Manager, Retail Consultancy

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Rogers (AR); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Flexible working arrangements

Wellness programs

Job summary

Publicis Commerce in the United States is seeking a Manager, Retail Consultancy to lead end-to-end client projects—from briefing to media and creative development, timelines, and budgets. This role also guides tactic-focused creative work and maintains strong retailer partnerships.

The Manager supports senior leadership in developing strategic retailer media plans and oversees vendor coordination, reporting, and performance assessments.

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.
• Experience working with retail media networks and media vendors.
• Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management of day-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.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to develop optimal strategies and tactics.
• Oversees and directs the work of the Sr. Account Executive and/or Account Executive.
• Manage the implementation of key client projects.
• Build strong relationships with retailer client contacts.
• Manage execution of programs including Ad Ops tagging and reporting by ad ops specialist.
• Collaborate with external vendors/agencies to execute projects.
• Activate and manage partnerships with other manufacturers or properties.
• Identify retailer direct and manufacturer platforms.
• Develop and manage project timelines and budgets.
• Communicate project status and budget to client teams.
• Plan and implement retail marketing extensions of brand programs for national retainer clients.
• Manage client approval process.
• Measure post-promotion results using agency and client data.
• Some travel required.

Skills

Project Management

Retail marketing

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Education

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

Job description

Company description

About Publicis Commerce: Informed by data, our passionate team strives to deliver Hero Moments for our clients’ brands in the final mile of the retail customer journey. We pride ourselves on being able to provide winning client solutions delivered across 7 core capability areas: Data & Consumer Insights; Shopper Marketing & Integrated RTM; Field Marketing; Events & Activations; Promotional, Risk, Reward & Loyalty and Retail POS Strategy.

Overview

We are seeking a Manager, Retail Consultancy. The Manager is the owner of duties needed to support Customer project execution including leading projects end to end from briefing to media and creative development, timeline management, client and vendor 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 to the Mars United Commerce office in Rogers, AR 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 and tactics
• Oversees and directs the work of the Sr. Account Executive and/or Account Executive assigned 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/tagging requirements 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 marketing extensions 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 of day-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.

Publicis 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 $97,565.00/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. 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 9/8/2026.