Manager, In-Store Media

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens Retail Media Network is seeking a Manager, In-Store Media to lead the day-to-day management and growth of our in-store media partner portfolio in a fast-paced retail environment. This role will manage relationships with external partners, coordinate with Client Services and internal teams, and drive launches, reporting, and operational initiatives for digital in-store screens.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and skilled at coordinating across internal teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in Merchandising, Marketing, eCommerce, Strategy, Healthcare, Analytics, Finance, and/or Operations OR High school / GED with 9+ years experience.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in business communities & with vendors.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions and drive improvements.
• Experience identifying operational issues and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Experience with project management (planning, organizing, and managing resources).
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering presentations to various audiences.
• At least 1 year of direct or indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Developing highly complex or industry-specific programs and approaches.
• Defining and deploying research approaches and knowledge bases.
• Forecasting industry trends and their impact on designs and methods.
• Establishing research guidelines, best practices and standards.
• Analyzing and presenting results to teams and decision makers.
• Serving on core teams for strategically important initiatives.
• Developing programs to establish and enhance standards.
• Interpreting complex results and trends.
• Identifying relationships with internal/external partners.
• Serving as subject matter expert and guiding implementation of complex projects.

Skills

Relationship management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Presentations

Communication

Strategic thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school / GED

Job description

Manager, In-Store Media

Address: 200 WILMOT RD, DEERFIELD, IL, 60015-04620-00001-2

Job ID: 1882119BR

Job Summary

Walgreens Retail Media Network is looking for a Manager, In-Store Media to support the day-to-day management and growth of our in-store media partner portfolio. This role will manage relationships with five external in-store media partners, ensuring campaigns, reporting, channel launches, and operational initiatives are executed effectively and efficiently.

The Manager will serve as the primary point of coordination between external partners, the Client Services team, and other internal stakeholders. This person will be responsible for keeping projects on track, facilitating communication across stakeholders, leading partner and internal status meetings, proactively escalating risks and issues, and ensuring teams have the information and tools needed to support the in-store media business.

A key focus of this role will be supporting the launch of digital in-store screens, including managing timelines and partnering with vendors to develop marketing materials and establish operational ways of working. In addition to supporting this strategic initiative, the Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the in-store media partner portfolio, including maintaining sales materials, managing revenue reporting and pipeline updates, facilitating communication across stakeholders, and identifying process improvements that make it easier for teams to sell, activate, and measure in-store media programs.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and skilled at managing relationships across internal teams and external partners. Experience in in-store media, retail media, vendor management, project management, or sales support is preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing the highly- complex or industry- approaches to drive the development of broad reaching programs/designs.
• Defining, deploying and institutionalizing functional area research approaches and related knowledge bases.
• Forecasting and assessing industry trends and their impact on designs and methods of the specified functional area.
• Establishing research guidelines, best practices and standards.
• Analyzing, summarizing and presenting results to functional teams and decision makers.
• Serving on the of the specified functional area team for strategically important initiatives.
• Developing programs that establish and enhance standards.
• Interpreting highly complex results and analyzing trends.
• Identifying and establishing relationships with internal/external partners.
• Performs as the subject matter expert for the specified functional area and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in nature.
• Develops and highly complex programs that establish and enhance standards. Develops the specifications of highly complex projects and may perform as implementation project lead. Develops and implements improvements to processes, as necessary.
• Determines business approaches and/or develops major new technical tools.
• Shares highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced business solutions. Evangelizes new ideas / solutions to gain acceptance from a wide range of audiences.
• Develops business approaches and new or enhanced processes.
• Guides and mentors a wide range of audiences. May provide subject matter expertise to the business. May participate in teaching and training members of the work team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in Merchandising, Marketing, eCommerce, Strategy, Healthcare, Analytics, Finance, and/or Operations OR High school / GED and at least 9 years of experience in Merchandising, Marketing, eCommerce, Strategy, Healthcare, Analytics, Finance, and/or Operations.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in in-store media, retail media, shopper marketing, vendor management, digital media agency or related fields.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple external partners and competing priorities.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with sales, client services, operations, and vendor teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting media launches, sales enablement, reporting, or campaign operations is a plus.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

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Salary Range: $100000 - $175000 / Salaried