Manager, Inventory Management

Overview

Cadent ignites seamless connections between brands, publishers, and consumers through our predictive AI platform. Built on 15+ years of proprietary data and leveraging over 22,000 custom predictive models, our unified platform combines best-in-class predictive targeting, audience creation, and seamless orchestration across all media and buying models-delivering continuous optimization and real-time performance in today's fragmented media landscape.

This role will help shape our inventory relationships, ensuring a high-quality, diversified, and performant supply across all emerging and established digital channels. This role will be at the forefront of identifying new opportunities, optimizing existing partnerships, and driving strategic growth and innovation in a rapidly evolving, cross-screen advertising environment.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Growth

• Evaluate, onboard, and manage strategic relationships with SSPs, ad exchanges, direct publishers, and emerging supply partners (e.g., CTV platforms, retail media networks, gaming environments).
• Negotiate high-value deals and expand existing partnerships to integrate cutting-edge product features and inventory advancements, focusing on supply path optimization (SPO) and inventory quality.
• Identify and commercialize new inventory offerings, including advanced CTV, DOOH, in-game, retail media, and high-impact immersive formats, ensuring Cadent maintains a competitive edge.

Market Intelligence & Innovation

• Act as the internal subject matter expert on the latest supply-side trends, ad formats, and technological advancements, including server-side integrations, identity solutions, and attention metrics.
• Maintain a robust understanding of the competitive landscape, developing clear POVs and differentiators for each supply partner.

Technical Integration & Performance Optimization

• Work hand-in-hand with Product and Engineering teams to ensure seamless technical integrations, troubleshoot delivery issues, and maintain optimal connectivity with partners.
• Manage company-wide inventory governance and technical specifications, ensuring brand safety and adherence to industry standards.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of inventory performance using advanced data analytics to identify high-performing partners, publishers, and media types.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience in the digital advertising industry, prior experience working at a DSP/SSP/Exchange a plus
• Must have an understanding of online advertising dynamics, trends, and technologies; and campaign planning & buying (including RTB)
• Possess strong analytical framework and ability to problem solve highly technical issues
• Excellent in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Ability to work with colleagues and external vendors at all levels; deep relationship building expertise
• Strong problem solving and consulting skills
• Must be able to see the big picture and be able to rally others behind that picture
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Effective time management skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail, proactive prioritization, and delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• BA/BS Degree required

So, if the leading edge of media technology is the place you want to be, please contact us today and let’s start the conversation!

Cadent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to supporting all it’s employees when it comes to Inclusion & Diversity. Cadent’s policy is to provide equal opportunity for applicants & employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual identity or orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability or medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual and reproductive health decisions, genetic information, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), pregnancy, culture ancestry, familial or caregiver status, military status, veteran status, socioeconomic status, unemployment status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other basis prohibited by law. and will not discriminate against the basis of disability. This commitment is honored when it comes to decisions on hiring, recruiting, training, promotions, compensations, benefits, transfers and terminations.

Cadent is seeking to actively engage with our employees from a wide variety of cultures and to connect with our clients differently. Our workforce has generational diversity that supports greater innovation when we maximize representation of all diversity. Our active employee resource groups promote engagement across all groups of individuals that are represented within the company and externally.

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