Retail Media Partnerships Senior Executive

Screwfix Direct Ltd.; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Hybrid working with flexible hours

Buy More Holiday

EV Car Scheme

Pension contributions

Life cover

Health cash plan & gym discounts

Staff discount

Job summary

Screwfix Direct Ltd. is expanding its Retail Media Partnerships team in the UK, seeking senior executives to own vendor portfolios and agency partnerships.

You will build strong relationships, turn data into Retail Media plans, and drive growth, retention and repeat investment. The role involves hybrid working with regular travel to Yeovil and London offices, and collaboration with Commercial, Digital, Marketing and Insights teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning, campaign management, account management, or retail media with a proven track record.
• Strong understanding of retail media and digital advertising channels to drive growth and retention.
• Customer and vendor focus with ability to deliver sales targets using data and insights.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with vendors and agency partners to ensure media investment and growth objectives are met.
• Own commercial performance of categories, developing retail media plans with colleagues to drive revenue.
• Prioritise workload, balancing business priorities, stakeholders, and customer needs for high quality outcomes.
• Lead performance reporting for vendor portfolios, review targets, and escalate risks and opportunities.
• Identify new retail media opportunities and build business cases with stakeholders from concept to implementation.
• Ensure campaigns follow briefing, planning, scheduling, and delivery standards while improving processes.
• Act as subject matter expert for Retail Media products and capabilities for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Media planning

Campaign management

Account management

Retail media

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Tools

CitrusAd

Advertising tech platforms

Job description

Overview

We’re going into our third year of building Retail Media at Screwfix, and there’s still so much we’re evolving, building and figuring out.

And now we’re adding two new Retail Media Partnerships Senior Executives to the team.

These are sales-focused roles where you’ll own a portfolio of vendors and agency partners, building strong relationships and finding opportunities to grow their investment with us.

You’ll get close to your customers, understand what they’re trying to achieve and turn that into Retail Media plans that deliver. You’ll use campaign performance and data to spot opportunities, have conversations around what’s working and where we can do more, and ultimately drive growth, retention and repeat investment.

And because we’re still building the proposition, you won’t just be managing an existing portfolio. You’ll help identify new Retail Media opportunities, build the case for them and work with teams across Commercial, Digital, Marketing and Insights to bring them to life.

We’re looking for someone with experience in media planning, campaign management, account management, sales or Retail Media, who enjoys building relationships and has a strong commercial mindset.

Hybrid Working: We know that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to hybrid working. For this role, we’re open to discussing a working pattern that works for you and the team. You’ll need to be comfortable travelling to our Yeovil, Somerset office on a regular basis, typically weekly or fortnightly, as well as our Paddington, London office. The exact balance can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

What's in it for you?

• Discretionary annual bonus up to 20%
• 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays, 5 of which can be taken flexibly)
• Hybrid working with flexible start and end times around core working hours
• Buy More Holiday - eligible colleagues can boost their holiday allowance by up to one extra week
• EV Car Scheme in Partnership with Tusker - eligible colleagues can lease a brand-new or pre-loved electric vehicle
• Up to 14% employer pension contributions
• Life cover up to 4x your salary
• Health cash plan and discounted gym memberships (up to 25% savings)
• 20% discount at Screwfix and B&Q

Responsibilities

• Build andmaintainstrong relationships with a portfolio of vendors and agency partners, delivering excellent customer service and ensuring agreed media investment, performance, and growthobjectivesare achieved within agreed timescales.
• Own the commercial performance of assigned categories and vendor portfolios, developing and executing category-specific retail media plans in partnership with the Retail Media Partnerships Manager to drive revenue growth, retention, and future investment opportunities.
• Manage and prioritise workload effectively, balancing business priorities, stakeholder requirements, and customer needs to deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Own performance reporting for your vendor portfolio, regularly reviewing delivery against targets,identifyingopportunities and risks, and taking proactive action or escalating whereappropriate.
• Identifyand develop new retail media opportunities across the business, building business cases and working collaboratively with stakeholders to take initiatives from concept through to successful implementation.
• Ensure effective management of all campaign and operational processes,maintainingcompliance with agreed briefing, planning, scheduling, and delivery standards while seeking opportunities to improve ways of working.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Retail Media products and capabilities, including sponsored products, display advertising, emerging ad technologies, and new inventory launches, providing guidance and support to both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning, campaign management, account management, or retail media, with a proven ability to deliver successful outcomes for customers, clients, or vendors.
• Good understanding of retail media and digital advertising channels, with the ability to apply this knowledge to support commercial growth, campaign performance, and customerobjectives.
• Strong customer and vendor focus, witha track recordof building positive relationships, understanding customer needs, and delivering excellent service that drives retention and repeat investment.
• Commercially minded with experience of working to sales, revenue, or performance targets, using data and insight tomonitorperformance andidentifyopportunities for growth.
• Experience of using advertising technology (AdTech) platforms, with knowledge of retail media platforms such asCitrusAdor similar solutions beingadvantageous.
• Confident in analysing and interpreting performance data, using insights to make recommendations, optimise activity, and support decision-making.

At Screwfix, Your Wellbeing Comes First:

Financial wellbeing

• Wagestream access to track earnings and save
• Access to the Kingfisher Share Scheme
• Colleague support fund
• Exclusive offers and discounts via our Hapi app
• Cycle-to-work scheme and savings on bikes

Every day benefits

• Career progression and development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring to help you thrive
• Access to wellbeing resourcing including PepTalk
• Support networks available

Sustainability at Screwfix

We’re committed to building a better future for our community and our planet. That’s why we’re doing everything we can in six key areas: eliminating carbon emissions, reducing and recycling waste, sourcing responsibly, keeping products in use for longer, selling more sustainable products and providing sustainable packaging. We’re on a mission to put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. Join us.

We’ve worked hard to create a culture of inclusivity and genuine community. We’re a company built on teamwork, and the best teams are ones in which everyone can share their view. Whatever your background, however you identify, you’ll be listened to, encouraged, and given the tools and training you need to get ahead. You’ll always know where you are with us. We’re open. We’re fair. And we believe in opportunities for everyone.