Trade Marketing Manager

Savola; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading strategic investment holding group in the UAE is seeking a Trade Marketing Supervisor to oversee day-to-day operations and ensure compliance with established policies. The role includes negotiating customer agreements, planning promotional activities, and training the marketing team. Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership, analytical skills, and a solid understanding of marketing principles within the retail sector. This position plays a vital role in driving annual sales targets and ensuring product visibility across various channels.

Qualifications

• Experience in Trade Marketing or related field.
• Ability to analyze data and present findings effectively.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to build customer commitments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations of Trade Marketing.
• Negotiate agreements with customers for yearly plans.
• Conduct regular business reviews with customers.
• Plan and implement promotional activities.
• Train and motivate marketing team members.
• Ensure product visibility and smooth promotional operations.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Marketing Knowledge

Job description

• Supervises the day-to-day operations of Trade Marketing to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures.
• To ensure all LTA agreements are signed by the start of the year by presenting previous year’s results and current year sales plan to customers & negotiate the agreement to gain customer commitment.
• To carry out quarterly business review with customers by presenting previous quarterly sales results, seeking scanning data from customers and updating the current plan to ensure customer are on track to achieve the yearly sales targets.
• To plan monthly promotional activities such as (premium items, scratch & win, discounts) by negotiating and signing promotional agreements forms with customers to ensure promotions are held on a timely basis.
• To implement marketing activities in each channel by discussing with brand team volume, visibility, timing and price and any other support needed, splitting volumes by customer and by regions and gaining customer agreements and orders to ensure marketing objectives are met.
• To carry out regular visits to customers/stores in different regions to ensure smooth operation of promotional activities & products visibility including solving problems of staff & supermarkets (e.g. shelf space - products displays) within the supermarket in order to ensure products visibility are met
• To train, coach & appraise his team in order to ensure they are motivated & capable of performing their roles.

About Us

ABOUT SAVOLA

At Savola, we know who we are and we know what we are doing.

We are the leading strategic investment holding group in the food and retail sectors across the MENA (Middle East, North Africa) region. We are proud of our Saudi heritage, our current international presence and the ethical business model that sets us apart. We think that companies perform best when they play to their strengths. For us, this means focusing our resources on building a strong portfolio of assets in the food and retail sectors. Through companies under our two entities, Savola Foods and Savola Retail, we now operate large numbers of grocery stores and produce everyday household staples loved by consumers in 50 countries. Our profits also come from stakes we hold in other companies in our core sectors and other industries.

https://www.savola.com/en/about-us

About the Team

Life at Savola

Due to our reputation as one of the Kingdom’s leading employers, we remain committed to ensure the welfare of all our employees, reflected in a wide range of programs designed to enhance career development; recognise and reward outstanding staff and their achievements and promote a positive, balanced professional environment.

Our People

At Savola, we are committed to adding value for all stakeholders, as our human capital philosophy does not only benefit employees, but also has a direct effect on business performance, and ultimately, the value we offer to our shareholders. That's why investing in human capital is one of our core strategic priorities. Therefore, Savola enables its employees to create professional value by acquiring and developing a highly skilled and competent workforce that will face, respond and lead challenges, while investing in a values-driven culture that promotes outstanding performance and fosters leadership.