Summary
Join one of the world’s leading beverage companies as they look to expand their team. With a new role in Trade Marketing, they are looking for a Manager to come on board, work closely with the sales team and sharing market insight in order to help sales growth.
Job Responsibilities
Trade Marketing Leadership & Team Development
- Coordinate and oversee the work of Trade Marketing team members 
- Development, mentor and build a strong talent pipeline 
Strategic Planning
- Contribute to brand, channel and customer strategies. 
- Lead with the Sales Team turning the “selling stories” into sales tools to effectively present brands, products and the marketing initiatives to their customers 
- Oversee preparation and execution of 12M Activity Calendar for all Off-Trade channels covering key selling periods identified in Brand Plans to maximize effectiveness 
Brand Activation
- Coordinate preparation of cross channel Trade Marketing activations in line with brands, channel and customer strategies 
- Oversee execution of key marketing platforms/initiatives 
- Promotional activities recommendation and evaluation per channel/client 
POSM & Gift Pack Management
- Partner with the Global POSM agency HH Global 
- Management of development and distribution of POSM materials for brand platforms based on the communication guidelines delivered by BM 
- Management and development of merchandising standards for all POSM 
- Management and development of Tailor-Made actions in cooperation with Brand Marketing and Sales Team 
- Ensure proper execution of promo guidelines delivered by marketing team 
Measurement & KPIs
- Track and report progress on listings and distribution building activities for all products 
- Intermediary evaluations of promotions using sell-in, sell-out data and qualitative feedback from colleagues 
Budget Management
- Budget management of related spending to keep them within approved budget frames 
- Represent Trade Marketing function throughout S&BP process and whenever any ad-hoc reporting is required 
Required Experience & Education
Education: College/University (Bachelors or Equivalent)
Experience
- University graduated 
- 8+ years working experience in sales related industry – at least 2 years working experience in eCommerce related field; Spirit industry background is strongly preferred 
- Fluent Japanese and English speaking and writing 
- Very good analytical skills 
- Strong communication skills (influencing, listening, presentations, written) 
- MS Office applications 
- IT literate