Job Description

Job Purpose To assist the Media Planning and Sourcing Manager on assigned marketing sourcing projects in a timely and cost effective manner, to deliver best value for money. To plan, execute and monitor outcomes Media plans for the designated verticals together with Business teams.

Job Requirements

Education/Certification and Continued Education Bachelor's Degree or master's degree Years of Experience Minimum 3 years' experience within a procurement marketing function, ideally within a centralised procurement model working on both media buying and media planning Knowledge and Skills Develop a detailed technical understanding of the assigned commodity/ category of spend Build internal relationship with business units to proactively understand and gather sourcing requirements Gain a wide market understanding on vendor capabilities, costs, supply chain, etc. Create from scratch an entire project along with the business, challenge the business requirements to ensure the 'need' is acquired Identify room for cost optimization, along with significant service improvements Ensure that all purchasing activities are performed in accordance with internal policies and processes Deliver within agreement department SLA Demonstrate flexibility and agility in working on various simultaneous purchases

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

Functional Roles and Responsibilities Receive internal request for quotations from Business Units Clarify requirements and prepare an external RFI/ RFQ to be sent to selected approved vendors Obtain quotations from selected vendors and perform evaluation of proposals in collation with Business Units and under the supervision of Sourcing Manager of the assigned category of spend Perform negotiation with vendors to deliver the best possible value for money for the organisation considering Total Cost of Ownership / Acquisition Send internal recommendations to business units with green light to proceed with purchase Prepare agreements as and when needed, in collaboration with Group Legal department Issue purchase orders to selected vendors Set up blanket agreements for repeated orders as and when applicable Assist the Category and Line Manager to develop corporate media plans, in line with branding guidelines Prepare media plan options for specific campaigns based on the brief provided by the Marketing team Schedule the media plans in a manner to enhance brand presence and positioning whilst managing budget efficienciesSchedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job