Manager, Client Leadership (PepsiCo)

About the Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a centralized team across the world-renowned brand PepsiCo (EMEA). This role is for a candidate who is passionate about driving business impact enjoys creativity and continuously elevating output to deliver best in class solutions for the client and agency.

The PepsiCo business is split into 3 Business units covering a range of high-profile brands: Snacks (Lays Cheetos Walkers) Beverages (key brands are Pepsi Rockstar & Lipton Iced Tea) &Nutrition (Quaker oats).

This role will be across all business units focused on Comms Planning & Client Service with responsibilities across the Comms Planning team. The centralised PepsiCo org is responsible for strategic direction and ensuring absolute marketing excellence across all of PepsiCos marketing activity across Europe. It is led by very senior clients with many years media experience who ask tough but interesting media questions.

You will be tasked with:

• Leading the markets in Planning best practice: This requires learning the OMD Planning tools and teaching markets how to use it effectively
• Leading the delivery of our quarterly market scorecard
• Managing Market deliveries and ad hoc reports
• Developing best practice Planning Playbooks with the Planning Director
• Developing Thought Leadership Workshops and think pieces.

Experience Required:

• Client Leadership /Client Services experience in Media/Planning
• Use of Planning Tools for budget setting
• Experience briefing and building relationships with Media Owners
• Local Market Co-Ordination
• People Management
• Research and Insight development

About the Agency:

At OMD EMEA we strive to deliver on our promise of better decisions faster for our clients partners and all 6000 OMDers across our region every day. As part of the worlds largest media network our business is staging experiences for consumers who have more choice and less attention than ever before. The key to the process is empathy. Empathy to see the world through the eyes of the consumer to recognise the needs of our clients and to identify aspirations of our talent.

Learn Fast Act Fast. To help navigate the road to a new normal learning from and acting upon data signals at scale and speed is crucial. Visit Why OMD to learn more about our unique Act Fast Framework.

Our working pattern for colleagues is to be present in the office three days a week at our offices in London with the other days available to work remotely. Let us know if you have any questions about our working pattern as part of your application and interview process.

Flexible Working

At Omnicom Media Group we are committed to supporting flexibility for our peoplewhile fostering collaboration innovation and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office two working remotely) to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 17:30 but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day whether thats in the office or working remotely. For example you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.

We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.

Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.

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