Monday, July 13, 2009

Strategic Planners - Ad Agency - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

COMPANY PROFILE:
A top  agency, with a mix of top MNC and Indian accounts across categories. Most of its clients are market drivers, with large ad budgets. Renowned globally and in India for its strategic and creative reputation. 
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Seeking passionate advertising persons for leadership roles in the account planning function for its offices across the country. To work closely with the various client servicing and creative teams and lead the discovery of key consumer insights. Become the voice of the consumer within the agency and inspire advertising that speaks to the consumer in the right way at the right time and about the right issues. Ensure accurate and timely collection of knowledge of the consumer and explain it in a way that everyone-client, account management, media and most importantly, creative people - will act on it. Provide checks and balances in the creative development process. Drive planning and creative standards in the agency. Build and upgrade capabilities through development of people on a continuous basis.
HIRING PROFILE:
PG from  leading MBA school/MICA only.  Work experience: 5-20 years, in leading advertising agencies, with planning as a strong function. Highly passionate about advertising, consumers, brands in general and account planning in particular. Someone who has both depth and width of knowledge of various categories, with capabilities to shape strategy and help bring new insights to brands. Research practitioner with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.  Possess deep curiosity about culture, society  and brands. Excellent track record of partnering with creative. If you are an Effie winner, that would be great too. Leader and an effective team player, with strong interpersonal skills.  Must be ambitious for self and the business.

Candidates interested in a strategic move, please write to mail@plum-postings.co.in., attaching CV

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Market Research Manager

6-8 Years Market Research Experience required (FMCG sector). Position will be based out of North India.

The individual should have a prior experience in new product development, brand planning, marketing research project management and use of market research data and methodologies.  Strong analytical, organizational and planning skills are essential, as is a proven track record in project management.   Familiarity with of the Indian marketplace is critical. Candidates who fit the position may apply.  to  rowentree@rediffmail.com

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Manager-Cards Analytics (Business Analyst)

Manager-Cards Analytics(Business Analyst)
Location : Chennai
-Should have very good analytics experience.
-Should have strong Campaign design/Management experience in handling credit card product analytics.
-Should be strong in SAS/SPSS
 
-MBA/MA Economics/Statistics -2005/2006 batch only from IIM,IIT, XLRI,
FMS,SP Jain, JBIMS,Delhi School of Economics,IGIDR and Indian Statistical Institute need to apply.

Interested may send your profiles with current CTC details to:  preambojan@gmail.com

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Project Leadership openings at iDiscoveri

iDiscoveri is a social enterprise with a mission to renew education in India and beyond. Led by alumni of Harvard, Cambridge, IIMs, and IITs, iDiscoveri brings together an exceptional and multidisciplinary group of passionate educators, management professionals, and psychologists. iDiscoveri has touched close to 100,000 people through its various learning initiatives and worked with over 500 organizations including schools, corporations, and government institutions.

Our flagship program, XSEED, is a comprehensive academic solution for improving teaching-learning quality in schools. Currently being implemented in almost 150 schools across India, XSEED significantly improves student learning. The XSEED team is rapidly expanding, and we are looking for dynamic thinker-doers to lead some of this work.

The opening: Curriculum Project Leaders
Dynamic leaders who manage the quality and process on creation projects. Projects could range from creation of curriculum for specific contexts (for example, low-income schools), upgrade of curriculum materials, creation of new assessment materials, etc. The role will involve managing a team of in-house and outsourced creators and reviewers to deliver against project timelines. The Project Leader will be responsible for the final quality of the created content, therefore incorporating a strong quality review process will be key to the role.

The person:
1. You have a strong track record of managing projects / timelines
2. You have a strong quality track record
3. You are academically inclined and have a strong academic background
4. You write well
5. You are interested in the teaching-learning process, and how it can be made more innovative
6. You can manage people, assert your viewpoint, and give constructive feedback
7. You are 25 to 35 years old
Apply only if you meet at least 5 of the above criteria
Please apply with your CV and a 1-page statement of purpose to goodwork@idiscoveri.com with the code CPL in your subject line.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Dell - Finance Consultant

Dell International Services India Private Limited is looking for a senior Finance professional for Financial Planning and Analysis function at its Gurgaon office. The incumbent should be a qualified Charted Accountant and should have had at least 2-4 years experience in handling Financial Planning and Analysis function ( with minimum 7 years of overall post qualification experience). Candidates residing in Delhi/ NCR would be preferred.
Please send your resumes at: manish_pande@dell.com.

The subject line should be "Finance Consultant- Gurgaon". Please mention the following details: Current CTC, Expected CTC, Notice Period. Dell International Services is a Key driver of the Dell Direct Model. It  has 13,500 employees in India and offices at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Chandigarh. The work spectrum spans R&D, IT, Analytics, Sales and Customer Experience Centers.  We operate one of the largest captive Customer Experience Centers providing support to Dell customers.

Position: Finance Consultant, Gurgaon
JOB DESCRIPTION: Principal Duties and Responsibilities
1) Develop Forecasting & Planning Models for business groups
2) Prepare forecasts for a business group
3) Analyze financial trends and variances to forecasts
4) Recommend actions based on forecast analysis
5) Analyze business group metrics and recommend actions based on business metrics
6) Perform adhoc business group analysis and recommend actions based on analysis
7) Identify financial process, tools and controls to support business requirements and recommend improvements
8) Interaction with Cross functional teams in India as well as counterparts at regions
9) Sharing the Business results with business partners/overseas finance team on a monthly basis.
10) Drive and implement process improvement opportunities and recommend improvements on existing process.
11) Ability to work independently
12) Exposure to bridge analysis is required.