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Senior Manager, Media Planning & Strategy

Sam's Club Member Access Platform (MAP)

At Sam's Club, we are member obsessed. We look to add value to the Sam's Club membership, and we partner with suppliers to bring unique and exciting values to our members. Sam's Club Member Access Platform (MAP) is the nexus of the Supplier -Marketer- Merchant partnership and are responsible for delivering our suppliers (advertisers) impactful omnichannel member experiences that are married with measurable insights.

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing, highly visible team within Sam's Club. We believe all digital advertising can be targeted and accountable - and we have Sam's Club first party membership sales data to prove it. MAP wins when suppliers invest in digital media to drive growth; Sam's and our supplier partners win when your digital expertise helps sell more goods online and offline. Growth in our digital advertising business is key to fueling the enterprise's [Sam's Club] overall growth strategy.

The Senior Manager, Media Planning & Strategy heads a dynamic team responsible for developing and driving strategic, comprehensive cross-channel media plans across MAP's entire product portfolio (owned & operated, programmatic, display, social, search, etc.). This position also oversees the career development and work product quality of individual Media Planning team members.

Ideal candidates will have an extensive digital/retail media planning background with a strong understanding of online marketing solutions. They should also have a strong knowledge of end-to-end digital media campaign operations (i.e. ad serving, measurement, verification, etc.). A demonstrated history of managing high-performance teams is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of media planners responsible for translating client goals into strategic media solutions and ensure strategic consistency across all elements of plan development and implementation.

• Own the daily functional management, triaging and conflict resolution of issues for the Media Planning team.

• Instill strong operational rigor and discipline across the team to ensure standardization and harmonization of workflow across cross-functional teams.

• Regularly assess all steps within the media planning process to resolve inefficiencies and redundancy.

• Partner with Account Management, Ad Sales, Campaign Management, Creative Operations, and Search Center of Excellence teams ensuring the delivery of high-quality strategic recommendations that are meeting client objectives and SLAs.

• Attend Advertiser calls as needed to provide leadership coverage and strategic recommendations

• Partner with Head of Ad Operations on ongoing training and development for the Media Planning team ranging from industry to soft skills.

• Work with Director of Campaign Management to build a seamless flow across pre and post-sales functions

• Develop and deliver regular reporting on overall campaign stats (i.e. performance, coverage, workload, etc.)

• Coach and mentor a high performing team of Media Planners on performance goals and career growth

• Develop, grow, and maintain relationships with internal teams through exceptional client service.

• Partner with Yield & Inventory to drive clarity with pricing and inventory availability for Media Planning team.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic media planning, account management, or digital media campaign management within search, publisher display media, network media buys, and/or social media

• 3+ years of management, mentorship, and/or lead responsibilities

• Retail media network experience strongly preferred

• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to clearly communicate findings and solutions, both in-writing and verbally

• Strong understanding of advertising technology and data/performance measurement trends

• Demonstrable success as a leader of change, by achieving operational excellence by optimizing processes and systems

• Understand upper funnel [brand messaging, calls to action] and lower funnel [direct response, conversion] campaign tactics

• Demonstrates strong leadership with the ability to build, train, coach and develop a high performing team

• Ability to move fast, be bold, and thrive in a dynamic, quickly changing environment

• Ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally with a strong focus on collaboration

• Strong project management skills

• Excellent communication and writing skills

• Capability to work proactively under pressure and handling multiple ad-hoc requests

• Ability to advise partners on best practices and areas of opportunity

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!

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• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage

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• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance

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• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10649:The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00

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San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00

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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas US-09930:The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Minimum Qualifications...

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Preferred Qualifications...

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Primary Location...

121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America

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