Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Sales Planners
• Organize projects; prioritize work for self and team and set reasonable timelines
• Maintain team resources and training materials
• Generate and calculate accurate proposals for multiple account directors supporting national, local, and programmatic sales teams
• Develop and maintain the highest level of communication with Sales Management and experienced Sales team to keep proposals competitive while managing pricing and inventory parameters
• Process all proposals that go to order and ensure execution teams (inventory, campaign management, finance, digital ops, programmatic ops) are provided all pertinent information for execution
• Attend client meetings as requested by sales including but not limited to programmatic or upfront kickoff calls
• Partner with Sales VPs and Account Executives to engage in client communication on planning details and campaign performance
• Contribute to the motivation and learning of the Sales Planning team by being a mentor for others
• Collaborate with team and managers on ideas that could help improve or create new processes

Requirements

• 4+ years related business experience necessary. Knowledge of sales, advertising, marketing or related-field industry a must. Management/mentorship experience preferred. Programmatic experience at a SSP, DSP, Agency, or Publisher preferred.
• Highly proficient to strong skills in Microsoft Excel/Access with proficiency in other MS Office applications.
• Must have the ability to work effectively and accurately in a fast-paced, high stress, high volume environment and meet deadlines
• Ability to retain detailed information as it pertains to products, pricing, availability, guidelines, processes, personnel, and account management
• Ability to take initiative and apply critical-thinking when problem-solving
• Passion:ate to detail and exceptional organizational skills
• Strong analytical ability and aptitude for numbers and accountancy; ability to work with large budgets and numbers as well as compute rates, ratio, percentages, fractions, media math, CPM calculations, decimals and pre-algebra
• Good communication (written and verbal) skills with all level of staff
• Must be self-starting, flexible, and be able to work independently with confidence
• Must be highly trainable, willing to learn, and demonstrate a desire for growth

Preferred

• Management/mentorship experience preferred.
• Programmatic experience at a SSP, DSP, Agency, or Publisher preferred.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave (parental, vacation, personal days and sick)