Manager, Retail Consultancy

Manager, Retail Consultancy

Mars United Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines - Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy - that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results.

We are seeking a Manager, Retail Consultancy to work on a large CPG client. The Manager is the owner of duties needed to support customer project execution including leading projects end to end from briefing to media and creative development, timeline management, client and vendor relationships, communication, budget / financial management and activation including managed service. Additionally, the Manager is leading tactic specific creative development, timeline management, client and vendor relationships & communications.

The Manager supports the Director on the development of strategic retailer media plans, and acts as a key liaison to retail vendor partners facilitating needed executional elements. The Manager collects past performance data, understands benchmarks, suggests program optimizations and provides oversight for tactic and program reporting.

Candidate must reside within a commutable distance of Mars United Commerce's Minneapolis office.

Primary responsibilities include :

• Working with internal cross-functional teams to develop optimal and actionable strategies, concepts, and tactics
• Overseeing and directing the work of the Sr. Account Executive and / or Account Executive assigned to the business, ensuring they are clear on assigned duties and timelines
• Managing the implementation of key client projects
• Building strong working relationships with assigned retailer client contacts
• Managing execution of approved programs through team including ensuring all Ad Ops / tagging requirements and reporting are being executed by ad ops specialist
• Working with external client vendors / agencies to execute projects as assigned
• Activating and managing partnership relationships with other manufacturers or properties
• Identifying retailer direct and manufacturer platforms
• Developing and managing project timelines and budgets
• Proactively managing communication of project status and budget to client teams
• Working hand-in-hand with internal teams on planning and implementation of retail marketing extensions of brand and category programs (national retainer clients)
• Managing client approval process
• Measuring post-promotion results using agency and client-provided data
• Some travel required

Skill sets required include :

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Diffrence means were better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation range : $73,910 - $106,260 annually. This is the pay range the company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.