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With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.\nWPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.\nFor more information, visit wppmedia.com.\n3787 - Manager, Planning, Global Client Solutions\nRole Summary and Impact\nGroup: Client Leadership | Client: Ford EMEA | Reports to: Director, Clients, Global Client Solutions\nJob Purpose\nA key player within the One Ford Media team, the Account Manager works closely with Ford’s Media and Marketing function and WPP’s Ford teams to ensure Ford delivers on its brand electrification vision, and that media plays a proactive role in delivering it while maximising short-term sales goals.\nThe successful candidate will partner with many WPP Media and WPP teams, including media strategy, media planning and activation, analytics and creative, to ensure best-in-class media support across the Ford Business Unit they are responsible for.\nWhat You’ll Do\nBe a Ford Business Unit expert, providing education, guidance, business-level knowledge and customised media support for Ford Media functions and stakeholders across the broader WPP group.\nSupport the Business Unit Lead in partnering with the Ford Media client to understand and socialise Business Unit-specific measurement, the usage and relationship of brand and performance media, how to invest successfully in both, and how to evaluate and maximise return against Ford business objectives.\nManage stakeholder relationships by aligning Ford EU media campaign frameworks and ensuring regional and local teams are incorporated early in the planning process.\nSupport the operating and engagement models, ensuring effective dissemination of information, continual engagement and collaboration with cross-functional teams, alignment and education between global and international teams, and support the workflows, touchpoints and outputs from the team.\nSupport the management of EU Business Unit media budgets.\nIdentify potential risks and opportunities within existing media plans and programmes over the immediate and long-term horizons.\nKey Principles for Success\nYou will use your own initiative to support the Director, Clients, Global Client Solutions in managing and coordinating workstreams to deliver integrated media campaigns. You will lead by example, supporting an environment where all cross-functional team members have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and deliver exceptional work for our clients.\nManage the more junior central clients, following clear ways of working and process practices.\nEnsure Business Unit campaigns are best in class and push the Ford business forward.\nSupport the end-to-end client key deliverables for your Business Unit (e.g. quarterly/yearly planning a), working in full collaboration with the central planning teams as one unit.\nMaintain clear, regular contact across the Ford team to surface successes and challenges, so they can be shared or remedied quickly before escalation.\nPrincipal Responsibilities in Detail\nDelivering client performance\nFocus on integration to drive integrated strategy and data-driven marketing in line with offline activations and brand goals.\nWork with the team, enabling them to present media plans and documents incorporating communication goals, recommendations, rationale, ideas and implementation, planning costs, budget splits and KPIs.\nCollaborate with the team on plans, insights and recommendations.\nSupport the Business Unit Lead in surfacing and sharing insights back to the client, and work with the team to surface optimisation opportunities across media activations, ways of working and collaboration processes.\nArticulate key drivers and barriers to delivering Ford media targets.\nDevelop an understanding of the Ford business across new cars, used cars, business, aftersales and subscriptions.\nSupport the annual plan for the Business Unit, setting out upcoming campaigns, activities and timeline requirements.\nRaising our profile\nSurface and share great work from the team, internally and externally.\nContribute to case studies and points of view, and lead an area of planning expertise to keep the team on top of the latest trends and technology.\nDevelop a clear and concise writing style with confident, persuasive presentation skills.\nBuild and maintain relationships with local client leads.\nInspiring our people\nMaintain a positive attitude towards all areas of our work, looking for opportunities and solutions in challenges.\nPlay an integral role in fostering a culture of collaboration and best practice within planning and activation teams and beyond.\nEstablish relationships with key clients through QBRs and proactive projects.\nMaintain strong communication with all team members, especially with increased remote working, and know when to raise issues to prevent escalation.\nPerformance Measures\nSupporting teams in delivering excellence in idea creation, client market management, workflow management and deliverable output.\nInformed teams, measured via 360 and informal feedback.\nClient satisfaction via formal and constructive feedback.\nStrong relationships with all key contacts via 360 and informal feedback.\nInvolvement in internal projects, including driving team culture.\nDemonstrating the skills and behaviours outlined above, leading by example.\nQuality of work delivered by you and your team, and performance against client objectives.\nSkills and Experience\nAttitude\nAbility to create strong partnerships with key stakeholders and, over time, become a trusted advisor who informs decision-making and is happy to give an opinion in ambiguous situations.\nPassion for media planning and strategy, facilitating internal and external teams to deliver remarkable omni-channel programmes.\nCurious about topics and debate around the media and digital industry.\nStrategic thinker with the ability to adapt communication style and navigate roadblocks.\nA team player, excited to learn more about the world of media and the automotive industry.\nAbility to navigate groups and organisations with matrixed and sometimes conflicting perspectives and goals.\nCalm approach to managing urgent deadlines.\nA mindset of continuous development across all disciplines.\nInterest in how creativity and data join to deliver tangible results.\nSkills\nStrong media planning and buying experience, ideally local and global.\nWell versed in media planning across channels, with knowledge of connecting digital and offline media.\nUnderstanding of brand and demand media planning capabilities.\nConfidence in client-facing communication and presentation.\nData-driven and detail-oriented, questioning received wisdom and suggesting new approaches.\nConfidence in presenting conceptual topics simply and meaningfully, with the ability to transform marketing challenges into solutions.\nThorough understanding of how digital media supports and integrates with other media channels, both owned and paid.\nAbility to understand and share client briefs with broader teams.\nLife at WPP Media & Benefits\nOur passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. \nWe Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. \nWPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. That's why we’ve adopted 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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