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Click here to apply for Job # 35774
Job Category: Marketing  
Title: MANAGER, CLIENT SERVICE 
Job Location: Bentonville 
Percent Travel: SOME 
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 Manager, Client Service to work out of our Bentonville, AR office. This individual is responsible for developing in-depth knowledge and strong relationships with 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.
What You`ll Do:
Shopper Marketing program development –creative brief, brainstorming, tactical research – all contributing to final client/retailer presentation
Independently manage projects effectively from start to finish.
Handle vetting all creative to ensure alignment with client objectives and desired look/feel prior to sharing with client/retailer
Lead concept development and program sell-in at retailer
Navigate retailer execution of program (all retailer required docs, retailer communication, retailer processes, etc.)
Develop advanced knowledge of assigned brand or retailer brand positioning(s), short and long term goals, consumer/shopper targets and marketing strategies
Maintain productive interaction with support departments (i.e. answer questions/provide direction) to keep projects moving forward
Work effectively and efficiently with various internal departments
Maintain and update team reports, including weekly status, marketplace assessments, etc.
Maintain quality standards adopted by team
What You Bring to Us:
Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
Minimum 3-6 years experience in brand marketing or in national consumer promotions with a major CPG manufacturer or agency.
Strategic thinking in the development of Shopper Marketing programs and management of day to day business
Sound decision making skills based on agency, client and industry knowledge
Passion about business and dissatisfaction with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned client/business
Dynamic personality able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences
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: Yes 
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Click here to apply for Job # 35774