Customer / trade marketing manager

Start: immediately in Chicago/Rosemont, IL / United States

Permanent position, Full-time

As a Customer - Trade Marketing Manager , you will execute retail and marketing strategies focused on your assigned retail accounts and/or retail channels nationwide. Partnering with internal Marketing and Sales teams, this person will drive sales plans around the 4Ps - Product, Price, Placement, and Promotion and AMPS metrics (assortment, merchandising, promotion and shelving) in the brick and mortar retail marketplace.

As a member of our Trade Marketing team, this role will help lead the development of high quality and fact-based Selling Stories and Ready To Sell (RTS) materials that support our field Sales leaders. As a Customer - Trade Marketing Manager, you will assist in the planning, development, and presentation of sales and brand materials at key meetings and industry specific trade shows for various channels of trade including Grocery, Mass, Convenience, Value, Drug, and specialty retail channels.

Located on-site at the HARIBO of America corporate headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, this role offers the opportunity work cross-functionally with internal headquarters teams. It can be a great opportunity for a CPG sales professional to gain corporate HQ experience.

To join our team of Trade Marketing Managers , the ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry with experience in Trade marketing, an understanding of industry data such as IRI, Circana, or Nielsen data, and a Bachelor's Degree, and a strong understanding of AMPS metrics (assortment, merchandising, promotion and shelving). The ideal candidate will also have experience working direclty for the "brand".

Responsibilities

• Drive sales plans around the 4Ps - Product, Price, Placement, and Promotion in the brick and mortar retail marketplace
• AMPS metrics (assortment, merchandising, promotion and shelving)
• Execute retail marketing strategies
• Assist in the planning, development, and presentation of Sales and marketing materials at key meetings and industry specific trade shows for various channels of trade including Grocery, Mass, Convenience, Value, Drug, and specialty retail channels
• Lead the development of high quality, fact-based Selling Stories and Ready To Sell ( RTS ) materials that support our Sales and Business Development teams
• Utilize industry specific data such as IRI, Circana, Nielsen, or other related forms of syndicated data used in the CPG industry
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods ( CPG ) industry
• 2+ years of experience working directly for the “brand”
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, or other field
• 1+ years of experience utilizing IRI, Circana, Nielsen, Numerator, SPINS, or other forms of syndicated data in the consumer goods industry
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly for the "Brand"
• Prior experience in Trade Marketing, Customer Marketing (customer as in retailers, not consumers), or Channel Marketing experience specifically within the CPG industry
• Experience with multiple channels of trade -- Grocery, Mass, C-Store, Value, etc
• Prior experience in a field Sales and/or Business Development role
  
  

Compensation

Target Hiring Pay Range: $110,000 - $130,000 annually

This pay range represents the min/max target annual base salary range HARIBO of America, Inc. may pay for this position at the time of this posting. Please note, a candidate’s offered annual salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and the geographical location of the role.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable pay practices and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding pay transparency.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

HARIBO is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please contact the location for which you are applying and ask to speak with the human resources representative or email [email protected].