Digital Media Buying Manager - International

We are looking for a Digital Media Buying Manager to join our Digital Marketing team and play a key part in driving success for NEXT Internationally. Based at NEXT Head Office in Enderby Leicester with a competitive salary range of 64000 - 86000 and great benefits such as Private Medical Insurance Company Car Performance Based Company Bonus & more!

At NEXT not only are we one of the UKs largest fashion retailers but were also one of the largest listed companies full-stop. Selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands both in-store and online UK and Internationally. Whats more were growing. Fast. And its the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.

About the role

As the Digital Media Buying Manager you will report into the Head of International Media working within the eCommerce department. You are responsible for developing and leading the operational management of our digital media activity in order to maximise the profitable acquisition of new customers and generation of sales from existing customers from key media channels such as PPC PLA and Social advertising across multiple specific International markets. You will work closely with our media agency and key partners to deliver profitable performance campaigns as well as managing a team of media buying experts.

What else is involved

• Implement the strategy for Digital advertising for NEXT within the given International regions
• Drive planning creation and optimisation of digital campaigns
• Manage the relationship with the media agency and our media partners
• Monitor & work with the agency to optimise all activity
• Work with the partners to explore new and innovative opportunities
• Manage the reporting for your channel/campaigns
• Regularly present key campaign findings/insight identified
• Stay up to date with the digital media landscape
• Lead cross channel reporting to inform key stakeholders and in order to optimise future activity and improve budget allocation decisions
• Highlight opportunities for further growth in channel performance whilst maintaining profitability

Youll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring yes. But we understand that life happens. So were big on making sure your work works for you which is why we offer flexible working with 4 days in the office each week and 1 from home.

What were looking for

• Experience of all digital performance media channels (PPC/Display/Social)
  • In-depth technical knowledge of the digital media buying platforms understanding of eCommerce platforms and data layers.
• Strong numeracy and excel skills
• Strong communicator
• Experience of planning and optimizing across performance digital media channels
• Experience of managing partners and/or agency relationships
• High attention to detail
• Logical finds it easy to problem solve
• Collaborative and works well as part of a team
• Strong technical knowledge essential
• Confident dealing with multiple senior stakeholders
• Confident to recommend and present activity/plans

With experience in managing substantial budgets campaigns and delivering an agreed strategy you will have great technical knowledge of the buying platforms marketing tech infrastructures be highly analytical results orientated and able to work accurately at pace.

Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Lets Take It On.

Benefits

• Competitive salary band of64000 - 86000
• Flexible working
• Annual company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
• Company Car
• Annual Pay Reward
• Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee
• Private Medical Insurance
• Management Share Options
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (can also buy/sell up to 3 days)
• 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases
• A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
• Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire
• Juice bar and coffee shop
• Gympass - discounted gym membership
• Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
• A digital GP healthcare service
• & loads more!