Client Services Lead Creative
Johannesburg - South Africa
Job Summary
The GM has the responsibility of managing client relationships Operations commercials and the profitability of the agency.
Job Description:
Key Aspects of the role:
- Creating and implementing growth strategies with the Managing Director/ dentsu SA CEO
- Supervising employees and other managers
- Create quarterly and annual sales forecasts presented to the MF/FD
- Creating and managing budgets including all process ensuring acceptable revenue achievement
- Create strategic proposals to promote services
- Oversee recruitment and training
- Setting key performance goals
- Business Development
- Developing marketing strategies and new formats / opportunities
- Hiring employees and managing the STR on new requests
- Overseeing daily operations and managing timeously of all chase reports
- Suggest improvements for employees
- Complete oversight and accountability for financial performance and adherence to financial processes
Objectives of this role
- Develop strategic plan for optimized productivity
- Review and improve organizational effectiveness by developing processes overseeing employees establishing a highly motivational work environment and implementing innovative changes
- Adhere to company standards for excellence and quality
- Seek out opportunities for expansion and growth by developing new business relationships
- Provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day operations assign weekly performance goals and ensure their completion and accomplish your own goals
- Recruit onboard and train high-performing employees to achieve objectives for sales profitability and market share
- Maintain project timelines to ensure tasks are accomplished effectively
- Develop implement and maintain budgetary and resource allocation plans
- Monitor adherence to commercial processes across all team leads weekly and address any non-compliance timeously
- Report commercial performance to the MD / dentsu SA CEO monthly
- Provide Commercial Business Partner MD / dentsu SA CEO with accurate quarterly reforecasting
- Delegate responsibilities to the best-qualified employees and enforce all policies procedures standards specifications guidelines training programs and cultural values
- Resolve internal staff conflicts efficiently and to the mutual benefit of all involved
- Escalate any issues or concerns to the Managing Director / dentsu SA CEO timeously
Required skills and qualifications
- Proven success in a managerial role
- Strong decision-making ability
- Excellent communication collaboration and delegation skills
- Proven ability to develop and achieve financial plansand proven track record of revenue growth and profit maintenance
- Ability to motivate and lead employees and hold them accountable
- Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
- Strong network within the creative industry
Preferred skills and qualifications
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in business management or related field
- Experience in conducting performance evaluations
- Working knowledge of human-resources processes
- 8-15 years experience in a similar role in a Creative Agency
- Strong background in managing cross functioning teams
- Calm methodical and solutions-driven mindset
Location:
SandtonBrand:
Dentsu CreativeTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentKey Skills
About Company
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in approximately 120 countries.