Senior Director, Client Leadership

Mars United Commerce Powered by Marilyn is a global commerce company that delivers all the solutions clients need to grow their business today and tomorrow. Founded by the late Marilyn Barnett, we’ve become global leaders in four key commerce disciplines – Strategy & Analytics, Digital Commerce, Content & Experiences, and Retail Consultancy – that together form a United Commerce Ecosystem that provides all the expertise clients need to navigate the commerce marketing landscape. Our 800 Martians across North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia exist to drive growth for our people, our clients, and our communities all across the globe.

We’re looking for a Senior Director, Client Leadership to work on a major consumer goods client. Candidates must reside in the NY Metro or Dallas area.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Liaise on behalf of our client between the entire Publicis network of agencies to leverage the POWER OF ONE providing connectivity across the network and with internal stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery of brand plans
• Build strong relationships with the client while working closely with cross-functional teams including consumer marketing, trade development, operations, merchandising, and category managers, directors and buyers
• Act as a change agent/impact player from both an internal and external perspective – contributing to successful client and Mars United Commerce performance
• Provide thought leadership, impacting/contributing to client’s way of doing business on an ongoing basis
• Unlock areas for optimization and efficiency, where applicable, and ensure effective practices are developed and successfully implemented across internal/external stakeholders.
• Expand assigned business through identification of emerging opportunities and securing of incremental revenue and/or acquisition of new business
• Demonstrate understanding of the various levers and implications related to integrated agency planning processes, i.e., budget allocation, audience targeted, consumer/shopper behaviors and mindset, analytics/measurement.
• Collaborate with key cross-functional players within the Publicis network to develop annual business plans, setting short- and long-term strategic course for growth of assigned business
  
  

SKILLSETS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of marketing or advertising experience, and required agency experience in traditional consumer activities
• Dynamic personality able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences
• A wealth of industry knowledge including current trends, consumer packaged goods, and business philosophies
• Motivational leadership, inspiring team to deliver top performance every day against assigned business
• Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management of day-to-day business
• Sound decision making skills based in agency, client, and industry knowledge
• Passion about business and dissatisfaction with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned client/business
• Strong listening skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Some travel is required
  
  

Mars United Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, ancestry, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or handicap, HIV, veteran, marital or family status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state and/or federal laws, except where a bonafide occupational qualification applies.

Mars United Commerce has developed a wide variety of inclusive benefit plans and policies that address and promote the needs of all employees and their family members, including comprehensive group health plans, a parental leave program that includes paid maternity and paternity benefits for pregnancy, adoption and surrogacy, flexible paid time off, a broad and confidential employee assistance program, ongoing wellness support initiatives, trusted financial health advice and guidance, promotion of education through tuition support and assistance, and a flexible and supportive work environment and culture.

Compensation Range: $100,000 - $130,000 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 February 28, 2025.

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