Trade Marketing Associate Manager
$88,000–$95,000 year
Hybrid · Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Barilla is seeking a Trade Marketing Associate Manager to manage customer marketing administration, trade budget forecasting, and related projects within Channels and Specialty for Meal Solutions & Bakery. This hybrid role is based out of Northbrook, IL. Key duties include loading trade plans into TPM/TPO, conducting month-end and quarterly trade reviews to monitor spend by product category, supporting field planning processes, managing the slotting process and communicating spend implications, analyzing trade agreements and deductions for financial true-ups, and tracking overall budgets and spend. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least four years of experience in sales/marketing, with strong analytics in trade spend, promotions, and channel go-to-market practices. Proficiency with trade management systems, SAP and/or Telus, PowerBI, Nielsen syndicated data, and MS Office is desired. Travel up to 5% domestically is expected. Barilla offers comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with match, and a broad benefits package.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 4 years of experience in sales and/or marketing, preferably in the food or CPG industry
- Experience in trade management and analytics
- Demonstrated analytical skills with proven experience analyzing trade spend, promotions, and customer performance
- Demonstrated knowledge and proven work experience in retail/specialty channels including an understanding of how these channels operate and go-to-market practices
- Project management experience with successful execution and completion
- Trade management and system experience
- Experience with Telus preferred
- SAP and/or Telus Experience Preferred
- Advance PowerBI preferred and experience in pulling syndicated data (Nielsen)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to travel up to 5% domestically
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