New Business Project Manager

About Publicis Groupe Africa

Publicis Groupe is a business and marketing transformation partner to the world's biggest brands with 107,000 employees in 100 countries around the world. Publicis Groupe is the world's most valuable agency group, on a mission to become an intelligent system company over the next three years with an ambitious AI strategy.

Our model is built to serve our clients ambitions and help them overcome the challenges they face. Through the 'Power of One' we are seamlessly connected to partner with our clients, delivering all the capabilities our clients need. We maintain strong agency brands that attract best-in-class talent and unite them through a common purpose of growth. We build, enrich, and activate first-party data. We deliver breakthrough creative experiences. We find more customers and connect them to commerce. We architect and build direct ecosystems. Most importantly, we place real customers at the centre of everything we do, engaging them with diverse, dynamic, and creative experiences that accelerate their journey to purchase and invite them into an on-going relationship with our clients' brands.

The African arm of the business employs over 1,000 people and has offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Accra. It has 3 brands under its Connected Media practice - Zenith, Starcom and Peformix, and in the Intelligent Content practice has Machine, LePub, Digitas, Publicis Commerce, Incentiv, Prodigious, PMX and MSL.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager to join the New Business team. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Completing RFI documents with all the statutory information for all the various brands within the Groupe.

Completing shortlisting questionaires with all the Statutory Information for all the various brands within the Groupe.

Maintining a repository of information ie. Credentials, case studies, pitch presentations etc for all the brands within the Groupe.

Tracking budget spend on pitches of Groupe importance.

Project management of all pitches of Groupe importance (these are the very large integrated pitches) ensuring all reviews and dry runs are diarized, all production of pitch elements are delivered timeously, the necessary resources are booked on the pitch, development of a timing plan, submission of the pitch presentation as per the pitch requirements.

Doing a reccie on the presentation venue to understand seating arrangements, equipments available and logistics for the pitch presentation are understood to ensure a seamless pitch experience.

Market research: quarterly update on pitch activity in the market. Tracking our success against our competitors.

Prospecting: Assisting capability leads with client mapping for prospects they are targeting.

Working closely with the sales force champion to ensure that information on the system is kept up to date.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in agency. Project management skills.

Skills

Proven track record in project management of complex projects.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Advantage: Proficiency in CRM software (Salesforce) and other business development tools.

Personal Attributes

Innovative: A creative thinker who can develop unique strategies to ensure excellence in delivering New Business planning for the Groupe.

Results-driven: Focused on achieving measurable outcomes and delivering results.

Strategic: Always pushes for excellence in all that is delivered.

Collaborative: Works well with others and fosters a team-oriented environment.

Resilient: Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic industry and adapt to changing market conditions.