Associate Manager Retail Media Performance, Target & Club

Job Purpose The Associate Manager, Retail Media Performance– Target & Club, is responsible for end to end retail media strategy, activation, and performance optimization to drive Unilever Personal Care growth at Target. This role sits within the Personal Care Retail Marketing Team and partners closely with WPP Unite, Retail Media Networks, and cross functional stakeholders to deliver data driven, performance led outcomes across Unilever’s retail media investment. What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be Retail Marketing & Media Planning Lead retail media and search strategy, execution, and ongoing optimization for Unilever personal care across Target & Club customers Ensure strong stakeholder alignment across strategic planning, in flight optimization, and post campaign learning. Develop and optimize retail media plans that drive incremental sales and category growth. Performance, Optimization & ROI Partner with analytics and agency teams to monitor performance signals, identify optimization opportunities, and dynamically shift investment to maximize in growth. Lead competitive tracking and category performance analysis to inform optimization and future planning. Cross Functional & Agency Leadership Serve as the primary day to day partner to WPP Unite, providing clear direction, feedback, and strategic guidance across planning, activation, and reporting. Collaborate closely with National Media, Retail Marketing, and Brand teams to ensure retailer plans are fully integrated into broader end to end initiatives. Share retail media and marketing best practices, learnings, and playbooks across the organization to strengthen overall retail media capability. Retailer Partnership & Platform Expertise Build and maintain strong working relationships with Retail Media Networks to unlock platform capabilities and performance opportunities. Translate retail specific insights, signals, and tools into actionable media strategies. Reporting & Strategic Communication Lead clear and concise performance reporting for brands and cross-functional stakeholders, translating complex data into actionable insights and recommendations. Contribute to post campaign learning agendas, ensuring insights are embedded into future briefs, planning, and investment decisions.

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Required Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s degree 3 to 5 years of proven experience in retail marketing, media and search strategy, with direct Target/Roundel experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to manage media performance end to end, from planning through optimization and reporting, within a complex cross functional ecosystem. Strong analytical and performance optimization skills, with comfort leveraging multiple data sources to inform real time decision making. Strong collaborator with the ability to lead agency partners and influence cross functional teams Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Health insurance, including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage Retirement savings benefits Life insurance and disability benefits Parental leave Sick leave Paid vacation and holidays Access to numerous voluntary benefits At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee. Unilever Is An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons With Disabilities. For more information on your federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Unilever