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AssociateTrade Marketing Manager I bridges Field Sales and Marketing; leading strategic sales promotion plans and resolving issues to support national business goals and achieving sales and profit targets.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Manage a portfolio estimating ~$300M in annual sales.
- Participate in the annual brand planning process. Own translating strategic direction from Marketing (annual and ad hoc) into National and Category specific strategies for deployment to Field Sales for execution.
- Actively provide insights and participate in joint planning sessions with Field Sales (managers and brokers) to ensure one comprehensive plan.
- Assists in developing incremental marketing/trade funds programs and launch these programs to the Field Sales Team
- Helps resolve a variety, often unique, Sales and Customer issues related to economics, sales, production, supply chain, and/or marketing.
- Aids with development and coordination of Sales and Customer initiatives/plans related to new products introductions, including but not limited to complete Innovation Sell Decks
- Participate in new item and promotion forecasts to ensure customer service needs are met; include working with Marketing and Supply Chain via the IBP process.
- Deliver monthly and ad hoc reporting for trade, innovation and other business needs.
- Assist in managing inventory and production needs as necessary.
- Manages the forecast and tracking of display vehicles.
- Work along with Marketing, Category Management, Revenue Management and other cross functional partners on strategic initiatives related to major customer sales opportunities.
- May have the opportunity to manage a summer intern.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Analytics or other related fields
- 3+ years of consumer product good experience with at least 1 year of direct customer selling experience.
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft office including PowerPoint and excel.
- Must be able to work with large data sets including pulling and interrupting data independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Required to present to large groups of people virtually and in person.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills. Required to manage multiple projects at the same time while managing day-to-day tasks and objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- A minimum of 2 years of Category Management experience is strongly preferred
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As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. Base Salary: 87,910 - 153,870Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick's Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormick's Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormick's Dividend Program.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
