Marketing Account Manager, Retail Media Network

Marketing Account Manager, Retail Media Network Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people! If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you. Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets, people and our planet. Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco. Position Purpose Petco has embarked on a journey to transform our business and is looking for team members who will lead us into the future as the leading omnichannel pet health and wellness company. Scope We’re looking for a Specialist, Petco Adworks Account Management to support our co-op marketing programs with consumables and supplies vendors. You will partner closely with merchants, vendor partners, and marketing centers of excellence to develop and execute end-to-end marketing plans that drive business results for both Petco and our vendors. You will ideally have previous experience with co-op/trade marketing programs and will have experience working with a variety of marketing tactics, including digital media and in-store executions. Account management skills are also a plus since you will be responsible for direct contact with 30+ vendor partners. Responsibilities Marketing Planning: Supporting the Senior Manager, Petco Adworks Account Management and collaborating with vendor partners to understand their objectives in order to craft and own the marketing strategies, integrated marketing plans, and sell in plans that drive vendor goals, as well as managing corresponding budgets for 30+ vendor partners. Strategic Positioning: Partner with the Senior Manager, Petco Adworks Account Management and internal partners to ensure differentiated positioning for each of our vendor partners, which will be reinforced through messaging, and brought to life via world-class marketing execution Integrated Execution: Partner with cross-functional business and marketing team members to orchestrate and execute the enterprise-wide integrated marketing activations for each of our vendor partners on time and on budget – including contract execution, brief writing, creative development, SKU and asset collection, UPC submission and creation, routing for approvals, campaign performance and monthly financial tracking. Essential Knowledge & Skills Education & Experience: A bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years experience, ideally in an integrated marketing, trade marketing, or account management role. Creative Acumen: Ability to objectively evaluate creative against a strategic brief and deliver feedback in a way that clearly and effectively sets direction and inspires the team. Relationship Management: Ability to maintain strong professional relationships with 30+ vendor partners in addition to internal merchandising and marketing partners. Project Management: Manage timelines and key milestones for 30+ vendor partners Financial Management: Manage multi-channel media and production budgets and reconcile spend by month and quarter. Petco Core Competencies Collaborative Partnership: Work with internal and external partners to use all available resources to bring plans to life through team-building, conflict resolution and consensus-building. Solution Oriented: Be a dependable problem solver who takes a pragmatic approach to managing crises – someone who always finds a way to “get it done”. Effective Communicator: Strong written and oral communications skills, including negotiating, presenting, and influencing. Communicates information clearly, concisely, and professionally. Tailors communication style and content to the audience. Proactively shares timely updates and information with relevant parties. Establishes Trust: Follows through on commitments. Is honest and direct in dealing with people. Promotes a culture of respect for, commitment to, and compliance with Company values, beliefs, and standards. Ensures the protection of confidential information. Independent Worker: Ability to prioritize and balance time to support key initiatives. This position is deadline-intensive and requires the ability to gracefully and seamlessly handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Analyzes Problems & Issues: Gathers and analyzes the most critical information needed to understand problems. Makes decisions that take into account broad company and customer implications. Anticipates and removes obstacles, redirecting efforts to accelerate the work or improve quality. Makes Informed Judgments: Makes sound business decisions based on insight and analysis. Chooses the best alternative based on consideration of pros, cons, tradeoffs, timing, and available resources. Makes decisions that contribute to company performance. Meets Customer Needs: Identifies customer trends, expectations, and needs. Ensures that feedback from customers is leveraged to identify improvement opportunities. Ensures follow-up with customers to confirm problems are solved. Continually searches for ways to improve customer service. Additional Responsibilities Work Environment The majority of job duties are performed while seated indoors with little or no exposure to hazards. Minor local travel by automobile to vendors or agencies may be required. Also periodic attendance at appropriate marketing conferences to stay knowledgeable about the latest thinking and technology and to share best practices with other colleagues. The description is intended to provide an overview of the nature and level of work; it is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties or requirements. PETCO reserves the right to modify content at any time without notice. Employment at PETCO is at-will. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state regulations. The ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates depend on position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied. $76,500 - $114,700 per year Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full-time Job function Marketing and Sales Industries Retail #J-18808-Ljbffr Petco