Trading Manager

What's in it for you?
- Access to top tier clients and complex business challenges
- Continuous development through our mixed learning approach
- All the tools, equipment and mentors you need to be successful in your role
- Our organisation encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives
- We have a bright, open plan and dog friendly office (we love our furry friends)
- We encourage and fully support flexible working
- Parental leave
- Fun social events - Annual ski trips

Details regarding the role

As Trading Manager you are responsible for the stewardship of the overall media buying process and the individuals that comprise your client Trading Team in collaboration with your Trading Director.

You will develop the members of your teams ability to implement market leading ideas for our clients and be instrumental in establishing processes and documentation that deliver on our Performance with Integrity ambition across OMD's clients.
- Use expert knowledge and senior media relationships to uncover innovative insights & provide points of view and thought leadership to wider the team
- Monitor team's communication with media partners, in particular their briefing and feedback to ensure it;'s timely, consistent and constructive
- Collate industry news, updates and broader media trends
- Custodian of all team processes and supporting documentation that relate to trading best practice
- Build value adding relationships with media owners, internal stakeholders, auditors and relevant clients
- Attend key meetings with internal & external stakeholders where appropriate & have regular dialogue onmarket information and insights
- Preparation of negotiation documents with Trading Director/Group Trading Director
- Monitor all financial commitments to media in conjunction with Trading Director
- Analyse audit results prior to presentation and liaise with auditors if any discrepancies
- Arrangement of meeting, preparation of WIP reports, compilation of deal tracking and financial administration, campaign monitoring, buying and post analysis processes
- Provide regular 360 degree feedback and address performance shortfalls in a timely & constrictive manner
- Consistent delivery of all campaign objectives in accordance with approved media plan

About your skills and experience
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Advanced knowledge of Citrix Applications
- Experience negotiating deals to meet client expectations within budget
- Understanding of commercial arrangements with all clients
- Strong attention to detail, experience managing workflow and delegating tasks across the team
- Ability to lead and develop capability amongst a team of high performers
- Be informed and able to discuss media trends and current industry issues
- Strong relationship builder at a senior level
- Understanding of buying systems and utilising data to drive audience based buying

A bit about us
We are a proud part of the OMD global network, the world's leading marketing and communications agency. As part of the Omnicom Media Group, we provide services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries and employ 11,000+ staff.
Since launching in 2000, OMD Australia has grown to become Australia's largest media and communications agency, consistently winning awards including:
**Great Place to Work | Ranked #3, Platinum Status**: Top 50 for 13 consecutive years (2009-2021) B&T | Media Agency of the Year 2019, 2020 & 2021, Culture 2020 B&T Women in Media | Employer of the Year 2019 & 2020 Adnews | Media Agency of the Year 2020, Overall Agency of the Year 2020 Mumbrella | Media Agency of the Decade 2009 - 2019, Culture 2019 Adweek | Global Media Agency of the Year 2019 & 2020
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We are a committed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, and prospective employees, can work in an environment that is free from any form of employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical or mental impairment/disability or any other status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.