The Planning Manager will provide unified plans and support to the sales team. The Planning Manager will also play a critical role enabling new sales products to integrate into the day-to-day process. Planning Managers are responsible for managing daily maintenance of active ESPN deals and as well as managing the building of media plans for all Upfront and Scatter deals. Assists and helps to manage the Planners in providing account and planning subject matter expertise. Planning Managers must be able to become experts on the pre-sale sales process to communicate effectively with various teams across Disney’s sales organization, as well as build and maintain external relationships resulting in superior customer service of each assigned account. The Planning Manager will work on various special projects across ESPN RYM. They will also assist in training and mentoring.Responsibilities:Manages daily maintenance of active ESPN deals and manages the building of media plans for Upfront and Scatter dealsAssists and helps to manage the Planners in providing account and planning subject matter expertiseCollaborates with internal and external teams to accomplish client needs and meet / exceed internal goalsAct as subject matter expert on the Sales Planning role to provide insight into system enhancements, and day to day support and training for their peersPartner and support Sales, Revenue Yield Management and Ad Ops Management on the planning and deal life cycleAnalyzes campaign delivery and assists in assigning make-good inventoryLeverage deal expertise to proactively recommend optimized inventory solutions and opportunitiesTranslate marketing elements into campaign proposalsProactively communicate marketplace insights to Revenue Yield Management and Sales teamMentor new planners joining the RYM Team