Senior Sales Manager - Essencemediacom

Blis is seeking an experienced Senior Sales Manager to manage the Essencemediacom relationship in London, working in a hybrid model. The role involves managing a personal pipeline, leveraging strong market experience and contacts across WPP/Essencemediacom, and demonstrating an in-depth understanding of omnichannel opportunities to drive sales. Key responsibilities include sourcing new business, developing client relationships, and mentoring team members.

Must Have

• Manage Essencemediacom relationship and drive revenue growth
• Leverage existing and new relationships to build pipeline
• Convert pipeline and acquire new customers to achieve targets
• Deep relationship building and account management of agency patch
• Proactive input into team strategy and company vision
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & sustainability plan
• Strong background in digital sales and account management
• Experience leveraging large budgets from media agencies
• Deep international contact list and ability to deliver on sales targets
• Demonstrable understanding of digital media buyers' needs
• Proven track record of growing a pipeline from scratch
• Confidence to present to large and small audiences
• Proven ability to close deals and achieve targets
• Demonstrable self-starter experience
• Commitment to being a team player in a dynamic environment
• Strong references from employers and agency customers

Senior Sales Manager

London based, hybrid working

We are looking for an experienced candidate to take on the role of Senior Sales Manager covering Essencemediacom. The successful candidate will be based in London, report to the Group Head and will be required to manage their own pipeline. The ideal candidate will have strong experience within the market, have a strong contact list across WPP/Essencemediacom. They will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the current market and where to leverage omnichannel opportunities to drive sales. Most importantly, the candidate will be able to source significant levels of new business, develop strong client relationships, mentor and support members of the team

Key responsibilities

• Work with Group Head to manage the Essencemediacom relationship including the trading deal and help drive revenue growth opportunities.
• Leverage existing and new relationships to build your own pipeline of opportunity across Blis’ product set.
• Conversion of pipeline and acquisition of new customers and accounts to achieve realistic targets.
• Deep relationship building and account management of your agency patch.
• Be proactive and input into team strategy and the wider company vision.
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan

Skills and requirements

• Strong background in digital sales and account management.
• Currently leveraging large budgets from media agencies.
• Have a deep international contact list and experience to hit the ground running and quickly deliver on sales targets.
• A demonstrable understanding of the needs and requirements of digital media buyers.
• A proven track record of growing a pipeline from scratch.
• The confidence to present to large and small audiences.
• A proven ability to close deals and achieve targets.
• Demonstrable self-starter experience.
• A commitment to being a team player in a dynamic environment.

Strong references from employers and agency customers.

About us

Blis is the only omnichannel DSP that unites telco data, real-world movement patterns, and transactions to deliver a complete view of the consumer. Powered by T-Mobile and built for precision at scale, Blis' omnichannel platform helps marketers map the full purchase journey – from impression to transaction – and expand their audience reach, driving incremental results across every screen.

Founded in the UK in 2004, Blis employs over 300 global employees across 14 offices in 11 countries.

Our Values

Brave

We're leaders, not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad and we don’t pass the buck.

Love Our Clients

We're client-obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive

We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions Driven

We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!