Commercial Trade Assistant – Unilever Food Solutions

Unilever; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Food Solutions in Brussels is seeking a Commercial Trade Assistant to support Trade Account Managers serving Foodservice wholesalers. You will help plan promotions, align online content, and manage commercial administration to drive revenue and brand visibility for Knorr and Hellmann’s.

You will analyse sales performance and market data, translate insights into actions, maintain systems and reports, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO level) in Marketing, Business Management, International Business, Commercial Economics, or similar.
• Around 2 years of experience in a commercial or sales support role or relevant internship.
• Fluency in spoken and written Dutch is a must; good French is preferred; English is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a project-driven environment.
• Affinity with FMCG and/or Foodservice.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Self-starter, proactive, and strong communicator.
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Passion for great food.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Trade Account Managers/team working with Foodservice wholesalers.
• Independently managing promotion planning, online content alignment, and commercial administration.
• Analyzing sales performance, promotional results, forecasts, and market data, translating insights into concrete actions.
• Maintaining and updating systems, reports, and commercial data.
• Collaborating closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Building, maintaining, and strengthening customer relationships.
• Actively contributing to projects, customer activation, and market execution.
• Ensuring excellent execution and high customer satisfaction together with the Account Manager.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

French language

Analytical skills

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree HBO in Marketing/Business

Tools

Microsoft Teams

PowerPoint

Excel

SAP

Job description

Join us as Commercial Trade Assistant – Unilever Food Solutions

Function: Customer Development

Scope: Local - Belgium

Location: Brussel - CityDox

Terms & Conditions: Permanent – Full-Time

JOB PURPOSE

As Commercial Trade Assistant, you are, together with your colleagues, the first point of contact for our wholesale partners. You work closely with key players such as Sligro, Bidfood, Solucious and Hanos. By deeply understanding their businesses, you proactively identify opportunities and contribute to sustainable partnerships and mutual growth.

This is a versatile internal sales role with extensive internal and external interaction, offering strong development opportunities and real commercial impact.

Within Customer Development, we are looking for a Commercial Trade Assistant for Unilever Food Solutions.

In this role, you support and strengthen Trade Account Managers within the Foodservice channel and are jointly responsible for the commercial success of our brands Knorr and Hellmann’s. Together, you represent Unilever Food Solutions towards customers and actively contribute to revenue growth, promotional execution, data-driven insights, and effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

You connect analysis with action and thrive in a dynamic environment where multiple customers, projects, and disciplines come together. No two days are the same.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting Trade Account Managers/team working with Foodservice wholesalers
• Independently managing promotion planning, online content alignment, and commercial administration
• Analyzing sales performance, promotional results, forecasts, and market data, translating insights into concrete actions
• Maintaining and updating systems, reports, and commercial data
• Collaborating closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance
• Building, maintaining, and strengthening customer relationships
• Actively contributing to projects, customer activation, and market execution
• Ensuring excellent execution and high customer satisfaction together with the Account Manager

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO level) in Marketing, Business Management, International Business, Commercial Economics, or similar
• Preferably around 2 years of experience in a commercial or sales support role, or relevant internship experience
• Fluency in spoken and written Dutch is a must, good French is preferred and proficiency in English is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and capable of working in a project-driven environment
• Affinity with FMCG and/or Foodservice
• Solid skills in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Self-starter, proactive, and strong communicator
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Passion for great food

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Entrepreneurial mindset with ambition to grow within Sales
• Energized by change and dynamic environments
• Experience with SAP is an advantage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Working conditions and location:

• Work in Brussels, Belgium with the flexibility to be based in the Netherlands but must be able to go to the office in Brussels.
• You will work in a hybrid setup, with three days per week in the Brussels office and remaining days flexibly.
• Unilever offers an environment with strong opportunities for development, entrepreneurship, and long-term career growth.

Earlier this year (March 2026), Unilever announced an agreement to separate our Foods business. Our Foods business, including brands such as Hellmann’s and Knorr, will join forces with McCormick to become a global flavour leader, with leading positions across spices, seasonings, condiments and complementary food categories, supported by a strong retail and foodservice platform. McCormick has 135+ years of heritage, a presence in 150+ countries and territories, and a portfolio of trusted brands. The transaction remains subject to consultation, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions with a targeted deal close of mid-2027.

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based on the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested in applying, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations. Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg), while location of the role is within the BeNeLux, if successful, your internal application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. You will be eligible for relocation support in the form of economy-class flights (to NL), immigration support (if applicable), tax support (in the year of move) and a lump sum of 7.500, - euro net of taxes to be paid out during the first salary payment in the Netherlands. No further relocation support will be provided in a self-initiated CLOC.

Disclaimer

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.