Manager, Commerce (Search)

PHDUS PHD Media LLC; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom in New York is seeking a media professional to plan, optimize, and measure retailer paid activation across networks like Amazon, Walmart, and Instacart. You will partner with internal and client teams to deliver connected commerce capabilities and manage campaigns to meet performance goals.

The role requires 3–5 years in retail paid media, experience with platforms such as Pacvue or Skai, and the ability to drive growth while maintaining client budgets.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of retail paid experience across Walmart Connect, Criteo, Instacart or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to set up and run campaigns with minimal supervision.
• Experience planning and managing enterprise-level client engagements and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, optimize, and measure retailer paid activation activities on eRetailer sites and networks (Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Kroger, etc.).
• Collaborate with internal and client teams to deliver connected commerce capabilities (retail media, shopper marketing, operations, content, analytics).
• Manage campaigns to meet/exceed performance goals like efficiency, profitability, and growth.
• Ensure client budgets are paced, met, and not exceeded.

Skills

Retail media

Campaign management

Client communication

Budget management

Search ads platforms

Tools

Pacvue

Skai

Job description

Agency: PHd Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Performance Media Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, optimize, and measure retailer paid activation activities for clients on eRetailer sites and networks including Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Kroger, Criteo, CitrusAds, and others.
• Partner with internal and client teams to provide best in class connected commerce capabilities (retail media, shopper marketing, operations, content, analytics, etc.).
• Manage campaigns to meet and exceed a wide range of specified performance goals such as advertising efficiency, profitability, growth, new product launches, and more.
• Ensure client budgets are properly paced, met, and not exceeded.
• Remain at the forefront of the retail media industry, helping to define best practices, identify new opportunities, and actively contribute to our body of knowledge and expertise across the company.
• Help guide development of retailer paid search services and drive growth of this practice, partnering with business development and account teams to pitch and win new business.
• Support various teams with proactive thought leadership and content to help internal training and capability development.
• Manage and mentor several junior staff members in addition to other responsibilities.

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of retail paid experience in Walmart Connect Search Ads, Criteo, Instacart, multiple retail search platforms ideal.
• Demonstrable expertise across all aspects of retailer paid with the ability to set up and run campaigns with little supervision.
• Skilled at planning and managing enterprise-level client engagements and budgets.
• Experience with at least one or more tech providers such as Pacvue, Skai, etc.
• Proven track record of flawless execution, driving growth, client retention, and exceeding various stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to engage with clients in, for example, campaign strategy setting discussions, weekly performance calls, campaign reviews, etc.
• Clear and concise communicator with the ability to create and present compelling performance narratives across a wide set of data.
• Deep understanding of retail readiness as well as additional paid and organic drivers of success (operations, promotions, content, programmatic, off-platform media, etc.).
• Ability to write a campaign strategy document and a campaign review document.
• The ideal candidate can operate at a very high level as an individual contributor yet is on the cusp of leading a team.
• Team leadership is a near‑term growth opportunity for this role.
• Able to work in an agile environment.
• Able and comfortable dealing with ambiguity to make decisions and take action for the betterment of our clients.
• Team player.
• Curious.
• Ambitious.
• Individual must also maintain an extreme level of confidentiality in dealing with all information that flows through the office.

New York: $50,000.00-$95,000.00

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

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