Job Description:
This position is based remotely in Madrid.
To pursue its strong European development and reinforce its team, we are looking for a Sales Manager based in Spain!
Your role will be to ensure the commercialization of our Rakuten sister company solutions Rakuten.TV.
Accountable for creating and developing deep relationships with advertisers, agencies, and agency trading desks with the objectives of gaining revenue by executing digital marketing strategies across channels including performance marketing, monetizing premium digital advertising inventory through direct and programmatic transaction models supported by Rakuten Advertising's technology platforms.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Identifying the decision-makers and budget holders within each organization as well as their needs and new associated revenue opportunities.
- Creating relevant sales pitches to offer solutions adapted to prospects'/ clients' problems.
- Presenting and advising projects to your interlocutors: Media Buyers, Clients Director, Advertisers.
- Finalizing the sales cycle by signing the contract and by coordinating the good delivery of products.
- Actively participating in the implementation of strategy and business intelligence (market evolution and competitive offer) to capitalize and winding up the relevant information to the sales team.
- Realizing a weekly reporting following your activities.
- Leading, with the Account Manager Team, interviews with the clients (Advertisers) to ensure the projects' progress.
- Identifying any dysfunction and providing recommendations with the Account Manager and Business Intelligence teams.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Technical /functional expertise
- Business degree completed with a first significant successful experience in display or video solutions.
- Understanding of the linear and/or premium digital/video sales
- Good understanding of the digital advertising industry value chain, specifically including programmatic buying models
- Robust analytical skills.
- Good network on the top digital agencies and good knowledge of this ecosystem
Result focus
- Outstanding negotiation, sales and presentation skills
- Hands-on approach with can-do attitude; problem solving; resourceful; ensure constructive and creative accountability for actions.
Communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomatic, persuasive, strong negotiating skills
- Regular senior level reporting and presentations
- Collaborative, inclusive
- Fluency in Spanish required, Good level in English.
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