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Sr Director, Pricing & Inventory
Viacom
New York, NY, United States
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Overview and Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities will be overseeing inventory management & liability maintenance for the Kids & Family Networks which includes but is not limited to:
• Tracking all aspects of inventory, across the K&F portfolio
• Approving usage of ad time by internal departments (ancillary business, marketing, programming)
• Interacting with Sales Operations (traffic), IT, Research, Sales Planning, Marketing and Programming/Scheduling departments to ensure the maximization of revenue
• Working closely with research and programming to maintain appropriate inventory/ratings outlooks
• Maintain a comprehensive view of inventory, maximizing inventory usage and revenue yield.
• Work with Direct Response department regarding pricing and inventory use.
• Work with inventory managers/analysts to monitor audience delivery and manage liability/stewardship.
• Assist management in a variety of ad hoc reports to analyze historical inventory/revenue data.
• Oversee inputting of research predictions into Stewardship systems for all nets.
• Prepare monthly liability write-off forms to be submitted to BI.
Position reports into the Vice President of Inventory.
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 years network planning experience and/or media buying and/or sales experience.
• Proven ability to think strategically. Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced pressured environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and communicate with various departments.
• Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including Excel and WideOrbit.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship building, negotiation and supervisory skills.
• Inventory Management Experience preferred.