Trade Marketing Officer
Full time posted 1 hour ago in Food & Beverage Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 149282
Job Description
Department : Business Development & Marketing
Reporting to : Business Development Manager
Job Summary: The key objective of the job is to ensure full compliance with the company’s merchandising, display, and promotional execution standards across all assigned retail channels, monitor outlet and category-level sales performance, and provide field-based market intelligence to support trade marketing and business development initiatives for International Company for Food Stuff.
Roles and Responsibilities:
| Market Execution & Compliance
·        Conduct regular field visits across all assigned retail channels to ensure full compliance with company standards. ·        Monitor the execution of approved Must Stock/No Stock lists, Min-Max levels, planograms, product positioning, and display standards in all outlets through market visits and dashboard monitoring of ERP/Merchandising Applications. ·        Ensure products are displayed according to company guidelines, maximizing visibility and customer appeal. ·        Ensure all promotional activities are executed correctly and on schedule across all outlets. ·        Verify promotional pricing, product highlighting, and promotional communication materials are displayed accurately. ·        Monitor product availability during promotional periods and immediately report any execution gaps. ·        Inspect all Point of Sale Materials (POSM) to ensure proper installation, maintenance, and brand consistency. ·        Conduct regular inspections of display stands and coordinate repair or replacement when required. ·        Ensure all displays and merchandising equipment remain clean, attractive, and in excellent condition. Reporting & Follow-up ·        Prepare regular field visit reports with clear findings, supporting photos, and recommended corrective actions. ·        Track the completion of corrective actions until full compliance is achieved. ·        Maintain accurate records of execution quality, compliance levels, competitor activities, and merchandising improvements. ·        Provide weekly and monthly execution performance reports to the Business Development Manager, in coordination with the Sales Manager. Coordination ·        Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Marketing, Warehouse, and Merchandising teams to ensure smooth execution of approved initiatives. ·        Support new product launches by ensuring timely execution of listings, displays, POSM installation, and promotional visibility. Sales Performance Monitoring ·        Monitor sales performance at outlet and category level. ·        Analyze sales trends to identify the root causes of sales increases or declines. ·        Investigate performance issues related to internal factors such as stock availability, product assortment, display quality, pricing execution, or operational issues. ·        Monitor competitor activities including pricing, promotions, new product launches, shelf space, and merchandising initiatives. ·        Recommend adjustments to product display space and category allocation based on sales performance and customer purchasing behavior. ·        Identify underperforming outlets and propose corrective actions to improve execution and sales. Market Intelligence ·        Continuously gather market intelligence and identify new merchandising opportunities. ·        Monitor competitor displays and collect market feedback through regular field observations. ·        Identify emerging market trends and recommend ideas to strengthen the company’s in-store presence. ·        Share best practices observed across different retail channels. Scope of Responsibility ·        Conduct daily compliance audits in company-operated outlets to ensure merchandising standards are maintained without interfering with day-to-day store operations. ·        Act as the company’s field execution representative, ensuring consistent brand presentation across supermarkets, co-operatives, hypermarkets, groceries, central markets, and other retail channels. ·        Ensure maintenance of highest standards of professional conduct, ethics and integrity in provision of the services. ·        Any other relevant work assigned by the department manager.
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