Trade Management Specialist

Advantage Sales and Marketing LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Trade Management Specialist, where you will play a vital role in managing customer business plans and driving success in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Customer Development Managers and Directors, ensuring the implementation of effective strategies while maintaining compliance with client policies. You will engage in diverse tasks, from managing deductions to reporting financial requirements, all within a dynamic team environment. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and grow with an industry leader, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Full-Time Benefits (Health, Dental, Disability, Life)

PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies, Cell Phones

Training and Career Development

Generous Paid Time-Off

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in administrative/planning roles in the CPG industry.
• Ability to create Excel templates with Pivot Tables and V lookups.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain accurate customer plans within the Trade system.
• Handle claims, deductions, and reconciliation processes.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Client Software

Job description

Summary

Trade Management Specialist - Canada

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic Trade Management Specialist (TMS) who will work closely with assigned Customer Development Managers and Directors. Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of customer business plans using client software, manage the deduction processing following client policies and procedures. Including sales forecasts, pricing, promotion plans, trade spend expenditures, long leads, and deduction management tasks.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Health, Dental, Disability, Life, Lifeworks Program)
• PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies, Cell Phones and more
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

Responsibilities:

• Manage the implementation and day to day maintenance of accurate customer plans within the Trade system.
• Create one plan per Brand, execute ongoing updates to plans per SPM / CDM instructions. Identify baseline forecast variances, closing deals, updating promotions and long leads.
• Manage the claims, deduction, and reconciliation processes by following client policies and procedures to meet monthly goals.
• Identify deduction validation issues and work with SPM / CDM to resolve.
• Maintain audit compliant files and documentation.
• Reporting and balancing of cleared and open deductions for financial reporting requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent work experience required.
• 2-5 years administrative/planning experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry.
• Ability to learn new software quickly; Must have the ability to build Excel templates/spreadsheets from scratch using Pivot Tables and V lookups.
• Excellent organization, math, and analytical skills; Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced deadline oriented environment; Ability to prioritize and work on multiple tasks with minimum supervision.
• Proficiency in Computer Software to include: MS Windows, Spreadsheet (MS Excel), Word-processing (MS Word), Computer Graphics (PowerPoint).