Regional Trade Promotion Analytics & Acceleration Manager (12 Month Contract)

ENGINEERINGUK; East Hampshire, London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Trade Promotion Analytics & Acceleration Manager for a 12-month contract. This pivotal role involves driving data-driven decision-making and enhancing trade promotion strategies. You will collaborate with various teams to refine strategies, analyze performance, and integrate promotional investments into pricing. Join a purpose-driven company committed to building a better tomorrow, with access to top-tier resources and a competitive salary. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of data science and trade promotions.

Benefits

Access to top-tier learning resources

Industry-competitive salary

Diverse and talented colleagues

Commitment to building a better tomorrow

Qualifications

• Experience in analytics and modeling to generate fact-based recommendations.
• Understanding of market mechanisms affecting promotional impact.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to refine strategies and ensure alignment.
• Analyze trade promotion performance to identify optimization opportunities.

Skills

Analytics and Modeling

Financial Acumen

Customer Investment Strategies

Collaborative Skills

Promotional Strategies

Job description

Regional Trade Promotion Analytics & Acceleration Manager (12 Month Contract)

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Employer: Mars

Location: London, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 25 May 2025

Sector: Data Science

Role: Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Job Description:

This position plays a pivotal role in accelerating our enterprise capability on trade promotions as part of the regional sales strategy. The role focuses on driving data-driven decision-making and enhancing trade promotion strategies by defining regional trade promotional strategies in collaboration with regional cell teams. The aim is to excel at fundamental practices and advance towards leading-edge insights within our promotional investment strategy. A key responsibility involves working closely with clusters to implement these strategies and optimize the impact of promotional investments to balance profitability and growth.

What are we looking for?

An individual eager to broaden their perspective through a regional role, developing expertise in SRM/RGM and partnering to drive capability enhancements. Must possess strong financial acumen and an understanding of customer investment strategies. Specific requirements include:

• Experience in analytics and modeling to generate fact-based recommendations and convert insights into action plans. Required
• Understanding of market mechanisms affecting promotional impact on profitability, revenue, and sales volume. Required
• Highly collaborative with the ability to work cross-functionally and provide strategic insights. Required
• Nice to have: RGM experience with promotional strategies and investment decisions
• Nice to have: Perspective on multiple markets' customer investment strategies

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with regional promotional director, marketing, sales, and finance teams to refine strategies and ensure alignment with objectives.
• Develop regional promotional guidelines by channel and investment area with regional sales and cluster teams.
• Partner with cluster RGM and sales teams to translate regional guidelines into cluster-specific strategies and define ROI roadmaps.
• Analyze trade promotion performance to identify optimization opportunities and develop frameworks to assess ROI.
• Integrate promotional investment strategies into target pricing in partnership with the regional channel pricing director.
• Maintain and own the regional promotional insights database.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse, talented colleagues guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company committed to building a better tomorrow.
• Access to top-tier learning and development resources, including Mars University.
• Industry-competitive salary and benefits, including bonuses.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. Assistance or accommodations are available upon request during the application process. No applicant will be penalized for requesting such support.