Manager, Linear Sports Planning

You will support for all Planning & Inventory elements including stewardship and deal approval. As a Sports Planning Manager, you will become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on linear pricing aspects of Planning, with a focus on the internal systems. Duties and Responsibilities Manage group of Sports Planners’ day-to-day functions, ensure all Sales deadlines are met, and policies and procedures adhered to; contribute to the training and development of Planners and Planning Analysts Support Planning Management with various ad hoc projects, including but not limited to working with Sales /Planning /Research/Marketing/Finance Leads Provide systems support across linear platforms, such as creating and updating selling names, adjusting scoping, working on MSAs and Kantar Media updates Iterative process of working on the linear rate cards, including uploading research estimates and double-checking data as the team receives updated information from Research, Planning and Finance Create templated linear media plans Assist in reviewing and approving Sales Plans, Pricing & Packaging Mix Guidelines for Upfront and Scatter Markets Strategically maximize revenue through Inventory utilization Monitor Post Sale Stewardship deal delivery and strategize to maximizing revenue yield Analyze Sales Revenue Pacing reports and present your findings to Sales and Planning Work with Planning SME’s to improve best practices and business processes