Senior Executive - Commercial (Marketing)

At the Central Commercial Team, our mission is to establish a solid foundation for sustainable growth by meticulously analyzing costs, streamlining processes, and ensuring adherence to best practices. We take pride in our ability to drive impactful decisions that not only optimize expenditures but also contribute to the overall success of the organization. 

The Central Commercial Team is at the forefront of managing negotiations and conducting comprehensive cost and spend analysis across various key verticals. Our dedicated team excels in overseeing and optimizing expenditures, ensuring efficient resource allocation and value-driven decision-making. 

What will you do?

• Sourcing Support: Assist in the sourcing of marketing materials within the BTL category, including outdoor branding, ground activations, merchandising, logistics, and print (paper/vinyl).
• Negotiation and Terms: Ensure V18 secures the most favorable terms regarding supply assurance, quality, service, cost, and innovation.
• Back-Office Management: Oversee back-office activities, including deal documentation, comparative bidding, spend monitoring, purchase order (PO) releases, and management information system (MIS) reporting.
• Policy Adherence: Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures while executing tasks.
• Cost Savings Delivery: Identify and implement cost-saving strategies to mitigate price inflation and generate savings.
• Process Governance: Uphold process governance in alignment with commercial Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Synergy Leveraging: Enhance efficiency through process standardization and demand consolidation.
• Customer Satisfaction: Conduct customer satisfaction surveys to assess and improve service quality.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Manage supplier relationships from vendor empanelment to contracting, ensuring all necessary documentation is in place prior to service execution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive cost-saving initiatives in commercial procurement in collaboration with cross-functional teams to minimize market inflation impact on the business.
• Financial Objective Achievement: Meet financial objectives by ensuring procurement within budgeted/approved rates and contracting commercial services within these rates.

Who should apply for this role?

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Procurement, or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management, preferably in a marketing context.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SAP.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to assess supplier performance, market trends, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Attention to Detail: High attention to detail and organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation skills to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify issues and develop innovative solutions to procurement challenges.

Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s fastest-growing entertainment networks and a house of iconic brands that offers multi-platform, multi-generational, and multicultural brand experiences. Viacom18 defines entertainment in India by touching the lives of people through its properties on air, online, on the ground, in cinemas, and merchandise. Its portfolio of 38 channels across general entertainment, movies, sports, youth, music, and kids genres delights consumers across the country with its eclectic mix of programming. JioCinema, Viacom18’s OTT platform, is one of India’s leading streaming services and most popular destination for live sports. Viacom18 Studios has successfully produced and distributed iconic Hindi films and clutter-breaking regional films for over 13 years in India.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status.