Sales Account Executive - CPG, CPG, Ads Canada

Amazon Ads operates at the intersection of eCommerce and Advertising, offering a rich array of digital advertising solutions with the goal of helping customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers reach Amazon customers on Amazon owned and operated sites (including Amazon.ca, IMDb, Twitch and others), on other high quality sites across the web, and on millions of tablets, and mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place.

As an Account Executive on our CPG Grocery & Beverage Ad Sales team in Canada, you will use your industry background and experience selling digital advertising solutions to large advertisers and their ad agencies in Canada to successfully grow and scale the domestic revenues. Through client-side and agency relationships, a consultative approach and understanding of the digital advertising landscape, you will act as a strategic partner to your assigned brands or clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met. As an individual contributor, you’ll be supported by our operations team and will benefit from working alongside the leadership team that has charted our explosive growth.

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Key job responsibilities
The Account Executive will own and grow a portfolio of Canada's top health, beauty, and personal care advertisers, developing full-funnel advertising strategies across Amazon's suite of products including Sponsored Ads, Display, Video/Audio, Streaming TV, and DSP. This role requires building deep, consultative relationships with client and agency stakeholders at multiple levels, and delivering compelling, insight-led pitches that position Amazon Ads as a must-buy within their media plans.

- Develop and execute tailored advertising strategies aligned to each advertiser's business objectives, media maturity, and competitive landscape — identifying and closing net-new revenue opportunities including DAAs, video adoption, and DSP consolidation
- Build and maintain trusted relationships across complex, multi-stakeholder environments including global agency structures, cross-market budget dynamics, and multi-brand holding companies
- Partner cross-functionally with Account Managers, Ad Tech Account Executives, Programmatic Sales Consultants, and Brand Innovation Lab to deliver best-in-class campaign outcomes
- Manage accurate pipeline forecasting, account planning, and sales call inputs on a weekly and quarterly cadence while staying current on industry trends and Amazon product launches

About the team
We are the Health & Beauty team within Canada's CPG Large Customer Sales organization. We partner with some of the world's most iconic beauty, skincare, and personal care brands to build full-funnel advertising strategies across Amazon's suite of products — from premium video and streaming to programmatic display and sponsored ads.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of digital media ad sales experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 7+ years of high-tech or CPG companies experience
- 4+ years of selling programmatic or data driven ad products or platforms experience
- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives (where applicable). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 110,100.00 - 165,100.00 CAD annually