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Company description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Overview

We are currently seeking a Director, Ecommerce to create impact and help support one of our agency’s largest clients in navigating the dynamic, fast-changing ecommerce landscape and implementing their ecommerce vision across their core customers including Walmart, Kroger, Amazon, Target, and Pet Speciality retailers. **_Candidates must reside in a commutable distance to Mars United Commerce locations in Detroit or Bentonville._**

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Provide thought leadership, impacting/contributing to client’s way of doing business with their key retailer on an ongoing basis

+ Act as a change agent/impact player from both an internal and external perspective – contributing to both client and agency performance

+ Build strong relationships with both client and retailers while working closely with cross-functional teams including consumer marketing, trade development, operations, merchandising, and category managers, directors, and buyers

+ Identify opportunities on key ecommerce retailers and marketplace and share these learnings on an ongoing basis with internal cross-functional teams (i.e., Customer Development, Retail Media, Client Leadership)

+ Identify and track emerging digital shelf trends and requirements and regularly develop and share educational content for clients and internal agency teams

+ Advise clients and internal cross-functional team with BIC digital content strategies and best practices on key ecommerce platforms like Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and other leading online retailers and marketplaces

+ Be the subject matter expert for ecommerce content and retailer requirements and continuously assess the definition of best-in-class content for client-specific categories across ecommerce platforms

+ Ability to work with cross-functional teams to ensure there is an end-to-end understanding of processes, strategy, and the role of ecommerce content

+ Partner with the internal creative team to ensure content strategies are developed according to project briefs and meet retailer requirements

+ Coordinate and continuously optimize ecommerce content workflows, technology, and partnerships to ensure content for new products, content refreshes, and enhanced content is competitive and delivered on time to clients

+ Partner with the VP, Ecommerce, and client teams to develop timelines aligned to content launch plans and implement efficient methodologies to speed the time to market while also delivering market-leading quality

SKILLSETS REQUIRED:

+ Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field

+ Minimum of 8 years of ecommerce experience at a retailer, CPG, or marketing or advertising agency.

+ Must have experience with managing digital shelf content on Amazon.com, Kroger.com, Target.com, and Walmart.com

+ Strategic thinking in the ecommerce space

+ Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and be a self-starter with a deep sense of accountability, creativity, resourcefulness, and a desire to collaborate and step in for the good of the team and the agency

+ A wealth of industry knowledge including current trends, consumer packaged goods and retailer information, and business philosophies

+ Motivational leadership, inspiring the team to deliver top performance every day against assigned business

+ Dynamic personality and leadership skills, able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences

+ Collaborative approach to teamwork and problem-solving

+ Sound decision-making skills based in agency, client, and industry knowledge

+ Passion for business and dissatisfaction with the status quo – always thinking of ways to improve and grow

+ Strong listening skills and attention to detail

+ Superior verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

Compensation Range: $162,225- $183,330 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be February 28, 2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.