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Senior Manager, Retail Search

Senior Manager, Retail Search

Illinois StaffingChicago, IL, US
5 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Manager, Retail Search

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. We're looking for a Senior Manager, Retail Search to work in a hybrid remote capacity from one of the Mars United Commerce hub locations. Amazon Ads experience is required. Candidates must reside in a commutable distance to one of Mars United Commerce's hub locations : Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Bentonville, Dallas, or Nashville.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Own and develop retail search activation strategy and oversee Search Manager to build and flawlessly execute best-in-class retail media campaigns across search
  • Direct and train Managers and Specialists on best practices for hands-to-keyboard set-up, management, optimization, and reporting of retail search
  • Lead strategy on keyword, ad group, audience, and targeting strategy, and refine overall activation plan based on client objectives and vendor / platform capabilities
  • Work with Director to develop and refine processes to improve the daily and weekly optimizations and performance across a variety of platforms and clients
  • Create and share presentations recommending campaign strategy and collaborate with senior internal leaders on search strategy and convey final plan to the search teams and clients
  • Support developing holistic retail strategy, client media mix, and budget allocations, while leading Search Managers and Search Specialists in executing tactics that support the strategy
  • Maintain oversight as the leader of the team that activates against campaign set-up, performance, optimization, and reporting
  • Clearly set and communicate performance expectations with Search Managers, and Search Specialists, along with key internal commerce media partners
  • Lead, manage, mentor, and scale the skillsets of the team of Search Managers and Specialist in workflow, training, and development and adherence to best practices
  • Lead the search team on providing high-quality insights and strategic recommendations based on client objectives, media strategy, and results

Skills Needed

  • 5+ years of experience in retail search space
  • Confident presenter and clear, persuasive communicator (verbal and written) of complicated information
  • Owner and leader mentality, with willingness to "roll up your sleeves"
  • Exceptional Excel skills are necessary (Pivot Tables, Vlookups, etc)
  • Google Suite Experience (Google Sheets, Docs, Slides)
  • Must have hands-on-keyboard media buying experience, including actively building and implementing keyword, ad group, audience, and targeting strategies in-platform; real-time bidding expertise; proactive campaign monitoring; optimization; and results-based reporting
  • Retail media buying experience on one or more of the following platforms is required Amazon, Walmart, Criteo, Citrus Ads, Kroger / Promote IQ, Instacart
  • Google SEM or similar experience is a plus, but not required
  • Strong attention to detail and talented multi-tasker with an ability to organize and prioritize workload to manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables for self, client, vendor, and internal team
  • Ambitious self-starter who takes ownership of and great pride in his / her work
  • Passion for and strong knowledge of all elements of the retail and omnichannel media landscape
  • Creative and strategic thinker who gets excited about taking on and solving complex challenges
  • Curious and dissatisfied with the status quo, always thinking of ways to improve and grow
  • Collaborative team player and great listener, but unafraid to challenge peers or clients when necessary, in order to achieve the best results for the project
  • Experience managing & mentoring direct reports, of whom the manager empowers to take on more strategic work than their current knowledge to grow and evolve skills
  • Very strong soft skills with presenting to clients, including a high degree of storytelling
  • Ability to operate independently, where client deliverables are consistently polished, complete, and done to convey a sense of expertise, confidence, and professionalism
  • High degree of skill in understanding, responding to, challenging, and mitigating client objections to strategic and tactical recommendations
  • Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Diffrence" means we're 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. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. Compensation Range : $95,950 - $137,865 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. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer / temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be December 15th 2025. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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