Vacancy NameMedia Partner - Ocado Ads Vacancy NoVN1183 Job TypePermanent LocationHatfield Job Details
Media Partner - Ocado Ads
Contract type:Permanent
Location:Hatfield (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office)
Working hours per week:40 hours (Full Time)
Level:Associate
Application Closing Date:Monday, 5th January
About us
Our mission is to deliver joy in every shop, through unbeatable choice, unrivalled service, and reassuringly good value.
We’re Ocado Retail, a market-leading joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S, and the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket,. Not only is Ocado.com the only place to shop a full range of M&S food online, it’s also the home to the widest online supermarket range in the UK and champion of small, independent brands. We’re also the brains behind, our same-day grocery delivery service.
About the team and the role
The Media Partner is a pivotal, supplier-facing role within the Ocado Ads organisation. You will be instrumental in executing a critical transformation, helping to define and deliver a new way of working with our partners that ultimately drives value for our suppliers, Ocado, and our customers.
Your primary focus will be to own, consult, and deliver media plans for a designated portfolio of FMCG suppliers. This involves building trusted relationships, developing customer-first media strategies aligned with promotional plans, and managing ambitious commercial revenue targets. The role demands a highly commercial and credible individual with a strong passion for the high-growth Retail Media industry and an aptitude for navigating a complex, transformational environment.
What you’ll do
Account Management & Commercial Delivery
1. Own and manage a portfolio of supplier partner media accounts, in partnership with your Media Planning Manager, driving commercial media revenue across the portfolio.
2. Develop and pitch compelling, customer-first media plans across onsite, offsite, and emerging media channels across the Ocado Ads portfolio.
3. Work closely with the Buying/Commercial Department to ensure all media plans are strategically aligned with the business’s commercial direction and promotional calendar.
4. Plan and optimise media campaigns, owning performance conversations and leading this section in quarterly business reviews.
5. Lead on Ads Manager rollout for your book of business, maximising usage and efficiencies
6. Own Beet set up, invoicing and supplier usage to maximise their experience with the tool.
Strategy & Expertise
7. Become the go-to expert in Ocado Retail's media proposition, advising suppliers on the best strategies and tactics to market effectively to our customers.
8. Contribute strategically to the wider retail media transformation roadmap, helping to build out new processes and operating models.
9. Be able to communicate data and insight clearly and concisely to various functions and seniority levels across both the supplier and internal teams.
Relationship Management
10. Proactively build and maintain strong trusting relationships with key contacts across supplier partners and critical internal stakeholders.
11. Ensure that media plans link clearly to supplier objectives (e.g., NPD launches, volume drive) while enhancing the overall customer shopping experience.
Who you are
Essential Skills & Experience
12. At least 2 years of experience trading online media, managing digital marketing campaigns, or in a commercial account management role.
13. Direct experience working with retail media plans, FMCG brand partners, and/or media agencies.
14. Strong analytical capability and commercial acumen, comfortable with sales and negotiation.
15. A strong passion for the retail media industry and a desire to be part of a major transformation roadmap.
16. Proven ability to build strong, trusting relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
Personal Attributes
17. A credible and authoritative individual who can project trust to stakeholders at different organisational levels.
18. Ability to navigate ambiguity, embrace complexity, and upskill quickly on new business models, ad products and Beet dashboards.
19. Calm under pressure, resilient, detail-oriented, and pragmatic in approach.
20. Highly self-aware, with excellent time management and an ability to work quickly and to tight deadlines.
What’s 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.
If that’s not enough to tempt you, you’ll also get access to loads of great benefits to sweeten the deal. 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.
Our Hiring Process
Lucky for us, we receive a high volume of applications and genuinely appreciate the time and effort invested by every candidate. To ensure a fair and thorough process, every application is reviewed by a member of our team. If your skills and experience are a strong match, a Talent Partner will contact you to discuss the role and guide you through the next steps of our hiring process.
Your Application and AI
In the spirit of innovation, we welcome you to use AI tools in your application, just as we use them in our own business at Ocado Retail. However, as you leverage this technology, please don't lose sight of the most important element: your unique self. Your experiences, passions, and personality are what truly set you apart. Ensure that your application still authentically conveys who you are and why you're a great fit for us.
Everyone’s welcome