AVP - Global Media COE Lead

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Job Title: Media COE Global Lead Job Type: Permanent, Full-time Function: Media Business: Godrej Consumer Products Limited Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India About Godrej Industries Group (GIG) Godrej Consumer Products is a leading emerging markets company. As part of the over 125-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity and respect for others. At the same time, we are growing fast and have exciting, ambitious aspirations. https: / / www.godrejindustries.com / About Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) Godrej Consumer Products is a leading emerging markets company. As part of the over 125-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity and respect for others. At the same time, we are growing fast and have exciting, ambitious aspirations. https://www.godrejcp.com/ About the role GCPL has been increasing investments on brands, with advertising spends having grown 2.5X in the last 4 years (now in the top 10 advertisers in India, similar increase across other key countries). The media function is run through a global team based out of Mumbai and is split into 2 teams: Center of Excellence- COE (partners with category teams in India and consults other countries on media planning) Center of Operations and Planning (partners with the media agency in India and across GCPL markets to operationalise media plans, media buys, agency commercials and audits) Media COE has 2 key KPIs for driving media reach: Marketing must wins (translating business problems into media solutions deaveraged at granular cell i.e. market*demo level, understanding competitive activity, brand challenges, category nuances) Winning with consumers (identifying key media trends of consumers such as media attention, reaching media dark audiences etc.) and incorporating these into the media planning product Few things that are exciting about this role : Truly partner marketing teams to solve business and brand problems with access to all business data on sales, distribution, commerce, brand health etc. Work in an agile and challenging marketing environment that is constantly seeking ahead of the curve thinking Global role: operations span 9 categories in India and 15+ countries globally A structured breakdown of the tasks for COE: 1. Brand Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of each brands target group (TG), markets, source of growth (SOG), SWOT analysis, and competition details from the Brand/Marketing team. 2. Brand Task Input: Collaborate with the brand team to provide inputs for the brand tasks in various markets. (Note: This involves contributing insights based on brand understanding, not defining the tasks.) 3. Consumer understanding: Track consumer media consumption trends and build these back into GCPL s media product 4. Competition tracking: Track eyeball competition and emerging players in FMCG with a view to bringing in an outside-in view of media effectiveness and learning. 5. Media Solutions: Develop media solutions that align with the brand tasks, ensuring there is a clear rationale for why these solutions will be effective. Enhance and maintain GCPL s proprietary media mix optimiser Anchor brand media planning at an annual, quarterly and monthly level Conduct experiments (where necessary) to test hypotheses/ascertain effectiveness of the solution being proposed 6. Implementation with COP Team: Work with the COP (Center of Operations and Planning) team to implement these media solutions and ensure alignment with the brand teams. 7. Monitoring and Course Correction: Track the movement of brand KPIs and make necessary adjustments to strategies if needed. Who are we looking for Education: MBA in marketing/ media from a leading business school Experience: 15 plus years of media planning experience with exposure to TV and digital media. Knowledge of BARC YUMI/ TGI/ GWI. Proven track record of annual and monthly media planning strategy. Understanding of measurement frameworks, attribution models, sales and market research data. Significant exposure on any large FMCG marketer (either with the advertiser or at a media agency) Skills: Senior stakeholder management on strategic and thought leadership initiatives Presentation skills to leadership teams, with the ability to translate data into actionable solutions Perseverance to test and learn Leadership of a compact, dynamic team Collaboration across marketing, CMI, business transformation and other allied functions across countries What s in it for you Be an equal parent Childcare benefits for the birthing parent, commissioning parent (in case of surrogacy) or adoptive parent, and their partners 6 months of paid leave for primary caregivers, flexible work options on return for primary caregivers 2 months paid leave for secondary caregivers Caregiver travel for primary caregivers to bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel Coverage for childbirth and fertility treatment No place for discrimination at Godrej Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses Coverage for gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy Community partnerships and advocacy Persons with Disability (PwD) care We are selfish about your wellness Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options Elder care for those who might need to extend support to senior family members Preventative healthcare support Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage, including vaccinations, dental, vision, etc. Uncapped sick leave Flexible work options, including remote working and part-time work Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements Digital and offline instant recognition platforms An inclusive Godrej If this sounds like a role for you, apply now! We look forward to meeting you.