Trade Marketing Executive

PUIG Deutschland GmbH; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beauty company is seeking a Trade Marketing Executive in Dubai. This role involves managing trade marketing activities for renowned brands, ensuring efficient budget use while building brand awareness. The ideal candidate should have strong trade marketing experience, preferably in the beauty sector, alongside excellent organizational skills and a collaborative spirit. The position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth within an international company.

Benefits

Competitive compensation & benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Creative work culture

Qualifications

• 4 years of previous experience in trade marketing, ideally in the beauty industry.
• Strong organization skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with suppliers to implement designs and installations.
• Manage products merchandising and brand visibility.
• Ensure efficient spending of promotional budget.

Skills

Trade marketing experience

Strong organization skills

Commercial acumen

Collaboration

Time management

MS Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Business Administration

Job description

Puig is a major player in the worldwide fashion and beauty industry. We have a wide portfolio of well‑known luxury brands across fashion, fragrance, makeup, skincare, and wellness. Founded more than 100 years ago, Puig is a family‑owned company with a long‑term commitment to our brands and stakeholders.

The Opportunity

An amazing opportunity for a Trade Marketing Executive to join our team based in Dubai and manage Puig beauty brands Carolina Herrera, Dries Van Noten, Jean Paul Gaultier, Rabanne. The role is responsible for the implementation of all trade marketing activities for the UAE market in line with the Marketing strategy and calendar, within agreed budget, driving brand awareness and boosting sell‑out across customers and channels. This role is the point of contact between the Marketing team, Point of Sales team, and Commercial teams to ensure the achievement of sales and budget objectives.

What you’ll get to do

• Liaise with suppliers to implement the design, production, and installation of all animations (excluding mega/ pop up animations) as per VM guidelines.
• Handle animation bookings (excluding mega/ pop up animations) with the malls and local retailers (permit issuance etc.).
• Manage products merchandising and brand visibility in store and for all animations as per VM guidelines and in collaboration with the Retail Design & VM team.
• Ensures efficient spending of promotional budget and supervises the trade marketing costs.
• Manages the temporary point of sales material (including budget, logistics, distribution, assortment…) by finding the most efficient solutions in terms of quality, quantity, and costs.
• Presents to local retailers the Trade Plan, and all new launches.
• Forecasts and track new launches, POSM and GWPs.
• Follow up on POs, payments, and credit notes.
• Identifies market opportunities and gives feedback to define the promotional plan that best fits each account.
• Conduct ongoing market trends and competitor analysis.
• Generate post‑activation feedback report (on qualitative and quantitative results).

We’d love to meet you if you have

• 4 years of previous experience in trade marketing, ideally gained within the beauty industry.
• Degree in Business Administration or similar field strong commercial acumen.
• Collaborative and ability to work across different teams.
• Strong organization skills with attention to detail and quality.
• Strong time management and operational excellence.
• Result‑driven with a passion and curiosity for the beauty category.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office.

A few things you’ll love about us

• An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
• A competitive compensation & benefits package

Puig is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At Puig, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.