Overview

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Role Summary and Impact: We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Planning Director. This is a full time position based in London. This role plays a crucial part in supporting WPP's mission to deliver consistency, delivery excellence and best in class service for Amazon in the UK across its retail business, XCM. The Planning Director leads day-to-day conversations with central hub teams to ensure initiatives/briefs are understood and interpreted locally, then conveys these to local market activation teams. Client Leadership is accountable for all workstreams and manages the delivery of projects from start to finish, engaging with internal teams and local UK colleagues to deliver excellence in execution for clients.

Role with OpenDoor: OpenDoor is a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon, built to deliver next level productivity with a cross-functional team spanning media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production. The role offers opportunities to drive impact, learn, thrive and contribute to ambitious marketing, tech, media, business and creativity initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that local teams fully understand what is required of them and guide them to follow all of the necessary processes.
• Accountable for the local planning responses of day-to-day client requests, working with clients, cross-EU hub account and planning teams, and local UK activation.
• Oversee and quality control the deliverables for our local teams.
• Own the day-to-day and, where applicable, senior client relationships and look for opportunities to broaden our relationship beyond marketing.
• Understand the growth ambitions as well as client satisfaction to lead improvement and manage the measurement plan for your clients.
• Foster innovative thinking and ideas with emphasis on content, digital and technology innovation, and the use of data.
• Demonstrate an understanding of client commercials including the agreed client scope, use of resources and any KPI deliverables.
• Act as a change agent by positively provoking our Client and internal teams to deliver the best possible outcomes and showcase great work and help drive transformation across the business.

Skills And Experience

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• Successful delivery of key launches in line with scope, resources and agreed budget.
• Successful End-to-End management of Multi-Market campaigns (brief, RTB, execution and reporting).
• Productive and well-prepared client and team status meetings.
• Adherence to Ways of Working both by clients and internal teams.
• Understanding of the media planning process, and experience in producing efficient and effective media plans.
• Experience with WPP’s DPAM planning process.
• Experience within activation planning with knowledge of offline media channels in the UK (eg. TV, OOH, radio).
• Understanding of Amazon’s business and ways of working.
• Experience working on an international account.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We offer competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, dental insurance, significant paid time off, partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We have a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Industries

• Advertising Services