Programmatic Supply Operations Manager

Blis is looking for a Programmatic Supply Operations Manager who will be an integral part of the supply team with high visibility within the organization and playing a key role in optimising supply, assisting in delivering client budgets and maximising performance.

This role would suit candidates from backgrounds in programmatic supply or programmatic ad operations. This role will be reporting into the Global Supply Lead.

Afternoon shift : 2 pm - 10 pm IST (Mon -Fri)

Key responsibilities

• Curate site lists, forecast avails for campaign briefs and ongoing bookings to suit advertiser needs
• Work with our supply partners to curate, activate & troubleshoot deals as required to deliver budgets into relevant media channels
• Analyze supply, negotiate deals and explore PMP pricing opportunities to buy quality inventory at preferential prices
• Collaborate with operations team on campaign deliveries by optimizing supply, troubleshooting issues
• Optimize QPS to maintain healthy levels of supply & bid rate throughout the year
• Monitor discrepancy, brand safety (IVT, Robotic) metrics regularly
• Work with internal stakeholders on rate card and price optimizations needed to ensure continued new bookings, client success and delivery of internal margin targets
• Assist on new projects & initiatives to optimize supply and grow revenue

Skills and requirements

• 3+ years of working in programmatic adtech industry, dealing with publishers, managing inventory / supply
• Excellent communicator, across multiple levels/functions with the ability to drive action
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills, experience with analysis, forecasting and modeling
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel, V-Look ups, Pivot tables
• Experience in dealing with SSP, DSP platforms
• Excellent time management skills with a focus on execution, ability to juggle multiple and proven ability to do both tactical work and set an overall strategy with group initiatives
• Analytical mindset, with an ability to turn analytical insight into meaningful action

About us

Blis is an audience-first platform that doesn't rely on personal data. We’re an integrated planning and buying platform that delivers scaled, relevant and high-performing audiences, helping the world’s largest brands and media agencies achieve their goals.

Over the past 19 years, Blis has built its reputation on delivering award-winning location-powered advertising solutions. In today’s consumer-centric landscape, Blis is transforming the role of location data by combining it with a broad range of rich and powerful datasets to give our clients the deepest audience understanding available. Our unique approach to integrated planning and buying provides personalised targeting and performance without reliance on personal data. We serve relevant ads to the highest-value addressable audiences across any channel and deliver our clients’ campaign outcomes every time, from brand awareness and engagement through to store/site visits and sales.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most customer-driven companies across all verticals including Unilever, Samsung, McDonald's, HSBC, Mercedes Benz and Peugeot, as well as every major media agency.

At Blis our vision is to be the undisputed leader in location-powered advertising and analytics. We believe that values create behaviours and behaviours create a culture. Our company values are a huge part of our DNA. We are fully committed to creating a powerful culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces diversity, encourages people to bring their authentic selves to work, educates everyone at Blis about matters of equality and engages with the wider industry community to drive social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, we treat all our employees and job applicants fairly and equally. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and take all reasonable steps to create a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We don't condone or tolerate any form of harassment, by employees or by others who do business with us.

Our Values - B.L.I.S.

Brave
We're leaders not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad – and we don’t pass the buck.

Love our clients
We're client obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive
We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions driven
We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!