Trade Category Manager - Your next career step?

Reporting to our Direct Channel Manager, this Trade Category Manager will be responsible for being the liaison between Marketing & Sales teams providing the "Voice of the Customer" within the internal organization while serving as "Voice of the Brands" to our customers and external partners. This role is part of a boarder marketing team consisting of Customer, Consumer, and Shopper marketing. You’ll serve as a strategic thought partner for the sales team as they generate joint business plans with key customers

This is a Hybrid role at our Campinas site, with 3 days on site and 2 days at home.

In this exciting role you'll...

• Help support an organizational capability in customer centricity, enable the sales team for selling and executional success, and represent the voice of customer/sales internally.

• Bring company and category strategies to life in the marketplace via strong working relationships with sales teams and critical customers.

• Influence future innovation pipeline & programs based on channel insights.

• Provide key analysis in facilitating new item distribution forecasts by channel / customer.

• Drive sales plans around assortment, merchandising, pricing and shelving for our brands, monitoring and assisting in the delivery of top-line and bottom line commitments from sales perspective.

• Assist in planning, development and presentation of sales & brand materials at all key Trade Shows and Customer Collaboration Planning sessions , ensuring our sales strategies and brand initiatives are well represented.

• Lead the development of high quality and fact-based Selling Stories and Ready to Sell (RTS) materials.

You?

• Bachelor's Degree in Economy, Engineering, International Commerce, International Relations or related required;

• 5+ years of experience working with Trade Marketing, Sales or Marketing required;

• Intermediate to Advanced English required;

Our Benefits?

• Industry-competitive salary, including an annual bonus.

  Medical plan for you and your family.

• Supplemental Life Insurance, above legal requirements.

• Discounts on Royal Canin and Eukanuba pet food.

• Office amenities, such as fresh fruit, coffee, and vending machines.

Join a global company with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles culture, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today!