Department Manager - Trade Planning

The Department Manager - Trade Planning is responsible for leading the development of trade planning strategies to achieve business objectives across product categories. Key duties include managing trade promotions and marketing investments, developing promotional plans with key customers, and defining range plans based on consumer analytics. The role involves driving sales performance through commercial campaigns and collaborating with marketing and business intelligence teams to ensure consumer input influences merchandise decisions. Additionally, the manager conducts campaign analysis to gain commercial insights and monitors the performance of assortment planning.

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

Development of a trade promotional plan with key customers and channels to grow the categories

Define range plan (quantities and price range) based on consumer analytics to deliver against financial target

Responsible for developing commercial campaign to drive sale by working closely with marketing and business intelligence team

Collaborate with commercial and marketing team to make sure consumer and stores input into merchandise decisions

Finalization the range of assortment plan

Drive sales performance by developing and initiating the promotional program

Responsible for conducting campaign analysis alongside business intelligence team to gain commercial insights

Responsible for monitoring and evaluating campaign on product assortment planning

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, ability to relate results to business objectives

Outstanding communicator with strong presentation skills; excellent analytical skillset required

Can work in a fast paced environment; Is highly organized and a creative problem solver with an attention to detail