Retail Media Manager, Central Life Sciences

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize sponsored and programmatic retail media across multiple platforms, orchestrate launches and budget with cross-functional teams, and lead retailer storefronts, partnerships, and performance measurement to drive market share and ROAS.

  • Own campaign architecture, daily optimization, and measurement tooling across platforms.
  • Lead budgeting, testing, and performance reporting to CLS and eCommerce leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own sponsored advertising and programmatic display across Amazon, Chewy, Walmart, and other platforms from campaign architecture through daily optimization, including DSP and the measurement tooling behind it. Build campaign structures that reflect how each platform actually works, including subscription and repeat-purchase behavior.
  • Build the media plan for every new item launch, coordinated with brand, sales, and supply chain, to confirm retail readiness.
  • Identify the keywords, intent phrases, categories, and hero items where we hold a leadership position, and efficiently execute them. Manage keyword and audience strategy against organic rank and share of voice.
  • Find where a share position is winnable, size the investment required, and make the case for it.
  • Own the brand storefront across each retailer. Build the digital merchandising calendar, brief the digital ad creative, and measure storefront traffic, engagement, and conversion.
  • Own the working relationship with each retailer’s media organization. Stay current on capabilities, beta programs, and platform releases, and bring those back as concrete recommendations.
  • Evaluate and negotiate retailer media programs, event packages, and seasonal sponsorships against a consistent standard, and bring a clear recommendation on what to buy, what to skip, and why. Represent retail media in customer joint business planning and quarterly business reviews.
  • Own onsite and offsite retail media across our omnichannel partners, including Walmart and Tractor Supply. In these accounts a click can end in a store, so build and measure against total account performance and loyalty audiences rather than dot-com sales alone.
  • Own the business relationship with retail media agency partners: scope, ways of working, and performance accountability. Set performance briefs, review pacing, QA campaign builds, and drive the weekly in-flight optimization decisions.
  • Own the annual retail media budget: allocation across retailers, tactics, and funnel stages, monthly pacing, billing, and accrual reconciliation with Finance.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of retail media, eCommerce marketing, or digital advertising experience, with at least 3 years hands-on in retailer ad platforms.
  • Direct, hands-on ownership of Amazon Advertising (Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display) and at least one additional retail media network at scale.
  • Experience owning a retail media budget, including allocation, pacing, and reconciliation.
  • Demonstrated ability to connect media investment to category and market share outcomes and to campaign efficiency metrics.
  • Demonstrated experience managing agency or vendor partners against defined performance targets.
  • Fluency in retail media measurement: ROAS, TACOS, new-to-brand, conversion rate, and the limits of last-click attribution.
  • Strong analytical ability and the communication skills to turn campaign data into an actionable recommendation.

Preferred

  • Hands-on Amazon DSP experience and familiarity with Amazon Marketing Cloud.
  • Experience across a mix of pure play and omnichannel retail media networks.
  • Brand storefront ownership on any major retailer.
  • Experience with share measurement and syndicated category data.
  • Campaign management or digital shelf tooling such as Pacvue, Skai, Stackline, Profitero, or Salsify (exact toolset not required).
  • Experience advertising regulated products, including EPA and FDA-registered categories.
  • Equine, animal health, pet, or professional pest and vector control category experience.
  • CPG, consumer durables, or retail background.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a business or marketing discipline.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Free Life and Disability Insurance
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401k with 3% company match and annual employer discretionary contribution
  • Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to thousands of free online courses
  • Discounts on cell phones, movie tickets, gym memberships, and more!
  • Education Assistance (both college degrees and professional certifications)
  • Referral Program with cash bonus
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Central Garden & Pet understands that home is central to life and has proudly nurtured happy and healthy homes for over 40 years. Our innovative and trusted products are dedicated to helping lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier, and communities grow stronger.Central is home to a leading portfolio of more than 65 high-quality brands, including Amdro®, Aqueon®, Cadet®, C&S®, Farnam®, Ferry-Morse®, Four Paws®, Kaytee®, Nylabone®, and Pennington®, strong manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. With fiscal 2024 net sales of $3.2 billion, Central is on a mission to lead the future of the pet and garden industries.Central Garden & Pet is brought to life every day by over 6,000 passionate people who are primarily located across North America. Our employees are talented, energetic, and dedicated to the growth and success of our brands. We take pride in providing a great work experience to our employees – including a safe work environment, friendly atmosphere, and a comprehensive compensation & benefits package. For additional information about careers at Central, please visit www.central.com/careers/career-with-central.

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