Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world's most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers. With nearly 2,500 experts across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, we work with transformative brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, and Metro.

Within dunnhumby, Tesco Media is the ultimate media partner to brands, built on unrivalled customer insight. As a media owner with soul, scale, and storytelling power, Tesco Media helps brands and agencies connect meaningfully with customers, drive creative effectiveness, and grow at the point of purchase. Leveraging Tesco’s position as the UK’s largest grocery retailer with over 24 million Clubcard households, Tesco Media offers brands an unparalleled view into the motivations and behaviours of the nation.

As a Media Planning Manager within the Tesco Media Strategic Planning team, you will play a central role in delivering best-in-class, data-led media planning that drives measurable growth for clients. You will combine customer insight, category expertise, and media strategy to unlock new commercial opportunities, influence business decisions, and shape the future of retail media planning.

Key responsibilities include leading strategic media planning for key clients, developing annual plans and high-impact responses to major briefs, translating insight into actionable recommendations, partnering with Sales and Client Strategy teams, building strong client relationships, developing category expertise, driving planning excellence, championing innovation and efficiency, collaborating cross-functionally, creating thought leadership, supporting go-to-market initiatives, and proactively identifying risks and opportunities to deliver sustained client value.

Experience
Proven experience in media planning or strategic planning, ideally within retail media, agency, or a data-driven marketing environment. Demonstrated ability to translate data and insight into clear, actionable strategies that deliver measurable outcomes. Strong client-facing experience with a track record of building trusted relationships. Confident stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior internal and external partners. Experience managing multiple priorities and contributing to both short-term delivery and long-term strategic planning.

About you
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to connect media strategy to broader business levers such as pricing, promotions, range, and distribution. Passion for innovation, effectiveness, and continuous improvement. Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to simplify complex ideas into compelling narratives. Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in media, marketing, or related fields are desirable but not mandatory. A commitment to ongoing learning and professional development is essential.