Marketing Executive / Assistant Trade Marketing Manager

Are you looking to translate your FMCG marketing experience into a fast-paced, high-profile position with a leading brand? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you. Our client is a well-established drinks business and a number one brand within their category. They have recently been experiencing strong growth and as a CoolBrands® awarded organisation, they have built up an excellent reputation as a premium offering within the industry.

We are now recruiting for an extremely bright, energetic individual to provide comprehensive support to the Consumer & Trade Marketing Development Manager, developing category management plans and trade support programmes to leverage their presence in the UK Grocery & Retail trade across the product portfolio. In this role, you will act as the expert on shopper marketing opportunities, champion support of the brand within the UK trade and support the Senior National Account Manager in presenting upcoming marketing activity to key customer accounts. Another key part of the role will be monitoring and analysing competitor activity as well as the business’ own marketing activity, making recommendations for future improvements. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to get involved in the creation of New Products and their launch activity.

The successful candidate for this role is likely to be a graduate (Marketing degree preferred) with at least 1 year of work experience in a FMCG company. This position would suit a ‘second jobber’ who is able to demonstrate an understanding of Consumer & Shopper Research, category management, trade dynamics and space planning. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a positive ‘can do’ attitude and a high level of commercial awareness. An understanding of the UK Grocery/Retail environment is paramount and prior experience of working with Nielsen/market research data will be advantageous. If this sounds like your kind of opportunity, apply now!

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