Retail Media Sales and Planning Assistant

Opportunity is unfolding here at the John Lewis Partnership. Our Insights and Media division is a proven, high-growth area and a core priority for driving profit across the Partnership. As we onboard new and exciting Ad Tech platforms within the Strategy and Development team, we are scaling up our capability and collaborating closely with Product, Sales, and Marketing teams. We are looking for support to accelerate our Retail Media offering, making our powerful propositions accessible to every single supplier. Come and help us achieve the ultimate WIN-WIN-WIN for our Customers, JLP, and our suppliers.

• Expected salary - Salary up to £36,000 depending on experience.
• Contract type - This is a permanent position.
• Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Retail Media Proposition Strategy and Development team aim for around 1-2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings.
• Location - This role is based at our Pimlico head office.

Key responsibilities

• Build relationships externally with brands across various categories.
• Work across matrix teams internally including sales, media and planners.
• Work alongside Proposition Managers to shape the Ad Tech product roadmap and drive profit targets.
• Responsible for executing end to end media plans for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Banner campaigns for certain suppliers (across and app).
• Keeps track of booking calendars for tenancy placements including house ads (across and app).
• Produce proof of execution and share reporting to suppliers with recommendations for future activity.
• Actively perform spot checks and offer optimisation recommendations to Proposition Managers.
• Identify challenges and work with Proposition Managers to create potential solutions, offering the best possible experience for suppliers.
• Provide training to internal and external teams to ensure Ad Tech platforms are being used to their full potential.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Experience in marketing or executing media campaigns.
• Experience working with complex projects and managing multiple Stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build, maintain and influence a wide range of stakeholders across multiple teams internally as well as external brands and service providers.
• Evidence in strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience working in a collaborative environment and have a can do attitude.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Commercial experience working with brands.
• Experience working with Ad Tech providers (such as Citrus Ad).
• Relevant experience working in a brand and marketing team for a Supplier, Retailer or Agency.
• Proven ability to analyse campaigns and interpret data to make informed decisions.

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.