New Balance
Who We Are:
Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today. At New Balance, We Got Now.
New Balance are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Trade Marketing Manager to lead all of our trade marketing activity across our brand partners in Germany, Austria & Benelux.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of developing and executing trade marketing strategies that drive consumer engagement, improve our brand presence and increase revenue. The Trade Marketing Manager will play a pivotal role in managing a team of trade marketing professionals, ensuring a seamless coordination between stakeholders in sales, marketing, ecommerce and retail teams to continuously optimize the customer experience.
The successful candidate will have experience across the full journey from online, to instore as well as Ecommerce and Visual Merchandising.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Strategy Development
- Develop and implement a comprehensive trade marketing (instore, online, VM) strategy that aligns with the overall brand and sales objectives across all our brand partners
Team Leadership
- Lead, Mentor and develop a high performing team of trade marketing professionals, providing guidance on best practices, campaign execution and performance optimization.
Campaign Management
- Supports the team to ensure the campaigns deliver on the objectives that are set at the beginning of the year. Ensuring the teams execute campaigns with consistency across all touchpoints in the omnichannel journey
Visual Merchandising
- Partner with EMEA visual merchandising team to ensure there is a consistent brand presence in market across all our brand partners. Develop localized visual merchandising guidelines where necessary to cater for market specific nuances.
Collaboration with Sales and Retail teams
- Partner with sales and retail teams to align trade marketing strategy with key account plans and owned channel plans ensuring all activities enhance the journey, complement each other and ultimately drive sell through
Data, Analysis and Reporting
- Track, Analyse and report on the performance of our trade marketing efforts, utilizing insights to optimize future strategies and efforts.
Budget Management
- Manage the whole Trade Marketing budget for (Market), ensuring cost-effective use of resources, ensuring optimization of budgets and clear investment principles and priorities.
Market Trends and Competitive Analysis
- Stay updated on market trends, consumer insights, and competitor activities to inform and adapt any future strategies or activities.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or a related field.
Experience
- Solid experience in Trade Marketing, with a focus on both online and instore retail environments, with knowledge of E Commerce and visual merchandising. Team management experience is essential.
Leadership skills
- Proven experience in leading and managing a team of marketing professionals, with strong interpersonal and coaching skills.
Analytical Mindset
- Strong analytical abilities to assess strategic and campaign performance and is able to identify areas of improvement from data. Proficient in data and reporting tools.
Stakeholder Management
- Has worked in complex matrix environment before and has the ability to work with multiple stakeholders at the same time, with the ability to influence cross functional teams and external partners.
Technical Proficiency
- Experience with instore and digital trade marketing tools and techniques.
Ability to travel up to 25%
Equal Opportunity Employer:
New Balance is committed to equality of opportunity for all current and prospective associates regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership and gender reassignment. We are an equal opportunity employer and support a culture of diversity and inclusion.
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