Trading Manager (Digital)

• You are an enthusiastic, proactive, and enterprising relationship manager.
• You possess demonstrable knowledge of digital media and digital media procurement.
• You have built a relevant network within the digital media landscape.
• You have a positive, entrepreneurial attitude and work in a result- and solution-oriented manner.
• You are an experienced digital procurement specialist and understand the needs of clients, colleagues, and media partners.
• You know how to relieve others of their burdens and actively think along in finding suitable solutions within the digital offering in the advertising market.
• You are analytically strong, work accurately, and have an eye for detail.
• You are well-versed administratively and ensure structure, overview, and follow-up.
• You have an affinity for negotiating and want to further develop your negotiation skills.
• You are communicatively strong and know how to convey complex information clearly to various stakeholders.
• You are a true team player, but can also take independent responsibility within your area of focus.

We foster a culture of innovation and radical collaboration, making Dentsu Media a great place to work with a strong focus on the well-being of our people. We embrace a hybrid way of working, offering additional wellbeing and social impact days, as well as flexible public holidays.

Core of the role: an experienced digital procurement specialist who develops digital partnerships, conducts negotiations, creates commercial value, and supports clients and client teams with market knowledge, data, and advice.

Introduction

The digital media landscape is constantly in motion and offers advertisers ever-new opportunities to innovate, reach target audiences more effectively, and deploy media investments more intelligently. As an agency network, we advise our clients (national and international A-brands) in making strategic, efficient, and future-oriented choices within this rapidly changing playing field.

dentsu is one of the largest international networks in the world in the fields of media, marketing, and communication. With a broad and specialized offering that covers all parts of the digital spectrum, dentsu holds a strong position within the Dutch market.

Within our network, including dentsu Media, dentsu Creative, and Merkle, the Trading & Investment team plays a central and connecting role. The team works closely with clients, client teams, specialists, and media partners to create value, realize commercial objectives, and continuously improve the quality of our media procurement.

For the central Trading & Investment team of dentsu Benelux, we are looking for an experienced digital procurement specialist in the role of Trading Manager with a focus on Digital Trading.

What will you do?

As Trading Manager Digital, you are a specialist in the field of digital media procurement. From this central role within dentsu, you are an important business partner for clients, colleagues, client teams, and national and international digital media partners.

You are responsible for developing, negotiating, and managing digital partnerships and central agreements. In doing so, you ensure that these agreements align with the needs of our clients, the commercial objectives of dentsu, and the broader digital strategy within dentsu Benelux. You will be active for clients in Belgium, in the Netherlands, and for international clients.

To be successful in this role, you work intensively with digital specialists, client teams, colleagues within Trading & Investment, clients, and external media partners. You know how to bring interests together effectively and translate market developments, data, and client needs into concrete opportunities and clear advice.

Your responsibilities

What do we expect from you?

• You conclude central agreements with digital media partners, based on relevance for our clients and the overarching digital strategy of dentsu Benelux.
• You conduct negotiations with digital partners regarding rates, terms, qualitative agreements, innovations, and added value for our clients.
• You make an active contribution to realizing strategic and commercial objectives within Trading & Investment.
• You collect, analyze, and manage internal and external data to gain monthly insight into performance, progress, and opportunities for optimization.
• You actively adjust based on established KPIs and ensure clear follow-up of agreements made.
• You are responsible for complying with and safeguarding central agreements, in collaboration with colleagues, clients, and digital partners.
• You follow developments within the digital market and translate these into relevant opportunities for dentsu and our clients.
• You make an active contribution to pitches, client proposals, and strategic processes.
• You support client teams and specialists with knowledge, advice, and commercial insights in the field of digital procurement.
• You are engaged in developing new and future-proof procurement solutions for clients.
• You advise clients in making strategic and tactical decisions regarding efficient and qualitative procurement solutions within the digital media landscape.

Amsterdam

Dentsu Media

Full time

Fixed-Term Contract (Fixed Term)