Planning Manager

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to lead a team of media planners and ensure that best practice is adhered to in their day to day roles, workloads are managed and to provide leadership to the team when dealing with publishers, strategists and planning teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Supports the Senior Management team to ensure that the team are working to deliver best in market results.
• Leads client activity to deliver innovative and ambitious plans that deliver client objectives and key performance indicators.
• Liaises frequently with Trading counterpart to ensure plans align with trading priorities.
• Connects with internal and external networks to deliver against one operating model, considering internal products when delivering planning solutions to clients.
• Keeps understanding of clients’ fee models in order to maximize revenue.
• Identifies business development opportunities for company from within the existing client portfolio and prospective clients, focused on delivering internal revenue.
• Plays a key part in client pitches, delivering market leading planning responses.
• Supports and coaches their team to ensure that they work to their full potential.
• Develops best practice and more efficient ways of working and to ensure this is followed by teams.

Professional Skills

• Knowledge of industry standard tools.
• Highly proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint to a good standard.

Key Experiences

• Experience of working with key relevant sectors.
• Proven track record of working under pressure / to tight deadlines.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Excellent client relationship skills.
• Strong relationships with senior media owners.