Media Buying Operations Pro

Publicis Groupe Africa Pty Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe Africa Pty Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a hands-on Media Buying Operations professional to execute the operational buying administration after a plan is approved, including loading, booking, confirmation and accurate billing.

This role focuses on loading approved plans into the required systems, issuing bookings to media owners, tracking confirmations, performing invoice matching, and coordinating vendor onboarding and billing queries.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in buying ops, booking or media finance.
• Detail accuracy and data integrity in workflows.
• Experience with invoicing, PO matching and billing processes.

Responsibilities

• Load approved plans into required systems.
• Issue bookings to media owners and platforms.
• Track booking confirmations.
• Issue creative chase lists and follow up on materials.
• Support vendor onboarding and administration.
• Check invoices against PO, booking and approved plan.
• Hold invoices where delivery validation is missing.

Skills

Detail oriented

System discipline

Finance process

Follow-up discipline

Vendor coordination

Escalation handling

Job description

Publicis Groupe Africa Pty Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a hands-on Media Buying Operations professional to execute the operational buying administration after a plan is approved, including loading, booking, confirmation and accurate billing.

This role focuses on loading approved plans into the required systems, issuing bookings to media owners, tracking confirmations, performing invoice matching, and coordinating vendor onboarding and billing queries.