Manager, Retail Consultancy

Publicis Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,050 - 107,835; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness and benefits package

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World Program

Job summary

Mars United℠ Commerce is seeking a Manager to lead customer project execution from briefing to activation, manage timelines and budgets, and nurture client/vendor relationships on retail programs. The role supports senior leadership in strategic retailer media planning and cross‑functional collaboration for successful campaigns.

Candidates must reside within commutable distance to the Mars United℠ Commerce Cincinnati or Chicago office for a hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field.
• 5–7 years’ experience in marketing or media at retail.
• Proven project management experience with retailer clients.
• Experience with retail media networks and media vendors.
• Strategic thinker with day‑to‑day business management skills.
• Strong listening, communication, and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies and tactics with cross‑functional teams for retailer programs.
• Direct work of junior staff to meet timelines and budgets.
• Manage key client projects and relationships with retailer contacts.
• Oversee ad ops tagging and reporting accuracy in collaboration with the team.
• Plan timelines and budgets, and communicate status to clients.
• Identify retailer platforms and opportunities for program activation.
• Measure post‑promotion results using provided data.

Skills

Project Management

Retail Marketing

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field

Tools

Marilyn platform

Advertising technology

Job description

Company description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Responsibilities

The Manager is the owner of duties needed to support Customer project execution including leadingprojects end to end from briefing to media and creative development, timeline management, client andvendor relationships, communication, budget/financial management and activation including managed
service. Additionally, the Manager is leading tactic specific creative development, timeline management,client and vendor relationships & communications.

The Manager supports the Director on the development of strategic retailer media plans, and acts as a key liaison to retail vendor partners facilitating needed executional elements. The Manager collects past performance data, understands benchmarks, suggests program optimizations and provides oversight for tactic and program reporting. Candidates must reside within a commutable distance from the Mars United Commerce Cincinnati or Chicago office for a hybrid work schedule.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the internal cross-functional teams (Strategic Planning & Analytics, Marilyn, Media,Client Leadership and Creative) to develop optimal and actionable strategies, concepts andtactics
• Oversees and directs the work of the Sr. Account Executive and/or Account Executiveassigned to the business, ensuring they are clear on assigned duties and timelines
• Manage the implementation of key client projects
• Build strong working relationships with assigned retailer client contacts
• Manage execution of approved programs through team including ensuring all Ad Ops/taggingrequirements and reporting are being executed by ad ops specialist
• Work with external client vendors/agencies to execute projects as assigned
• Activate and manage partnership relationships with other manufacturers or properties
• Identify retailer direct and manufacturer platforms
• Develop and manage project timelines and budgets
• Proactively manage communication of project status and budget to client teams
• Work hand-in-hand with internal teams on planning and implementation of retail marketingextensions of brand and category programs (national retainer clients)
• Manage client approval process
• Measure post-promotion results using agency and client-provided data
• Some travel required

SKILL SETS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
• 5-7 years’ experience in marketing or media at retail
• Proven Project Management experience
• Experience working with retail media networks and media vendors
• Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management ofday-to-day business
• Sound decision making skills based in industry knowledge
• Passion about business – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned client/business
• Strong listening skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Desire to dig in and do what’s needed to get the job done right

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
Work Your World Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.

Mars United℠ Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $107,835.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/18/2026.