial Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will play a crucial role in supporting the commercial team by coordinating financial and commercial information across global markets for our clients. As the primary contact for commercial finance inquiries, you'll collaborate with agency markets and business development.

This position resides within the commercial team and demands excellent communication skills, particularly when working with non-native English speakers. You'll work closely with various departments, including Commercial Compliance, PMX Trading, Investment & Accountability, Group Media Solutions, Finance, Legal, and Client teams to ensure seamless operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a commercial timeline of all reporting to be completed within the fiscal year;
• Contract preparation and reconciliation - reviewing costings, hours reports, formulas and calculations;
• Preparation of reports for commercial ad hoc, monthly, bi-annual and annual meetings with clients;
• Work with Finance to collate and review overdue debt reports for markets, and assist with any queries;
• Coordinating with legal on commercial contracts for clients;
• Regular interaction with client procurement;
• Oversee with client director scopes of work and ensure out of scope work captured, costed and highlighted;
• Support of new business pitches, particularly aggregating, analysing and reporting staffing data and other types of commercial data such as commission rates, payment terms, etc.

Qualifications

• Media agency experience in a Commercial Manager or similar type role.
• Strong quantitative and negotiation skills, with an understanding of media agency dynamics.
• Proficiency in data management, finance systems, and Excel (including VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Pivot tables); VBA skills are a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail, initiative, and time management for handling multiple tasks.
• Effective communication, particularly with non-native English speakers, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full-time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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