Marketplace Manager

**GroupM**

GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom and Wavemaker, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. With 800 people based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities.

**OpenMind**

OpenMind by WPP is an integrated agency model drawing on talent from across WPP. It has been created to accelerate the global transformation for Nestlé’s media function. Core to the solution is the best data and technology capabilities, fuelled by WPP’s investment in AI, to maximise the impact of Nestlé media investment. The Open Team model has been designed for Nestlé to leverage the best of WPP through a simple and flexible, easy to navigate model.

OpenMind was recently awarded Nestle’s media agency of record in Australia & New Zealand, commencing June 2024. In January 2024, OpenMind commenced working across 47 countries in Europe, joining our colleagues who have been working across North America for a number of years. This is a truly global model, with deep specialist expertise and scale.

**What we offer**

At OpenMind Oceania, we offer a competitive salary package, with 20 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days, with the option to purchase extra leave of up to 4 weeks per year. We also offer a flexible working environment, paid parental leave, flexible public holidays, birthday leave and early finishes during the summer months. These are just some of the great perks we offer.

We have a culture of learning where we invest in your career growth and development through a range of learning and development opportunities. We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and collaboration and we provide mental wellness support via our Employee Assistance Program.

**Our Values**

Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed.

**Our Commitment**

**Marketplace**

Marketplace is fundamentally responsible for leading, managing and inspiring the investment team to deliver Purple standard implementation and trading practices.

The team work across a number of market leading brands across FMCG and are looking for a Marketplace Manager to join with them, with your expertise across all channels, specifically you’ll be a TV buying expert. You’ll have a great grasp of TV fundamentals, as well as managing a couple of members of the team.

**Responsibilities**
- Living and breathing the Openmind values everyday whilst possessing a proactive mentality and approach to workloads
- Possessing a strong commitment to creating a positive, motivating, and inspiring team culture with the ability to contribute POV's and follow leadership directives.
- Conducting own personal brand within the Mindshare Professional Etiquette guidelines.
- Delivering a gold standard implementation of media planning and buying
- Building an effective knowledge and use proprietary and industry tools & systems to deliver market leading campaign implementation.
- Provides accurate administrative support to the broader Investment team.
- Demonstrating a strong understanding of your client and their category whilst responding to all requests in a timely manner, consistently managing expectations
- Developing trusted relationships with media owners to build knowledge of product suite and formulate opinions on the media landscape.
- Ensuring financial procedural adherence is met across all touchpoints including pro-formas, MBA's, bookings, and loadings with an aim for zero account queries.
- Follows GroupM SOX Compliance and auditing processes with 100% adherence.
- Ensures timesheets are completed regularly with 100% accuracy and attention to detail.

**What we value the most**
- Being ‘open to different’
- Living our values of empathy, energy and impact
- Achieving Good Growth for business, people and the planet

**What is your pathway for Good Growth?**

We’d love to hear what your ambitions are to achieve personal growth, and how we can help you realise them with us

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