Client Director FTC

Bradford, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the Client Team's commercial performance, lead a c.32-person team and build trusted senior relationships with Morrisons to deliver insight-led, growth-focused campaigns and strong client service.

  • Drive revenue and profitability targets
  • Develop and empower high-performing teams
  • Shape strategic planning across MMG, SMG and Morrisons

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own commercial performance across the Client Team, driving delivery against MMG’s revenue and commercial targets.
  • Lead and inspire a team of c.32, creating a high-performing culture that delivers brilliant, commercially effective client work.
  • Build trusted senior relationships with Morrisons and partner brands, aligning priorities and identifying opportunities for growth.
  • Set the standard for strategic planning, ensuring work is insight-led and delivers against both brand and Morrisons objectives.
  • Bring teams together across MMG, SMG and Morrisons to deliver outstanding campaigns, insight, reporting and client service.
  • Develop and grow your people, driving performance, progression, succession planning and strong leadership across the team.
  • Help shape the future of MMG as part of the Senior Leadership Team, championing collaboration, culture and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Experienced senior client leader, ideally with a background in FMCG, retail or a similarly complex client environment.
  • Strong commercial acumen, with a proven track record of delivering revenue and profitability targets and managing complex P&Ls.
  • Confident senior stakeholder manager, able to build trusted relationships and influence across clients, retailers and internal teams.
  • Experienced in budgeting, forecasting and financial management, with the ability to turn commercial data into clear actions.
  • Proven people leader, with experience building, motivating and developing high-performing teams.
  • Strategic thinker, able to set direction, manage complexity and balance multiple priorities.
  • Clear and influential communicator, comfortable translating data and strategy into compelling recommendations.
  • Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset and the drive to unlock new opportunities.

Benefits

  • 10% discretionary bonus
  • £1,800 yearly wellbeing fund (on top of your salary!)
  • Free Headspace subscription
  • £500 yearly “Uni Fund” for learning
  • 4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year
  • Annual Summer conference + year-round celebrations
  • 4pm finishes every Friday
  • Flexible and hybrid working
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SMG

We’re the original pioneers in connected commerce marketing. Since 2008, we’ve been partnering with major retailers, powering global brands, and building meaningful connections with shoppers. We simplify the mind-boggling complexity of today’s retail media landscape. We deliver impactful campaigns that connect with people where it matters. We create seamless and personalised shopping experiences. Above all, we deliver amazing results for our partners, driven by our unshakeable desire for growth.Time after time, we change the game. SMG is home to a world-class suite of commerce advertising capabilities powered by data and cutting-edge technology. We constantly push ourselves, our tech and our industry to discover innovative new ways to connect, sell and grow.Our brilliant people are the ones who make change happen. Straight-talking, fiercely driven, and with a thirst for challenging the status quo, we’re united in spirit and culture. Positively disrupting retail and creating campaigns with impact, we’re taking everyone with us on extraordinary adventures in connected commerce.

Founded in 2016
London, England, GBR
621 employees (71 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
53 (9% of company)
Median Tenure
11.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.3%
Direct
48.1%
Referral
9.3%
Social
7.8%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~621

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Client Director FTC

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