PPC Executive
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Hatfield (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office)
Working hours per week: 40 hours
Level: Executive
Application Closing Date: Thursday 28th May 2026
About the team and the role
This hands‑on role is perfect for a digital marketer with foundational PPC experience who is looking to take the next step in their career. You will bring a solid understanding of Google Ads and a can‑do attitude, ready to expand your expertise while driving performance‑focused campaigns across Paid Search, Shopping, and Performance Max (PMax).
A key aspect of the role is building and executing campaigns across Search and Shopping, primarily through Google Ads, and supporting tools to acquire profitable customers at scale. You will work closely with both our internal creative partners and Martech teams to execute and optimise PPC campaigns that align with our strategic goals of driving new customer acquisition and Life Time Value.
What you’ll do
* Daily Monitoring & Reporting: Take charge of day‑to‑day performance and budget monitoring. Pull data for daily, weekly, and monthly reports to track, analyse and improve campaign performance.
* Account Optimisations: Analyse accounts and implement detailed optimisations across budgets, bids, keywords, ad copy, and product feeds to ensure maximum efficiency.
* Campaign Creation: Handle end‑to‑end campaign creation and setup for Search, shopping and PMax, including comprehensive keyword research, campaign structuring, implementation, and reporting.
* Asset Creation: Work closely with the channel owners, digital and in‑house creative teams to manage creative assets for PMax & Search campaigns. Take ownership of the asset creation process from start to finish.
* Trends & Insights: Frequently monitor Google recommendations, utilise insights, and review trend reports. Proactively share actionable recommendations with the PPC and wider digital marketing team.
* Billing: Assist the team in the invoice process, ensuring all relevant POs are raised correctly and invoices are cleared to maintain uninterrupted account activity.
Who you are
* Experienced: Experience in practical, hands‑on experience building and optimising campaigns across Google Search, Shopping and PMax (agency or in‑house).
* Commercially Minded: You have a solid grasp of core trading KPIs (CPA, ROAS, CPC, CTR, Conversion rate) and understand the basic levers needed to influence them.
* Analytical: Data‑driven with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. You know how to look at campaign data and extract actionable recommendations.
* Technical: Proficient in Excel / Google Sheets for reporting and data analysis.
* Collaborative: You possess excellent communication skills and enjoy building productive relationships across different teams.
* Curious & Eager to Learn: While you bring great foundational experience to the table, you are naturally inquisitive, keen to deepen your PPC expertise, and stay up to date with the latest industry trends and Google updates.
Whats in it for you
By joining Ocado Retail, you’ll have the chance to experience life at the world’s largest online retailer, work with an amazing bunch of people who challenge what’s possible each day, and grow your skills and career in online retail. Youll also be part of our AI Academy, a dedicated learning journey designed to empower every colleague with the smart technology skills of the future.
Here’s a taste of what we offer:
* Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance with option to add your family, Digital GP appointments, market‑leading family policies, mental health support, discounted gym memberships, dental insurance, and more.
* Spend & Save: Annual bonus scheme split between personal and business objectives, recognition with reward platform, up to 7% matched pension contributions, 15% Ocado discount, 20% M&S discount, free breakfast every day in the office, electric vehicle leasing scheme, and free shuttle bus from Hatfield station to the office.
* Never miss the moments that matter: Hybrid working, 26 days holiday plus 8 flexible bank holidays, options to buy extra holiday, 2 weeks work from anywhere, and lifestyle break opportunities.
Everyone’s welcome
We’re an equal opportunities employer, which means that we make sure all potential colleagues are treated fairly and equally. We want to ensure everyone has a fair chance to apply; if you need this job description in an alternative format (e.g., larger print, different document type, etc.), please reach out to us at careers@ocadoretail.com and well be happy to assist you, and if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know on the application form.
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