Associate Trade Strategy Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Bristol
- Salary
- £30000 - £40000 per annum
- Closing date
- 20 Nov 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Marketing
Job Details
The Associate Trade Strategy Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to execute commercialisation strategies in the category. The successful candidate will contribute multichannel insight and data to optimise distribution, shelving, pricing and merchandising in order to deliver profitable business results.
Client Details
Our client is a global FMCG business.
Description
The Associate Trade Strategy Manager will provide business input into trade strategy and support overall trade plans for the category. Participating in annual planning cycles, the successful candidate will use planning tools and processes that enable the team to effectively evaluate customer strategy, apply trade rates, and track and report on trade promotions.
The Associate Trade Strategy Manager will deploy trade tactics and plans in support of sales targets, ensuring optimal execution or promotional plans. The successful candidate will analyse customer spend effectiveness, and monitor promotional pricing activities.
The Associate Trade Strategy Manager will collect and report on consumption, and execute quarterly plan activities based on the data gathered, as well as providing input and insights to innovation and recommendations on Category Management tactics.
This role is office-based near Bristol, with travel 10-20% of the time.
Profile
The successful candidate will:
- Have a proven track record in Category Management and/or Trade Marketing
- Have a track record in FMCG/Consumer Goods
- Have a demonstrated knowledge of Category Management with Major Retailers
- Be a self-starter
- Have a project management track record
- Have strong familiarity with syndicated data, measures and software
Job Offer
£30,000 - £40,000 + Benefits
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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