VP-Inventory&Analysis

National CineMedia, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) Retirement Plan

Short and Long-Term Disability保险

Paid Holidays

Paid Leave (parental, vacation, days,

Job summary

National CineMedia, LLC (NCM) seeks a seasoned Inventory leader to manage the Inventory & Analysis group within the Sales team. You will oversee inventory strategy, deployment of guarantees, and reporting of audience delivery, while coordinating with Sales, Pricing & Planning, and cross-functional partners.

The VP will lead a three-person team, driving strategies, tooling, and reporting to maximize revenue and optimize inventory usage across national and local sales efforts.

Qualifications

• 15+ years business experience in media buying or planning; Experience with targeting and upfront planning highly preferred.
• Must have 10+ years of people management and mentoring experience.
• Exceptional proficiency in Excel/Access; proficient in PowerBI and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Motivational leadership; sets and maintains high expectations for their team.
• Strong sense of team; works gracefully with a diverse palette of personalities with minimal conflict.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with all level of staff; comfortable interacting and negotiating with Sales Executives.
• Ability to work effectively, multi-task in a fast-paced, high stress, high volume environment and meet deadlines with complete accuracy.
• Self-motivating, assertive, and energetic.
• Core values: Honor, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, Perseverance.

Responsibilities

• Recommend strategic solutions to maximize revenue and product utilization.
• Oversee crucial functions including deal stewarding, pacing & posting and film projections.
• Provide critical feedback and insight to EIS regarding development of key business systems.
• Perform the role of architectural lead for new tools in the Inventory workflow to ensure continuity and optimization.
• Work with other teams to develop efficiencies in workflow and process, including Excel-based reports & tools.
• Educate oneself on historical movie performance and upcoming expectations for informed decisions on projections and audience demo.
• Motivate and develop Inventory team members supporting National and Local Sales teams.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partner departments and the NCM Executive Team.
• Collaborate with Pricing & Planning and Business & Network Operations to keep stakeholders informed and aligned.
• Create strategy to improve efficiency in department operations.

Skills

Excel/Access

PowerBI

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SOX controls knowledge

Job description

NCM New York City Office
New York, NY 100172644, USA

Description

ABOUT NCM:

We are the country’s largest, most innovative cinema advertising platform whose mission is to unite brands with our young, diverse audience through the power of movies and pop culture. Hundreds of millions of moviegoers watch The Noovie Show each year, which airs in movie theaters nationwide prior to the trailers and feature film. NCM offers advertisers incredible reach with unrivaled engagement, making cinema a premium destination for advertisers. We’re a dynamic, fast-moving company focused on enhancing the moviegoing experience while developing creative ways for brands to connect with our hard-to-reach audience.

We’re committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and strive to create a culture that leans into innovation, collaboration, accountability, honor, and perseverance. We’re obsessed with the movies, client solutions, and having fun while we work. If that sounds like a great sequel to your career’s story, check us out at NCM.com/careers.

POSITION SUMMARY

Lead the Inventory& Analysis (Inventory)group as part of thelarger sales team. The group is primarily responsible for:

• Management and effective use of NCM’s commercial inventory, includingthe tracking ofitsconsumption and availability
• Collaborating with other teams, including Sales andPricing & Planning, to strategizehow inventory usage can create opportunities to close deals or increase revenue
• Stewardship of deals, which includes tracking of audience delivery against guarantees and planning of make good inventory when warranted, as well as reporting the pacing and posting of audience performance
• Creation of film attendance projections that drive the audiences that are sold to clients
• Lead for SOX controls related to the team’s activies, including monthly controls and revisions as needs change
• Expert knowledge of internal systems; can apply knowledge tosolve strategic challenges and identify/solve operational issues
• Development of new reports or tools to align with changes in strategy and reporting requirements
• Being the subject matter experts for any strategic, developmental or business process conversations that involve the team, providing key insight into impact, R&Os, etc.

TheVPwill be reponsible for the leadership of a team ofthree(3) that will carry out the above responsibilities, among others.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essentialduties andresponsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Recommend strategic solutions to maximize revenue and productutilization
• Oversee crucial functions including deal stewarding,pacing & posting andfilm projections
• Provide critical feedback and insighttoEISregardingdevelopment of key business systems
• Perform the role of architectural lead and/or consultant (depending on the project) for new tools brought into theInventoryworkflow to ensure continuity and optimization
• Work withother teamsto develop efficiencies in workflow and process, including the buildingand implementation ofExcel-based reports & toolsto bring these improvements
• Educate oneself on historical movie performance and upcoming movie expectations for the purpose of making informed decisions around film projections and audience demo composition
• Motivate,manageand foster learning and career development ofthree(3)Inventoryteam members who provide support for a National andLocalSales team
• Develop/Maintainrelationships and the highest level of communication withpartner departmentsand, in particular,the NCM Executive Team.
• Work closely with all members of the broaderPricing & Planning andBusiness & NetworkOperations team, to assure that everyone is informed and working collaboratively to provide our internal and externalclientsthe highest level of service
• Create strategy to improve and increase efficiency in department/team operations

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• 15+ years business experience in media buying or planning; Experience with targeting and upfront planning highlypreferred.
• Must have10+ years of people management and mentoring experience.
• Exceptionally highly proficient in Microsoft Excel/Access;proficient in PowerBI and other Microsoft Office tools.Attainsproficiencywith new systems quickly.
• Motivational leadership; Sets andmaintainshigh expectationsfor their team.
• Strong senseof team; Works gracefully with a diverse palate of personalities with minimal conflict.
• Ability to nurture professional relationships both in person and over distances.
• Instinctual problem-solving; Consistently displays good judgment in decision making.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with alllevelof staff; Comfortable interacting and negotiating with Sales Executives.
• Must have the ability to work effectively, multi-task in a fast-paced, high stress, high volumeenvironmentand meet deadlines with complete accuracy.
• Self-motivating, assertive, and energetic.
• Every team member of NCM is expected to understand and consistentlydemonstrateour following core values:
  • Honor
  • Collaboration
  • Accountability
  • Innovation
  • Perseverance

Experienceand Training

Any combination ofthe followingexperience and training(designatedasrequiredand/or preferred)that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Experience : 15+yearsbusiness experience in media buying or planning; Experience with targeting and upfront planning highlypreferred. Must have10+ years of people management and mentoring experience.

Licensure /Certification

N/A

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Conditions

This joboperatesin a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Conditions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To requestan accommodation, please contactHuman Resourcesat [phone] or email: [e-mail] .

****Out-of-market applicants are welcome. Please be advised that NCM does not pay any relocation expenses****

Salary Range: Base Salary of approximately $180,000-$210,000 annually plus bonus - compensation is commensurate with skills & experience.

Benefits Options

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave (parental, vacation, personal days and sick)

This information is provided as the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

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