Marketplace Manager

Ariad Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariad Group is seeking a retail media specialist to drive Sponsored Products campaigns across major retail platforms from Amsterdam. You will partner with Channel and Trade Marketers to plan promotions and launches, and build robust budget cases.

You will analyze campaign data to derive actionable insights, optimize spend, and report performance to stakeholders. The role is hybrid in Amsterdam, offering long-term collaboration with Ariad’s client teams.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in retail media, e-commerce advertising or Sponsored Products.
• Hands-on advertising on Bol.com and MediaMarkt.
• Ability to analyze campaign data and translate into actions.
• Strong stakeholder relationships with data-driven proposals.
• Nice to have Amazon, Criteo or Skai familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Set up, manage and optimise Sponsored Products campaigns across retail platforms.
• Plan campaigns with Channel and Trade Marketers around promotions and launches.
• Analyse platform and stakeholder data and turn insights into improvements.
• Build advertising budget cases, request funding and monitor spend.
• Report on campaign performance and advise on budget allocation.

Skills

Retail media

Campaign optimization

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Sponsored Products

Education

Higher education qualification

Tools

Bol.com

MediaMarkt

Amazon ads

Job description

Our client operates in the consumer electronics sector, where product visibility across online retail platforms supports commercial growth. You’ll join a central media and advertising team, working with marketers, product divisions and external partners. As the sole specialist in this area, you’ll manage campaigns, make the case for budgets and help improve how product advertising is planned and delivered.

The industry

Consumer electronics manufacturing brings together product innovation, reliable technology and the challenge of making products stand out in a crowded market. Online retail advertising gives manufacturers a way to promote products where customers shop, while using campaign performance data to guide investment. This role sits at the intersection of digital advertising, e-commerce and commercial planning.

What you'll do

Set up, manage and optimise Sponsored Products campaigns across retail platforms.

Plan campaigns with Channel and Trade Marketers around promotions, commercial priorities and product launches.

Analyse platform and stakeholder data, turning insights into campaign improvements.

Build advertising budget cases, request funding and monitor spend.

Report on campaign performance and advise stakeholders on budget allocation.

What you bring

A higher education qualification and approximately two to three years’ relevant experience in retail media, e-commerce advertising or Sponsored Products.

Hands-on experience advertising on bol and MediaMarkt.

The ability to analyse campaign data and explain its commercial implications.

Experience building relationships with stakeholders and substantiating campaign proposals with data.

Useful, but not essential: experience with Amazon, Criteo or Skai.

The offer

Employment with Ariad, working within our client’s team.

Long-term collaboration.

Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on a hybrid basis.

Why Ariad?

Ariad is a digital consultancy and staffing partner helping leading organisations build the teams and capabilities they need today and for what comes next. We work with brands such as Samsung, BNP Paribas Fortis, ING, AXA, Luminus and Orange, across banking, insurance, utilities, retail and beyond. Our expertise spans digital products and customer experience, marketing and e-commerce, CRM and customer data, and the technology that supports digital transformation.

For you, that means a partner who understands your field and looks beyond your job title to see how your expertise, experience and ambitions fit the teams we help build.

You join Ariad as an employee, contributing within client teams and joining a community of more than 150 consultants. Your client work helps you apply your skills and build experience, while quarterly events and meetups connect you with other professionals. Throughout your assignment, your Digital Talent Manager provides personalised follow-up, honest feedback and development guidance, giving you someone to discuss how the work is going and where you would like to develop further.

At Ariad, we believe that building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills is critical to our success and the success of our clients. We consider candidates based on hard and soft skills, experience and business needs. *Excited about this role, but your experience and skills don’t align perfectly? Apply anyway! You may be just the right fit for this or other roles.