Channel Activation Manager Global Travel Retail - Available Immediately

Lindt & Sprüngli; Kilchberg; On-site; CHF 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindt & Sprüngli seeks a Channel Activation Manager to drive Global Travel Retail growth within the Marketing team. You will develop and execute innovative activation campaigns for novelties and core ranges, coordinating with Brand Managers, Sales and external partners to ensure on-time, within-budget launches.

In this role you analyze trends, adapt guidelines to local spaces, and manage regional partnerships while supporting Heinemann accounts and global activations.

Qualifications

• Experience in trade marketing or market activation in a fast-paced FMCG environment, ideally Travel Retail.
• Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders (agencies, suppliers).
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement activation concepts for novelties and core assortments.
• Execute end-to-end activation campaigns across brands within budgets and timelines.
• Oversee asset creation and coordination with Brand Managers and Sales.

Skills

Organized

Problem solving

Self-drive

Collaboration

Commercial mindset

Education

BA degree in Marketing or equivalent

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Photoshop

Job description

Lindt & Sprüngli PortraitContribute to Lindt Global Travel Retail growth as part of the global Marketing team. The role is responsible for developing and implementing effective marketing campaigns to achieve set brand and sales targets. The Channel Activation Manager is working closely with all internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative concepts to drive growth.Duties and Responsibilities:Activation Concept Development- Responsible for the development of effective marketing campaigns for novelties, as well as core assortments based on the approved marketing plans of the Brand teams- Responsible for the development of creative concepts that meet set targets with regards to scalability, innovation factor, budget and global relevance- Develop customer-exclusive activation concepts to drive in-store visibility and conversion and support exclusive launches- Responsible for analyzing consumer and industry trends and actively incorporating them into conceptual developmentActivation Concept Execution & Tracking- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define clear budgets, targets and timelines for each activation- Management of the end-to-end execution of activation campaigns across all brands- Oversee and manage the creation of all campaign assets in close collaboration with Brand Managers- Responsible for internal coordination among Brand & Trade Marketing to ensure execution on-time and within budget- Responsible for selection and onboarding of local partners in close collaboration with regional teams (agencies and suppliers)- Responsible for monitoring and analyzing campaign performance in close collaboration with Sales- Responsible for development of clear recommendations for continuous improvementFull responsibility for organization and execution of promotional activities for Global Account Heinemann- Full coordination and responsibility of brand activations in collaboration with Marketing and Sales Teams- Adaption of existing guidelines, concepts and brand identities to customized space- Stakeholder management (internal and external) incl. briefing and coordination with agencies and customers- Coordination of data and print material- Tracking of promotional executionsRetail in Travel Retail Project Management Support- Responsible for the coordination and oversight of Retail in Travel Retail projects, ensuring timelines, workstreams and deliverables are aligned across internal teams and external partners.- Responsible for project communication and reporting, keeping key stakeholders informed on progress, milestones, openings and potential risks.Regional Support- Support regional teams in conceptual development of local adaptation- Develop regionally relevant activation concepts where appropriateMarketing Support- Manage internal sales requests related to brand activations- Provide support in various other projects (example: meetings, presentations)- Management of relevant ad‐hoc requests from internal and external counterpartsMinimum Experience Requirements and Professional Background: Proven track record in trade marketing and/or market activation ideally in a fast-paced FMCG environment; preferably experience in Travel RetailPreferred Experience Requirements:Functional Capabilities:- Personality: Very organized & structured way of working - you know how to handle several tasks simultaneously; solution-oriented with strong problem-solving skills; strong self-drive- Collaboration: Team player who thrives in cross-functional teams; works well with internal and external stakeholders (agencies, suppliers etc); can establish priorities and meet deadlines- Commercial Mind: Ability to balance commerciality with creativity to achieve set performance targets- Independent: Flexible and dynamic, independent working style – comfortably navigating in a fast-paced environmentMinimum Education Requirements: BA degree in Marketing or equivalent requiredLanguage Skills: Fluency in English is mandatory, German is preferredOther Requirements: Advanced Microsoft Office skills (PPT, Word, Excel), Photoshop etc. is beneficial