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This sales role leads the full selling cycle and is accountable to deliver a number while building deep client relationships and navigating the many teams that contribute to budget decisions: shopper marketing, ecommerce, digital, brand marketing, and agency partners. You will use retail and media data to uncover business needs, recommend relevant onsite and offsite solutions and help vendors connect with consumers along the path to purchase. Within Redvest Media, you will partner with merchandising, category marketing, media planning, media buying and analytics teams to deliver campaigns that meet client objectives. Success is measured through stronger vendor partnerships, revenue growth and an accurate sales pipeline and forecast.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn and grow advertising revenue across a portfolio of vendor advertiser accounts\nLead the selling cycle and develop account growth strategies\nBuild trusted client relationships across marketing, brand, sales, shopper marketing, and agency partners\nUse data to identify media opportunities and solve business challenges\nRecommend media solutions aligned with vendor objectives\nLead cross functional partners through campaign planning and execution\nResolve campaign performance issues and vendor concerns\nMaintain an accurate revenue pipeline and forecast\nRepresent the media network at vendor and industry events\nWho You Are\nYou are a consultative seller who combines client leadership, analytical thinking and digital media expertise to deliver measurable growth. You communicate clearly, influence effectively and bring cross functional teams together around client goals.\nRequired Skills\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience\nSix years of relevant experience, including four years in digital media or advertising\nConsultative selling experience with demonstrated sales results\nExperience with retail, ecommerce, shopper marketing or digital media clients\nAbility to interpret retail media measurement that connects marketing to sales\nStrong client leadership, relationship building and influencing skills\nAnalytical ability to evaluate and optimize media campaigns\nProject management, communication and presentation skills\n This position is remote, with frequent expected travel to HQ. Our ideal candidate is in the Chicagoland area with the ability to come to the office as needed to advance the business and meet with clients. Candidates residing in approved states will also be considered (including IL, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio) with the expectation of frequent travel to HQ to advance the business and meet with clients.\nPreferred Skills\nExperience working with shopper or national advertising agencies\nAbility to travel frequently and as needed to advance client relationships\nWORK AUTHORIZATION:This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.\n#LI-JK1\nCompensation Details:\n$137700 - $175650 per year\nWhy should you join our team?\nWe live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.\nIn addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:\nIncentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 122% of your target opportunity!)\n\nGenerous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year in addition to quarterly contributions and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 5 years, company contributions (matching, quarterly & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 10% of total eligible compensation\n\nComprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability - up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents\n\n21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire\n\nCompany Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based positions\n\nYour career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities - and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation\n\nAce invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review\n\nWe know the work environment matters. That’s why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales\n\nWe bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!\n\nEmployee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more\n\nBirth/Adoption bonding paid time off\n\nAdoption cost reimbursement\n\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) - access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events\n\nIdentity theft protection\n\n* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable policies.\nWant to be notified when new jobs are posted? Follow the link below to create an account and set up custom job alerts:\nCreate Job Alert\nWe want to hear from you!\nWhen most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nAce Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.\n Disclaimer\nThe pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.\nBe aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.\nThis written “Position Description” is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity.\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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