Department Manager - Trade Planning

About the Role

Leading development of the Trade Planning to achieve defined business objectives across all product categories. Responsible for management, monitoring, evaluating trade promotions and trade marketing investments and initiatives execution and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of trade planning to achieve business objectives across all product categories.
• Manage, monitor and evaluate trade promotions and trade marketing investments, execution and performance.
• Develop trade promotional plans with key customers and channels to grow categories.
• Define range plan (quantities and price range) based on consumer analytics to meet financial targets.
• Develop commercial campaigns to drive sales by working closely with marketing and business intelligence teams.
• Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to ensure consumer and store input into merchandise decisions and finalize assortment plans.
• Conduct campaign analysis with the business intelligence team to gain commercial insights and monitor/evaluate campaign and assortment planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (communications, marketing, advertising or business) preferred.
• At least 5-7 years in Marketing, Merchandising, or related field with experience in driving campaign development to revenue growth; retail experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to relate results to business objectives.
• Outstanding communicator with strong presentation skills; excellent analytical skillset required.
• Can work in a fast-paced environment; highly organized, creative problem solver with attention to detail.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills and campaign analysis experience.
• Presentation and communication skills.
• Experience developing commercial campaigns and trade promotions.
• Ability to work with business intelligence and marketing teams.