Woolworths

Manager - Retail Media Growth

• Take ownership of end-to-end project delivery aligned with Cartology’s retail growth priorities, strategic objectives, and commercial targets

• 12 month parental leave contract

• Sydney based role with hybrid flexible environment

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. 

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Retail Media Growth Manager to drive the expansion and optimization of our Cartology retail media network. This role is largely project-based, requiring a proactive individual who can lead and execute initiatives to increase adoption, engagement, and revenue within our retail media offerings. 

You will work cross-functionally with product, engineering, sales, commercial, and analytics teams to deliver impactful solutions for our advertising suppliers and enhance the overall value of our platform. A key aspect of this role involves understanding ad serving or programmatic advertising technologies to enable us to develop some exciting new products for Cartology.

Main responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to accelerate the growth of our retail media business, focusing on areas such as new ad formats, audience expansion, and platform enhancements.

• Own and drive key projects from ideation through to launch and post-implementation analysis, utilizing Agile methodologies to ensure timely and effective delivery.

• Understand the commercial drivers of the retail media landscape, identify opportunities for revenue generation and margin improvement, and contribute to pricing and packaging strategies.

• Leverage your deep understanding of digital advertising media (e.g., search, display, video, on-site advertising) to develop innovative ad solutions, and educate internal teams and partners.

• Understand the end-to-end flow of digital data within our retail media ecosystem, including data collection, processing, storage, and activation. 

• Monitor, analyse, and report on the performance of growth initiatives, leveraging data insights to identify key trends, opportunities, and areas for optimization.

What you'll bring

• Several years experience in digital advertising, retail media, e-commerce, or a related industry.

• A project manager mindset and the ability to deliver new products and platforms to market in collaboration with Cartology

• An in-depth understanding of ad auctions and in particular ad serving technologies is desirable alongside digital advertising principles, including programmatic media buying

• Demonstrable experience managing projects using Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

• Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities.

What you'll experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network

• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing

• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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