Account Director - Shopper Marketing
Posted 3 days ago by Mars United Commerce
£375 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Account Director or Senior Account Manager at Mars Wrigley Snacking involves leading client relationships and managing the execution of shopper marketing and activation campaigns. The position requires strong experience in UK grocery and convenience retail, with a focus on delivering high-quality work across multiple projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating client expectations into actionable plans and ensuring timely delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role that demands excellent organizational skills and the ability to work cross-functionally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the day-to-day client relationship, acting as a trusted partner
- Own the delivery of shopper marketing and activation campaigns from brief through to execution
- Translate retailer and customer requirements into clear, actionable plans
- Drive pace across multiple projects, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget, and to a high standard
- Work cross-functionally with Strategy, Creative and Client Leadership to deliver best-in-class work
- Manage external partners, including artwork production, ensuring quality and consistency
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working as the team continues to evolve
- Use data and insight to measure performance and optimise future activity
- Build strong knowledge of the client’s business, category and competitive landscape
- Own project timelines, budgets and financial tracking
- Ensure accurate forecasting, estimating and invoicing
- Maintain strong oversight across multiple workstreams
Key Skills:
- Proven experience at Account Director level (or strong Senior AM ready to step up)
- Strong background in shopper marketing / retail / FMCG
- Deep understanding of UK grocery and convenience landscape
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects at pace
Salary (Rate): £375 daily
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
2 Month Contract £375 per day, Inside IR35 ASAP Start We’re looking for an Account Director or Senior Account Manager looking to take the next step, to join the Mars Wrigley Snacking team, playing a key role in driving high-quality, fast-paced delivery across shopper marketing, customer activation and retail media (including dcom). This is a hands-on leadership role, owning day-to-day client relationships, driving projects end-to-end, and ensuring work lands to a consistently high standard across multiple workstreams. You’ll bring strong experience across UK grocery and convenience retail, with the ability to translate retailer and client expectations into clear, actionable briefs and seamless execution.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the day-to-day client relationship, acting as a trusted partner
- Own the delivery of shopper marketing and activation campaigns from brief through to execution
- Translate retailer and customer requirements into clear, actionable plans
- Drive pace across multiple projects, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget, and to a high standard
- Work cross-functionally with Strategy, Creative and Client Leadership to deliver best-in-class work
- Manage external partners, including artwork production, ensuring quality and consistency
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working as the team continues to evolve
- Use data and insight to measure performance and optimise future activity
- Build strong knowledge of the client’s business, category and competitive landscape
- Commercial & Delivery
- Own project timelines, budgets and financial tracking
- Ensure accurate forecasting, estimating and invoicing
- Maintain strong oversight across multiple workstreams
About You
- Proven experience at Account Director level (or strong Senior AM ready to step up)
- Strong background in shopper marketing / retail / FMCG
- Deep understanding of UK grocery and convenience landscape
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects at pace
If you are immediately available to start a new role please get in touch!