Pricing and inventory exec job at bbc world service london & uk

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BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC. BBC Worldwide exists to support the BBC public service mission and to maximize profits on its behalf. It does this by investing in; marketing and showcasing content from the BBC in the UK and around the world, In 2015/16, BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of £ 133.8M and headline sales of £ 1,029.4M and returned £ 222.2M to the BBC. Comprised predominantly of non-English speaking world, our Global Markets business covers Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA), Asia and Latin America. Business activities range from TV sales and channel operation to production and intellectual property exploitation, Commerce.

Job Reference: BBC / TP / 839455/25272
Contact Type: Permanent - Full Time
Closing Date: 06 December, 2017
Job Category: Other
Business Unit: WW - Ad Sales
Location: London, United Kingdom

Introduction Job

BBC Worldwide exists to generate commercial returns from BBC programs and other British content. This allows us to make a significant cash return to the BBC each year - helping to fund much-loved programs enjoyed in the UK and beyond - and to showcase and support the UK's television industry on the world stage.

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive administrator to join the Pricing and Inventory team. The Pricing and Inventory Executive will assist the wider Global P & I team in providing daily support across Digital advertising across BBC.com, World Service sites and topgear.com and bbcgoodfood.com.

Responsibility

Pricing & Inventory
Manage EMEA buyouts via the online calendar
Work with P & I team to improve yield and maximize revenue
Build out pricing packages on new and existing proposals for the sales team to take to market
Deliver weekly inventory and monthly KPI reporting across the ad sales business
Regularly communicate inventory and product updates
Minimize risk and come up with proactive solutions to issue
Communicate and over communicate best practices to EMEA sales teams and global P & I team
Investigate and resolve delivery / performance issues on both programmatic and direct deals, including the monitoring of delivery with key advertising campaigns and optimize where necessary
Work across the sales teams and develop a strong network of contacts.
Cover off P & I work when team member is absent

Sales Planning

Assist P & I Manager with all EMEA plans to ensure they meet corporate wide sales policy
Review plans for share of voice in key markets and double check rates

Programmatic
Programmatic support for reporting, education and working alongside sales teams

Help out with the setup of PMP and Automated Guaranteed deals as and when required
Make sure all programmatic campaigns are correctly entered into system and troubleshoot where necessary
Co-ordinate with Trading Desks, Side Platforms, and SSPs
Support with monthly programmatic numbers to ensure everything aligns

Technology
Become key stakeholder and super-user for new and existing technology solutions including among others;