Advantage Solutions
Account Director (Grocery East, West, Kroger)
Advantage Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45208
Account Director (Grocery East, West, Kroger)
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$93,100.00/yr - $121,000.00/yr Account Director
As Account Director, you will serve as a strategic driver responsible for developing and activating retailer-specific strategies that align brand goals with sales realities to fuel business growth. Youll leverage your deep knowledge of retailer ecosystems to inform client planning, guide internal teams, and help bring to life retail programs that truly convert.
This role bridges insights, strategy, and executionensuring our clients show up meaningfully and effectively within key retailers across the commerce landscape.
Key Responsibilities
Retailer Strategy Development: Lead the creation of retailer-specific plans rooted in shopper behavior, retailer priorities, and brand objectives. Client Integration: Partner with client leads to embed retail thinking into business planning cycles, program briefs, and activation roadmaps. Retailer Knowledge: Act as a subject matter expert on priority retailers and RMNs, ensuring internal and client teams stay ahead of retail platform changes, seasonal priorities, and innovation. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across commerce media, creative, shopper, and sales teams to ensure alignment and integration of strategy across the full funnel. Plan Ownership: Translate insights into actionable go-to-market plans that connect strategy to execution across both national and retailer-led initiatives. Internal Enablement: Provide guidance to internal teams (e.g., media, creative, marketing leads) to ensure deliverables ladder up to strategy and meet both client and retailer expectations. Measurement & Optimization: Work with RMNs, Vendors, and analytics partners to define success metrics, evaluate impact, and recommend plan optimizations. Team Support & Growth: Coach junior team members and contribute to building a center of excellence for retail knowledge within the agency.
What You Bring
79 years of experience in shopper marketing, retail strategy, CPG, or retail media Solid understanding of key U.S. retailers ( Kroger, Ahold, Albertsons, Meijer, HEB ) and their media and commerce ecosystems Ability to connect brand strategy to retailer expectations and sales goals Strong storytelling and presentation skillsable to simplify complexity and influence stakeholders Experience working in or with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, media, insights, creative) Strategic mindset with attention to detail and a bias for action A collaborative spirit and passion for helping brands win in retail
Why Join Us
We are building a best-in-class retail consultancy to help brands grow through smarter, retailer-led strategies. As Director, youll play a vital role in shaping how we partner with clients, navigate the evolving retail landscape, and turn opportunity into performance.
What We Offer
Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life) 401(k) with company match Training and Career Development Generous Paid Time-Off
Job Will Remain Open Until Filled
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Account Director (Grocery East, West, Kroger)
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Advantage Solutions This range is provided by Advantage Solutions. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range
$93,100.00/yr - $121,000.00/yr Account Director
As Account Director, you will serve as a strategic driver responsible for developing and activating retailer-specific strategies that align brand goals with sales realities to fuel business growth. Youll leverage your deep knowledge of retailer ecosystems to inform client planning, guide internal teams, and help bring to life retail programs that truly convert.
This role bridges insights, strategy, and executionensuring our clients show up meaningfully and effectively within key retailers across the commerce landscape.
Key Responsibilities
Retailer Strategy Development: Lead the creation of retailer-specific plans rooted in shopper behavior, retailer priorities, and brand objectives. Client Integration: Partner with client leads to embed retail thinking into business planning cycles, program briefs, and activation roadmaps. Retailer Knowledge: Act as a subject matter expert on priority retailers and RMNs, ensuring internal and client teams stay ahead of retail platform changes, seasonal priorities, and innovation. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across commerce media, creative, shopper, and sales teams to ensure alignment and integration of strategy across the full funnel. Plan Ownership: Translate insights into actionable go-to-market plans that connect strategy to execution across both national and retailer-led initiatives. Internal Enablement: Provide guidance to internal teams (e.g., media, creative, marketing leads) to ensure deliverables ladder up to strategy and meet both client and retailer expectations. Measurement & Optimization: Work with RMNs, Vendors, and analytics partners to define success metrics, evaluate impact, and recommend plan optimizations. Team Support & Growth: Coach junior team members and contribute to building a center of excellence for retail knowledge within the agency.
What You Bring
79 years of experience in shopper marketing, retail strategy, CPG, or retail media Solid understanding of key U.S. retailers ( Kroger, Ahold, Albertsons, Meijer, HEB ) and their media and commerce ecosystems Ability to connect brand strategy to retailer expectations and sales goals Strong storytelling and presentation skillsable to simplify complexity and influence stakeholders Experience working in or with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, media, insights, creative) Strategic mindset with attention to detail and a bias for action A collaborative spirit and passion for helping brands win in retail
Why Join Us
We are building a best-in-class retail consultancy to help brands grow through smarter, retailer-led strategies. As Director, youll play a vital role in shaping how we partner with clients, navigate the evolving retail landscape, and turn opportunity into performance.
What We Offer
Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life) 401(k) with company match Training and Career Development Generous Paid Time-Off
Job Will Remain Open Until Filled
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director Employment type
Employment type
Full-time Job function
Job function
Project Management, Marketing, and Administrative Industries
Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Advantage Solutions by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for Account Director roles.
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