Global Commerce Strategy Manager

Description

Position at GroupM Nexus

MANAGER, global COMMERCE STRATEGY

This role is designed to deliver Commerce strategic support to our clients and omni-commerce agency team. The role is responsible for operationalizing best practices, developing commerce solutions, and delivering client business objectives.

Overview:

GroupM Nexus Commerce is a team of highly skilled performance marketers who drive measurable business growth for iconic brands across GroupM agencies. Our Commerce capability is comprised of Strategy, Activation, Innovation, and Data & Technology, working as an interconnected unit and living on the cutting edge of modern marketing. Through proprietary tools, partnerships, processes and training, GroupM Commerce delivers industry leading Commerce solutions to our clients with global scale, local nuance, and effectiveness.

• Contribute to upleveling account management and improve how we serve GroupM Commerce clients across agencies.
• Support agency teams (investment, search, social, programmatic, data, and analytics) to deliver comprehensive solutions that accomplish client's business objectives.
• Support the integration between commerce and brand media to develop end-to-end media plans for clients.
• Manage relationships to ensure delivery of first-to-market media solutions.
• Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in retail media. Develop and cascade POVs on changing industry dynamics.
• Engage with internal and external leaders across WPP agencies, technology providers, and retailers to develop go-to-market solutions.
• Assist in developing commerce and retail media content for the organization, including educational trainings, POVs, and frameworks.
• Lead the adoption of GroupM Commerce for new business and existing accounts.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in commerce across paid media, trade strategy, retail, consulting, and/or analytics.
• Ability to execute effective media plans that achieve business objectives.
• Experience across the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Drive to learn and understand the retail landscape and the latest trends in commerce media.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas.
• Deep understanding of retail commercial elements such as profit margin, inventory levels, forecasting, and demand planning to inform media decisions.
• Deep understanding of how different media channels work together and how retail media fits within the wider ecosystem.
• Experience with retail bid management platforms, such as Pacvue or Skai.
• Experience in campaign management and optimization across multiple retail platforms (Amazon or Alibaba experience preferred)
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with internal teams and external partners.
• A self-starter attitude that thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent project-management skills; able to coordinate projects across multiple teams and functions.

• Open. We cultivate trust by taking ownership and accountability, and we empathetically and intelligently balance people and client experience in everything we do.
• Optimistic. We mobilize the enterprise, driving our vision forward, and we champion growth and career development so we can all thrive.
• Extraordinary. We harness our shared capabilities to inspire transformational creativity, and lead collectively to deliver a seamless client and colleague experience.