Trade Services

**Job Summary**

Lead and develop a strong Trade Marketing team and a motivating work environment.

Champion the perspective of the shopper in the organization, work with insight professionals to plan, develop and fund research programs and data required to build shopper, retail environment, and channel expertise, and ensure all learning is leveraged fully in the development of a brand, channel, and customer strategy.

**Responsibilities**
- Take ownership of, and manage, a customer management business process that ensures effective communication and liaison between Sales, Marketing and other departments in order to optimize key business opportunities.
- Develop & recommend channel strategy in line with category development and brand mid-term (3 to 5 years) developmental plan.
- Develop focused trade strategies for categories in each key account and trade channel. Ensure these strategies are in tandem with brand positioning and potential of the accounts/channels.
- Category analysis and data analytics using Advisor to identify distribution gaps, channel development opportunities in the assigned categories and brand portfolio.
- Ensure full understanding of changing trade dynamics and development in the retail industry, in order to recommend effective channel & sales strategies that will give the Company a competitive edge.
- Design and monitor a competitive activity feedback report to track frequency and types of promotions taking place in the various trade sectors, documenting such activities for analysis, reporting and future reference purposes.
- Keep track, analyses and evaluate accounts' profitability. Identify customers who do not meet the Company's guidelines and recommend action to improve level of requirements.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of trade promotions and in-store promotions to determine whether these meet the Company' objectives.
- Interact with Marketing regarding deadlines / lead time required for promotions, pack / price changes, new products, etc in order to ensure effective implementation by the sales force.
- Design and implement price surveys on selected brands to track and graph trends over periods of time, for purposes of recommending for pricing strategies based on information received.
- Consolidate internal price control program for all products, implementing and administering pricing alignment.
- To ascertain new product launches, distribution tracking, secondary displays, planograms and etc.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Marketing or its equivalent.
- At least 3 years of relevant working experience in Trade Marketing and 2 years working experience in Category Management with a proven track record in the FMCG industry.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office software, i.e. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Powerpoint.
- Possess good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Able to interact with stakeholders from all levels.
- Possess strong analytical skill with good business acumen.
- Dedicated to service excellence
- Proactive and open-minded
- Strong Initiative & Follow Through
- Good interpersonal skills can work effectively with others
**What's on Offer**:

- Great package with other benefits.
- Growth career with one of the most successful FMCG companies in the world.
- Challenging role to enhance your experiences in the FMCG field.
If you are driven, determined, and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great career progression opportunities await the right person in this exciting role.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to RM16,500.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Parental leave
- Professional development
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:

- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Application Question(s):

- How many years of Trade Marketing experience currently do you have?