Job Title: Account Executive – Strategy and Execution 

Reports To: Account Supervisor

FLSA Status: Full Time - Salaried, Exempt

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Who is pep:

When smart business, a drive for success, and a family atmosphere combine, you get pep! At pep, we help deliver the strategy for brands worldwide– seamlessly managing all the details so that the brand can stay focused on their big picture. Through our expertise in marketing operations, we help execute our clients’ marketing campaigns more effectively than anyone else in the world. We know that sourcing is essential to brand success as well, so we’ve become experts in leveraging scale and spend to save our clients’ time and money. We’re not all talk- our results back us up too! To date, we’ve managed campaigns for over 750 brands, delivering an average of 21% savings on over $5 billion in marketing spend. Our success also pays it forward to our employees by allowing us to offer paid parental leave, work-life flexibility, and remote working opportunities to name a few. Want to be a part of something original? Check out our growing team and join us! 

Summary of Position:  

The Account Executive position is responsible for planning and managing marketing campaigns and keeping the project work on time and on budget. This position will be working heavily in the coupons spend. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

Key Responsibilities and Attributes:

• Manage promotions from conception to completion for your assigned client
• Assist the client in planning and strategy for marketing campaigns like coupons 
• Collaborate with client to assemble all necessary coupon specifications and complete applicable coupon request forms 
• Route coupon request forms to appropriate client cross-functional teams for budget approvals 
• Communicate coupon promotion details to suppliers 
• Request and route supplier contracts for client approvals, returning signed contracts and POs to suppliers 
• Utilize client provided coupon barcode to input coupon offers into supplier portals 
• Route coupon proofs to client to be scanned and validated
• Conduct regular status meetings with clients, suppliers, and internal resources to ensure a flawless execution for each promotion
• Manage promotion scope changes as needed while ensuring an on-time and on-budget execution
• Master existing processes/procedures
• Lead establishment and development of new or improved processes/procedures 
• Other duties assigned as needed
• Build your Knowledge & Expertise:
  1. Assist in the establishment and development of processes/procedures
  2. Seek out additional training specific to couponing. Strive to become an expert in the coupon industry and bring valuable, actionable insights to the client

Knowledge/Skills Preferred:

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. A successful candidate will have the following skills:

• Strong Excel skills required
• Excellent organizing, time management and oral & written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Able to build relationships and collaborate across teams, departments, vendors, and clients to successfully accomplish work
• Effectively proofing own and others work to ensure accuracy
• Actively and effectively managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables of multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Demonstrate internal leadership and collaborate to deliver projects to clients with agreed upon scope
• Ability to mentor, grow and work harmoniously as part of a larger team
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Excel. Above average proficiency in Excel is required. Typing skills should be a minimum of 55 wpm

*pep provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, pep complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

pep expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of pep’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.