Digital Media & Shopper Analytics Manager
£65,000 to £70,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester City Centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and coming into the office at least once a week (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).
We're looking for a Digital Media & Shopper Analytics Manager to join our Co-op Media Network leadership team. Co-op Media Network is focused on revolutionising the way media is valued in the convenience market and we are the UK's leading convenience-focused retail media network.
In this role, you'll drive growth in our data and analytics income streams by creating and managing data-media ecosystem that effectively leverage Co-op's unique convenience shopper data with brands and media agencies. As Co-op Media Network continues to grow ahead of the market, this role provides an exciting opportunity to look for new ways for us to continuously improve and make a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, and member-owners.
What you'll do
- Craft and implement Co-op's retail media data strategy, aligning it with broader business objectives
- Develop and oversee Co-op's data-media ecosystem, ensuring seamless operations across all facets of data-media processes
- Lead the development of business cases for new technologies and infrastructure that enhance our media capabilities and drive incremental media investment
- Continuously optimise our data-media commercial model
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with Martech vendors, media agencies, publishers, and other partners
- Lead and inspire both direct and indirect teams involved in retail media analytics, insight generation, and audience activation.
This role would suit people who have
- A strong understanding of the paid media industry, particularly digital, including the motivations of different players, operating and commercial models, and market trends
- Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams towards common goals, fostering collaboration and driving innovation
- Up-to-date knowledge of the latest Martech solutions and data-media management platforms
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with colleagues at all organisational levels and influencing both internal teams and external partners
- The ability to adapt to rapidly changing industry conditions and overcoming obstacles to maintain momentum.
Why Co-op?
If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
- An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
- Coaching and training to support your career development
- Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
Building a diverse environment
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.
