Job Description

This role is working within dentsu media, a multi-national Media, Digital and Creative Communications services company.  

The Sr. Associate, Productivity Management's role is to support the Global and North American Productivity team including the Investment Manager and Group Investment Director in productivity reporting.

Productivity reporting is the tracking, measurement and reporting of buying performance and savings commitments on nominated dentsu's Global and North American clients across nominated markets and media types.

Productivity reporting ensures that all pricing commitments are met on these clients using dentsu's existing productivity methodology and reports are also subject to external auditor validation.

• Communicate benchmarking methodology and productivity targets to local market buying/client heads
• Ongoing tracking of media buying performance management (productivity) across nominated dentsu media clients and markets
• Responsibility for the delivery of reported buying data in line with agreed methodology and timing
• Preparing of monthly savings reports and client presentations where necessary
• Inputs data, analyses data and tracks savings to provide reports back to the teams using excel or web tools
• Work closely with dentsu media and Investment teams in other ad hoc or data analysis projects
• Contact and build relationships with external Media Auditors ensuring that all evaluation, auditing and benchmarking functions are favorably managed and savings are validated correctly
• Trouble shooting investment management issues – identifying and resolving specific market delivery issues
• New business pitches where required

Qualifications

• Strongly prefer 1-2 years of experience in either media buying, auditor or data analysis
• Must have knowledge of the media planning/buying process
• Solid numeric and Excel skills essential
• Excellent data management capabilities
• Strong attention to detail and multi tasker
• Knowledge of other languages is beneficial but not required

Additional Information

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact dentsurecruiting@dentsu.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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