Senior Media Planner

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.

Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail – one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data – dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.

We are looking for a talented Senior Media Planner who will lead our Media business in partnership with MAF/ Carrefour Middle East, leading suppliers, and manufacturers by building strong relationships, engaging clients, and delivering successful media campaigns by utilizing your Business Development, Sales and Media Planning skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Media planning – Develop annual communication roadmap for key Suppliers (your key Clients) and execute integrated in-store, digital, and personalized/targeted campaigns
• Data and insight led decisions – Clear understanding of trends and developments within retail categories, confident usage of insights, reporting and analysis tools and ability to explain campaign evaluations and main KPI’s to Clients to support strategic decisions
• Sales activity –Sell planned activities to Clients in order to deliver yearly budget goals
• Client advisory - Act as a trusted media advisor by using dunnhumby insights to ensure recommended plan components support the retailers customer strategies and build brand/customer value.
• Client management and engagement – Demonstrate the ability to influence supplier/retailer decision making with respect to marketing and media programs in order to provide customer solutions. Lead Client engagement to achieve business objectives with a customer focus.
• Collaboration - Collaborate with internal and external teams to provide input into helping shape and launch emerging solutions. Work closely with immediate and wider media/insight teams to develop and execute best in class plans.
• New service development - Drive in-house service development projects, with a core focus on setting up and scaling retail media capabilities

Who you'll be working with:

In this role you’ll work with world class and passionate people using cutting-edge techniques on projects that will have both short and long-term impact. You’ll work along within a media planning team, alongside an analysis team, campaign management team and dunnhumby’s global media planning experts. Externally you’ll work with the retailer and suppliers via email, over the phone and in person; you’ll also have contact with external agencies and sales/marketing supplier contacts.

What you'll need:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any related subject.

• Evidence of strategic, insight-led media planning and research analysis;
• UAE market knowledge
• Min 5 years of work experience
• Arabic Speaker
• Sales and advisory skills
• Knowledge of media channels
• Understanding of digital communications
• Strong project management skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Project management experience
• Strong Excel and Power point skills

What you can expect from us

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof.  We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. For an informal and confidential chat please contact stephanie.winson@dunnhumby.com to discuss how we can meet your needs. 

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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