Trade Marketing Manager

Flavour Warehouse Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in the United Kingdom seeks a Trade Marketing Manager to manage promotional activities and collaborate with suppliers. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation and analytical skills, experience in commercial roles, and ideally in FMCG. This position offers a competitive salary and various benefits including life insurance and discounts on products.

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

30 days holiday increasing with service

Life Insurance benefit

Cashback healthcare plan

Discounts on products

Cycle to Work Scheme

Additional benefits with service

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial, trading, buying, category or sales/marketing role is required.
• FMCG experience is ideal, with vaping industry experience being desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with suppliers across categories.
• Be the main point of contact for trade marketing activity.
• Provide sales and performance reporting.
• Plan promotional activity across various channels.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent analytical skills

Confident with Excel

Sales ability

Data-driven decision-making

Job description

We’re looking for aTrade Marketing Manager to join our team, you’ll plan promotions, review performance, secure funding, and work closely with Accounts, Purchasing and Marketing to keep everything moving.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with suppliers across vaping, FMCG and related categories.
• Be the main point of contact for all trade marketing activity.
• Proactively call suppliers to discuss listings, commercial opportunities, and promotional funding
• Sell and negotiate listing fees for new products across wholesale, retail & ecommerce.
• Secure supplier funding for promotions, digital campaigns and in store support
• Unlock commercial value through stronger visibility improved pricing and better trading terms.

Data & Analytics

• Provide accurate sales, margin and performance reporting to internal teams and overseas partners.
• Maintain spreadsheets, trackers and promotional logs used for commercial decisions.
• Use data insights to recommend pricing, promotional mechanics, and product performance improvements.

Promotional Management

• Plan, implement and review promotional activity across wholesale, retail shops, and e-commerce.
• Track performance, ensure campaigns land on time and follow up with suppliers after each activity.
• Work with marketing on artwork, messaging, and activation requirements.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work with accounts, purchasing and marketing to deliver agreed commercial plans.
• Support stock flow, forecasting and availability for new listings and promotions.
• Balance supplier expectations with commercial priorities and operational constraints

Governance & Compliance

• Function as gatekeeper for product listings, commercial agreements, and promotional activities.
• Ensure all proposed activity meets internal criteria before sign off.
• Support compliance with industry regulations and internal policies

What we’re looking for

• Strong negotiation skills and sales ability
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills
• Confident working with Excel reports and commercial data
• Ability to make sound data driven recommendations at pace.
• Experience in commercial, trading, buying, category or sales/marketing role.
• Experience of working products, pricing, and promotions
• FMCG experience – ideal
• Vaping industry experience – desirable

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 30 days holiday increasing with service
• Life Insurance benefit
• Cashback healthcare plan (Westfield Health)
• Discounts on our products to assist with smoking cessation
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Additional benefits with service (access to company caravan, enhanced family friendly policies)

We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our team.

Flavour Warehouse is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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