Manager, Inventory & Yield

Job Description

Responsibilities
Job Purpose

Welcome to Peacock, the dynamic new streaming service from NBCUniversal. Here you'll find more than a job. You'll find a fast-paced, high-flying team for unique birds that want to be at the epicenter of technology, sports, news, tv, movies and more. Our flock works hard to connect people to what they love, each other and the world around them by creating shared experiences through culture-defining entertainment. Here you can fly to new heights!

In this role, you will be part of a team responsible for planning & yield management, forecasting & analyzing inventory and optimizing campaigns across a diverse set of products across Peacock to ensure client delivery & revenue maximization. You will manage a team of Analysts responsible for the day to day support of the planning team and allocation and approval of inventory avails.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage a team of Inventory Analysts responsible for successful delivery of campaigns running on Peacock.
• Develop and distribute weekly and bi-weekly insights that fuel monetization opportunities of our ad inventory across Peacock.
• Automate and streamline business reporting by partnering closely with our BI and product teams.
• Collaborate with the sales and planning leadership team in providing strategic recommendations, with analytical support, on packaging products & inventory utilization.
• Act as support for Analysts on complicated inventory requests or when inventory availability is not meeting advertiser spend and as counsel on ways to mitigate risk on active campaigns.
• Partner with finance, planning, strategy, BI, sales, and operations teams to continually improve cross functional workflows and hand offs.
• Forecast, monitor and recommend appropriate inventory levels for sponsorship opportunities and new ad innovations.
• Handle ad hoc requests that may surface in a timely, efficient manner.

Qualifications/Requirements
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• Experience in online media (3 years minimum) with specific experience in inventory, planning, operations, and/or yield management preferred.
• Knowledge of financial and operational principles specifically related to digital ad sales
• Knowledge of ad-serving systems (Google Ad Manager, Freewheel or similar)
• Familiarity with order management systems (such as Operative One or other OMS)
• High proficiency in advanced Excel functionality (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)

Eligibility Requirements
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics
• Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Strong critical thinking and analytical capabilities
• Strong knowledge of digital and streaming space
• Well organized and close attention to detail
• Passion for streaming and analytics

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv94ej-3-19-27-178-42 in your application.