Implementation & Buying Manager

Publicis Groupe; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Medical coverage

Life insurance

Birthday leave

Job summary

Publicis Groupe Malaysia seeks a Regional Client Leader to drive growth and lead client transformation across our creative, media, and digital capabilities. You will curate a team of experts, manage revenue and profitability, and ensure seamless collaboration with regional and local stakeholders.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional leadership, and delivering compelling customer experiences while navigating a complex agency ecosystem with a Power of One mindset.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in written and verbal communications in English.
• Ability to deliver under pressure and manage timelines.
• Meticulous and structured work approach; curious and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Activate media plans and ensure accurate execution for designated clients.
• Perform quality control of all implementations and monitor KPIs, cost, and ROI.
• Provide monthly budget reporting and track bonuses/commitments.
• Construct post-buy reports and provide actionable analysis for future campaigns.
• Collaborate with planning teams to negotiate, monitor, and optimize campaigns.

Skills

Written and verbal English

Under pressure delivery

Attention to detail

Curiosity and proactivity

Client focus

Education

Diploma in Business/Finance/Data Analytics/Statistics

Tools

Tardiis

Proprietary Tools

Job description

Company description

About Publicis Groupe Publicis Groupe, known for its world-renowned creativity, best in class technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world’s third largest communications group in the world. With more than 80,000 people in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health. Since 2014 and the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity and technology. We have continued on that journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon to further scale our data led offering and provide true momentum to our clients own transformation. This model, with a country led approach, is called the “Power of One” and gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organisation. It breaks down the silos between Publicis Communications, Publicis Media, Publicis Sapient, and Publicis Health making them work seamlessly and efficiently to help clients transform marketing and business at scale. Never has our vision and drive for Power of One been as demonstrable as in the role of the Global and Regional Client lead. The Publicis Groupe is a brand led organisation powered by data driven global Practices and has our clients at the absolute core of our business. The role of a RCL is essential for driving growth, for understanding and leading our clients own transformation through delivering the true scale our agencies capabilities. A RCL sets the vision, builds a culture of collaboration and curates a team of experts from our whole Groupe to deliver on that promise. They are true leaders with responsibility for revenue, profitability and leading the relationship with our clients. We could not be more committed to delivering excellence and we articulate our approach to that as the following; Clients Come First; The entire Publicis Groupe transformation was designed to put clients at the center of all we do. Their needs and objectives drive the solutions we provide in order to help them win and grow. We are Seamless; We have created the powerful role of the Regional Client Leader. One person who acts as one point of access and one point of accountability to tap an 80,000-deep pool of talent - free from silos, legacy, and convention. We are Frictionless; We have unified P&Ls and removed all operational barriers that enable true collaboration. We are Modular; The core benefit of our new organization is not only in the depth and range of capability but, more importantly, in our ability to configure situationally; the ability to configure around individual client needs and an open architecture to plug & play world class partners when needed. Modularity is critical as it enables a future proof way for this organization support innovation now and keep pace the changes that show no sign of stopping. We are United; By fusing together our creative, intelligence, and technology expertise, we are able to provide clients with transformative ideas and consumer experiences, unlike any other agency or holding company in the marketplace.

Overview

Client oriented. Meticulous and structured. One is particular about accuracy, has high attention to details Curiosity kills the cat; one is instinctively proactive and believes in asking questions to get ahead. Reports to Head of Implementation & Buying while collaboratively working with the Business Directors and Category Leaders to ensure the media plans are activated. Quality control of all implementations, scheduling, optimization and buying responsibility on designated clients to ensure that respective brands’ KPIs, price guarantees and commitments, are understood and delivered. Ability to construct post buy reports, providing actionable analysis for onward implementation. Has the ability to use data to hold discussions with media owners and clients. Work with your Line Manager and planning team to manage, negotiate and monitor for best cost and ROI for ad-hoc / tactical campaigns. Provide timely monthly budget reporting & bonus/ commitment tracking Has the ability to adapt to different planning/ buying tools to deliver & justify the execution such as optimization tools (Tardiis) and more Able to use and teach Proprietary Tools relevant to the Trading/ I&B function and to ensure that his/ her team has strong proficiency in all the relevant research tools.

Qualifications

Min Diploma in Business/ Finance/ Data Analytics /Statistics 4-5 years of experience in the industry Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communications skills in English Dedication to clients and team colleagues Ability to deliver under pressure and management of timelines and production Meticulous and structured. Curious character, instinctively proactive and believes in asking questions to get ahead.

Additional information

Our employee benefits package comprises the following:

• Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave, rest day and family care leave.
• Office closure for World Mental Health Day 10th October.
• Additional Company closure for all 4 major festive Celebrations
• Cashless comprehensive medical coverage, including access to a panel clinic, dental and optical care.
• Life and personal accident insurance and group hospitalization and surgery.
• A hybrid working schedule and with Friday disconnects.
• Rest Relax & Recharge - office closure last week of December every year.
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