Trade Management Specialist

Advantage Sales and Marketing LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business solutions provider seeks a Trade Management Specialist in Toronto. This role involves implementing and maintaining customer business plans, handling claims and deductions, and collaborating within a fast-paced team environment. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, relevant experience in Consumer Packaged Goods, and be skilled in Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

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

PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies, Cell Phones and more

Training and Career Development

Generous Paid Time-Off

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 2-5 years of experience in administrative/planning roles in CPG.
• Proficient in MS Excel, with capabilities in creating templates.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer plans implementation and day-to-day maintenance.
• Handle claims, deduction, and reconciliation processes.
• Maintain audit-compliant files and documentation.

Skills

Organization

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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).

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