Director, Client Leadership- 12-month contract

Mars Advertising, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commerce marketing agency is seeking a contract Director, Client Leadership in Toronto. The role involves developing marketing strategies for clients, managing budgets for profitability, and leading a team to expand business in a hybrid work environment. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of marketing experience, strong leadership skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plans

Parental leave program

Flexible paid time off

Tuition support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of marketing or advertising experience, preferably agency experience.
• A wealth of industry knowledge including current trends, consumer packaged goods.
• Passion about business and commitment to improving/growing assigned client/business.

Responsibilities

• Develop Commerce Marketing strategies for assigned brands.
• Provide thought leadership impacting clients' ways of doing business.
• Manage client budgets ensuring profitability.

Skills

Dynamic personality

Strong listening skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Motivational leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business

Job description

Overview

Mars United Commerce is an award-winning, independently owned global commerce marketing practice with a growth-for-clients focus. With talent spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, we create breakthrough, connected commerce solutions by balancing the smartest humanity with the latest technology. The agency’s latest MarTech platform, Marilyn, is the industry's first and only end-to-end commerce advisor.

Mars United Commerce is currently seeking a contract Director, Client Leadership to work in a hybrid capacity from Toronto. This position is responsible for developing Commerce Marketing strategies for assigned brands / retailers and leading growth of assigned CPG businesses. This role is an 18-month contract, covering a leave of absence.

What You’ll Do

• Provide thought leadership, impacting / contributing to client’s way of doing business on an ongoing basis
• Act as a change agent / impact player from both an internal and external perspective – contributing to both client and Mars United Commerce performance
• Expand assigned business through identification of emerging opportunities and securing of incremental revenue and / or acquisition of new business
• Manage client budgets, ensuring profitability for Mars United Commerce and contributing to overall department bonus attainment
• Demonstrate financial acumen across standard business accounting / finance documents such as income statements, balance sheets, and sales reports
• Develop annual business plan, setting short- and long-term strategic course for growth of assigned business
• Build strong relationships with the client while working closely with cross-functional teams including consumer marketing, trade development, operations, merchandising, and category managers, directors and buyers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of marketing or advertising experience, preferably agency experience in traditional consumer activities
• Dynamic personality able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences
• A wealth of industry knowledge including current trends, consumer packaged goods, and business philosophies
• Motivational leadership, inspiring team to deliver top performance every day against assigned business
• Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management of day to day business
• Sound decision making skills based in agency, client, and industry knowledge
• Passion about business and dissatisfaction with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve / grow assigned client / business
• Strong listening skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Some travel is required to clients local office in Toronto and Mississauga

Mars United Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, ancestry, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or handicap, HIV, veteran, marital or family status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state and / or federal laws, except where a bonafide occupational qualification applies.

Mars United Commerce has developed a wide variety of inclusive benefit plans and policies that address and promote the needs of all employees and their family members, including comprehensive group health plans, a parental leave program that includes paid maternity and paternity benefits for pregnancy, adoption and surrogacy, flexible paid time off, a broad and confidential employee assistance program, ongoing wellness support initiatives, trusted financial health advice and guidance, promotion of education through tuition support and assistance, and a flexible and supportive work environment and culture.