Sales Planning Coordinator
Kargo is the leader in mobile brand advertising. Bringing together creativity, technology and quality, Kargo empowers advertisers to break convention and build connections with consumers on the most important screen today – the phone. Through Kargo’s high-end editorial alliance of world-class publisher partners, as well as its proprietary advertising automation tools and award-winning creative studio, brands and agencies have the ability to reach 100% of smartphone users in the United States with memorable, measurable mobile ad experiences. Kargo and Kargo leadership are regularly recognized for the company’s growth and achievements, including: Adweek Mobile Innovator (2017), Business Insider’s “Hottest Pre-IPO Ad-Tech Startups” list (2015 and 2016), the Crain’s New York Business Fast 50 list (2015 and 2016), the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 award (2016), the EY Entrepreneur of the Year NY award (2016), Great Place to Work (2017), Top 25 Workplaces in NYC (2017), and the Inc. 5000 list (2015, 2016 & 2017). Kargo employs 250 people in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Auckland, and Sydney.
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The Responsibilities:
- Based out of our NYC Headquarters, you will be in a high visibility role that is responsible for support Kargo’s Sales and Account Management team to maximize Kargo’s revenue
- You will be responsible for developing solutions on how to best marry a client’s request with Kargo’s capabilities
- You will be responsible for the completion of all media plans
- As a SalesPlanning Coordinator, you will both be exposed to more technical aspects such as ad servers and data implementation, as well as analytical tasks including inventory and revenue trends
- Work with cross-functional teams to improve overall yield of Kargo’s revenue streams. Teams include Publisher Operations, Campaign Management, and Inventory & Yield
- Assist in developing quantitative models to drive inventory forecasts as well as sell-through rates
- Work closely with Sales, Account, and Publisher management across all regions to drive and define supply & demand trends
Cross-departmental Champion:
- Possess a willingness to do what it takes to get to the route of any issues, surface it and suggest remedies that work to best of each team’s - and Kargo overall - interests.
- Improve and implement processes with revenue operations, platform, product, technology, and sales teams to create more efficient workflows
Data-driven Decision Maker:
- Provide recommendations for ad product packaging, pricing and sales strategy for direct and programmatic campaigns based on market analytics
- Proactively manage inventory segments and impression estimates
- Implement pricing controls and business rules, with other departments
- Assist in developing and maintaining interdepartmental processes for sales processes and approvals
The Requirements:
- 1+ years of experience in inventory and/or analytics in digital landscape
- Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent organizational, time, and interpersonal management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, vLookups, SumIfs, etc.)
- Proactive and able to prove thought leadership
Please tell us a little about yourself (from where does your drive stem, wacky facts about you, crazy hacks you’ve created, favorite tech gadgets and what make you tick always encouraged). We’re looking forward to hearing from you!