GroupM - Corporate | Director - Commercial

Overview of the Role:
The Contract Manager supports the WPP Media Legal function, South Asia and will facilitate and coordinate for all contracts with the commercial and business team. This person will be one of a team of two (2) and shall be responsible for keeping comprehensive and accurate records of all contracts and ensuring that the business and commercial teams have access to information about such contracts. He/she will also be responsible for triaging contract requests to the WPP Media Legal function, South Asia providing access to legal self-help notes, templates and other resources as well as providing support in completing templates for contracts, coordinating with the commercial teams for contract closure requests. The Contract Manager will also ensure in the process of end of end contract execution, follow up and other supports.

Reporting to:
The role reports to the Media Legal Department of South Asia and dotted line Global Legal Team.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a first responder on certain questions coming in to the legal team including requests for information and contract terms, templates, self-help legal guidance and other resources made available by the Legal team.
• Advice on completion of template legal documents.
• Co-ordinate with WPP Legal operations team to operate the contract management system and ensure key GroupM documents are uploaded.
• Co-ordinate with the commercial team and business team and understand the request of contract before the same comes to the Legal Team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to co-ordinate and track the negotiation and signature of contracts with clients/vendors and ensure agreement of consistent terms.
• Review commercial and business areas and supports in negotiation.
• Provide guidance and support to the business on the existence of signed contracts across different markets.
• Provide high level guidance on the rights and obligations arising undersigned contracts.
• Support in contract execution and closure process.
• Manage TAT for the overall contract closure process with required follow up to the stakeholders.
• Review and analyze client/vendor policies to track equivalency to company policies.
• Help to maintain the GroupM legal intranet pages

Qualifications
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Ability to communicate well with a wide range of people across different markets
Ability to build network within complex organisation
Proactive problem solver who works collaboratively
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ideally also contract management software (Conga)
Education: Commercial and Financial Education Background. Minimum Graduate
Experience: Minimum 8 years’ experience in procurement or commercial field.

More about GroupM
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About India
2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.

At GroupM India, there’s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.