Trade Marketing / Category Operations & Planning (For Project Based 6 Months)

Job Responsibilities

• IBP - CSP integral part of brand community, providing customer & channel lens to brand JTBD and SKU portfolio for next year.
• Co-leading POP development & strategy and CATMAN projects.
• Manages trade fundamentals for the brands and sets distribution targets in the respective channel, strategic guidance to account teams.
• Own and drive the operational activity plans with operational excellence for 12 months at respective channel – promotions, pricing, visibility and in-store comms, distribution, shelf space improvements.
• Develop strong relationships with customers at marketing level.
• Leading consolidated CBD input into S&OP and own S&OP output manage/drive CBD business performance in the month & quarter.
• NRM decisions on levers 3-5 - Active Mix management, Promo management, Trade spendings.
• Lead and develop customer specific short- and long-term programs/initiatives based on relevant shopper/customer insight.
• Deploying Customer Facing Category Strategy (CFCS) - translating and localizing category marketing plans to customer channel plans.

Requirements

• 5+ years of working experience in similar roles in Channel Development, Category Operations & Planning preferable in FMCG.
• Solid knowledge of Go to Market and Channel Management Category Growth Strategy Understanding.
• Bachelor's degree preferably in a Business, Marketing, or related subject.
• Strong Analytics – ability to draw insights and actions from data.
• Experience in implementing channel strategies and initiatives, Communication expertise across brand, category, channel, and customer.
• Open for Project Based role with duration 6 months.
• English language proficiency required.
• Knowledge of brand strategy and application across channels, Collaborating with marketing teams and other key internal/external stakeholders.
• Solid organizational skills and detail oriented.

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