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Job Category: Marketing  
Title: DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICE 
Job Location: Minneapolis 
Percent Travel: 10-20% 
Hiring Co.: MARS ADVERTISING 
Specialty Area: retailer 
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Company Description: MARS is focused on creating pure shopper delight—an invitation for shoppers to do more than just buy brands. It’s getting them to actually share their lives with those brands. That moment when a shopper physically touches a brand is the culmination of everything we do. And that brand needs to touch her back- her heart, her mind and her sense of what’s possible.
MARS is the number one shopper marketing agency in North America. We hone our craft by unlocking shopper insights and leveraging deep retailer knowledge to create memorable, profitable shopper connections. Our clients are national Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers—names you know and trust. Our team is composed of people with various backgrounds, but they share a talent for bringing thought leadership to our clients.
 
Position Responsibilities: MARS is currently seeking a Director, Client Service for our Minneapolis, MN office. The Director, Client Service is responsible for developing in-depth knowledge and strong relationships with the assigned client and/or retailer, working closely with internal and external teams, participating in the annual planning process, developing and managing Shopper Marketing projects for assigned brands/retailers and leading growth of assigned businesses. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of “Go-to-Market Strategy”, operations and promotion guidelines/procedures.
What You’ll Do:
Provide thought leadership, impacting/contributing to client’s way of doing business on an ongoing basis
Act as a change agent/impact player from both an internal and external perspective – contributing to both client and MARS performance
Expand assigned business through identification of emerging opportunities and securing of incremental revenue and/or acquisition of new business
Manage client budgets, ensuring profitability for MARS and contributing to overall department bonus attainment
Demonstrate financial acumen across standard business accounting/finance documents such as income statements, balance sheets, and sales reports
Develop annual business plan, setting short- and long-term strategic course for growth of assigned business
Build strong relationships with both client and retailer while working closely with cross-functional teams including consumer marketing, trade development, operations, merchandising, and category managers, directors and buyers
What You Bring to Us:
Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field - MBA preferred
Minimum of 8 years of marketing or advertising experience, preferably manufacturer and/or agency experience in retailer promotions CPG marketing and/or sales and Kroger experience required
Dynamic personality able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences
A wealth of industry knowledge including current trends, consumer packaged goods and retailer information, and business philosophies
Motivational leadership, inspiring team to deliver top performance every day against assigned business
Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management of day to day business Sound decision making skills based in agency, client, and industry knowledge
Passion about business and dissatisfaction with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned client/business
Strong listening skills and attention to detail
Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
Some travel is required
 
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Education Required: BS/BA  Paid Relocation: Maybe 
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