Trade Marketing Manager
Kiev, Kirovograds'ka, UA, 04080
Position: Trade Marketing Manager
Based: Kyiv, Ukraine
Trade Marketing Manager responsible for the development of trade marketing activities to achieve growth across all product categories in line with business strategy, realize the brand strategies by creating demand at the wholesaler, retailer and distributor level, align sales team on trade marketing initiatives, lead the interaction between sales and the wider McCormick organizations in areas such as NPD and brand activation.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create and drive annual promotional plan.
- Strengthen and drive Promotional and Trade spend effectiveness alongside the Account Management Team as a key responsibility.
- Increase category performance to achieve in-market executional excellence.
- Thoroughly understand market conditions and trends to deliver the category strategy across all customers via analysis, strategy, and best practices.
- Build a gap analysis and work with Sales to develop/agree clear, specific plans for corrective actions.
- Develop and execute in-store activation, point of sales material in time and on budget.
- Support new product launching and execution including development of sales presentation/ materials and tracking/analyzing in-market implementation.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Fluency in English and Ukrainian.
- Experience in Trade marketing or Promotion management in a similar business.
- A track record in relationship development to maximize business growth is also essential.
- Demonstrable commercial acumen.
- Confident and capable of communicating and operating at all levels.
- Strong influencing / negotiation expertise.
- Strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.
COMPANY
Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Kamis.
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
TO APPLY
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
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