Commerce Partner

Company Description

Who We Are in the UK? Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency. We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition. Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation. We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future. Come be an accelerator with us.

How we accelerate:

• Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships: a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a ‘yes’ agency
• People: a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

Our Commitment: We are diverse through our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency. As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Publicis Commerce: Publicis is recognised as a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Commerce Services in Q2 2024, achieving the highest score in ecommerce. Our substantial investment of $2+ billion over the past five years has enabled us to develop a market-leading commerce capability that spans the entire value chain, including buy-side platforms for manufacturers, retail website development, and managing retail media networks for over 150 major retailers (e.g. Carrefour). As a global branded "wrapper" that delivers the strongest commerce talent, tech, and partnerships in markets, Publicis Commerce provides clients with end-to-end products and solutions that drive clear business outcomes. With a highly collaborative team of subject-matter experts, Publicis Commerce is a trusted partner to clients in navigating the complexities and emerging opportunities of the Commerce landscape, whether that be through retail media, marketplaces, eRetail strategy or emerging direct-to-consumer channels. We have a flexible go-to-market strategy, whether we appear as Publicis Commerce to clients or through one of our many agencies within the Groupe. From strategy and organisational design to activation models, Publicis Commerce works across a number of exciting briefs, such as how clients can maximise visibility and sales on the digital shelf, best construct data-led relationships with retailers and how to effectively transform legacy organisational structures. Our aim is not to talk to individual capabilities, instead focusing on driving client outcomes.

Job Description: We are seeking a Partner-level commerce leader to join our Publicis LeOne team, servicing Haleon across the UK and key European markets. This senior role brings together UK Retail Media leadership with EU5 strategic oversight across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and GB, acting as the senior point of contact for Retail Media and Retail Operations in the UK while driving an integrated “OneEU” approach. The role is responsible for aligning ways of working, ad-tech adoption, measurement and optimisation across markets, with a strong focus on lower-funnel excellence, particularly Amazon Ads and Retail Operations, underpinned by data-led planning, advanced retail media technology and continuous test-and-learn innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead commerce delivery as the senior Retail Media and Retail Operations lead, owning strategy, planning, activation, optimisation and reporting
• Drive lower-funnel performance across Amazon Ads, fully integrated with core media and retail operations, supported by Skai, AMC, Vendor Central and Profitero
• Own annual retail media planning and ensure delivery against Client Charter standards, financial governance and proof of delivery
• Lead EU5 “OneEU” commerce strategy, aligning markets on ways of working, ad-tech adoption, performance ‘Golden Rules,’ measurement frameworks and growth cadences
• Set and govern EU5 retail media and Amazon playbooks, including ASIN prioritisation, AMC audiences, bidding guardrails, portfolio strategies and NTB-led budget optimisation
• Oversee retail operations across Amazon and key EU5 partners, ensuring end-to-end catalogue and content excellence
• Lead the EU5 Test–Learn–Scale roadmap and learning agenda, scaling best practice through shared playbooks and case studies
• Maintain senior stakeholder relationships and drive internal alignment across commerce, retail media, strategy, solutions and planning teams

Qualifications:

• Senior leadership in commerce/retail media with ownership of multi‑market scopes and consistent growth delivery
• Deep expertise across Amazon vendor/seller models, retail media activation (onsite search/display, DSP, offsite), and the interplay with retail operation
• Proficiency with Skai, Profitero (digital shelf & Shelf‑Intelligent Media), and AMC
• Strong commercial acumen (budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting) and pipeline discipline; familiarity with pricing frameworks
• Experience building capability programmes and testing frameworks; adept at change management across matrixed stakeholders
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management; trusted advisor to client and internal leadership

Additional Information: #Spark has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD: opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS: Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS: 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES: We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF: You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS: This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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