Operations - Executive
- Full-time
Company Description
Starcom is a world-renowned media communications agency that architects connected human experiences to create value through precision marketing, content and technology solutions. With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and new establishment brands, including: Samsung, Stellantis, VISA, McDonald’s and more. Starcom is part of Publicis Media—the global media solutions group which also encompasses Zenith, Spark Foundry and Digitas.
Job Description
The role responsibility of an Executive - Operations would be to manage the administrative functions of the Media Department, which includes:
- To ensure accurate and timely vouching of all vendor invoices
- To prepare production request forms and media instruction forms for requesting material from brand agencies and ensure timely follow up
- To maintain proper document trails and files for all supplier bookings and client approvals
- To provide finance with a weekly status of vouching
- To liaise with suppliers (getting the latest grids, availabilities, rate cards etc..)
- To execute the bookings across all media plans once approved and to adjust modification orders from suppliers
- To assist planners with competitive data and evaluation reports when necessary
- To provide clients with accurate and timely financial reconciliation in liaison with the finance team
- To provide clients with competitive alerts and other competitive data as determined by the account team
Qualifications
- Knowledge and application of all agency related systems, procedures and software specific to administration tasks
- A good knowledge of vendors, media vehicles in each market
- Numeracy, literacy and accuracy
- Be proficient in the use of applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the booking software of the company
- Basic / simple ad-hoc negotiation skills