Trade Marketing Specialist Europe

Trade Marketing Specialist Europe

Gårdsvägen 13, 169 70 Solna, Sweden Req #499 Thursday, May 16, 2024 CCM Hockey is present worldwide, we have offices in Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland and Taiwan. Our headquarters are located in Montreal, where we create and develop our equipment. Our mission is to inspire dreams and empower every player to fulfill their passion while enjoying their game. Our team's vision is to be the leading brand on and off the ice, by delivering innovative products and outstanding experience to our athletes and partners everywhere, all while putting our employees and communities at the forefront. We aim to unlock the full potential of every CCM athlete from pond to forum by delivering innovation to maximize performance and ignite in them the self-confidence to chase their dream. We’re looking for passionate players who share our core values and will help us become THE industry leader! At CCM Hockey, we live our values everyday: Authenticity: Standing up for who you are, doing what you mean and what you believe in. Empowerment: Through their unique contributions, each person is different, each person is important, and each person has the opportunity to make a difference. Teamwork: A team that works together always beats a team of highly skilled individual players. Respect: Valuing differences and allowing others to express themselves when working together, to achieve common goals, to grow and succeed as a company.

The Trade Marketing Specialist will develop & execute retail footprint strategy to increase store sales and brand presence with retailers. Your objective is to develop and implement initiatives for the CCM brand to win at retail that are tied in with key business objectives.

This is a permanent position based at our European HQ, Solna Sweden. You will report into the European Marketing Manager. Start date as soon as possible.

Key Accountabilities

Develop & execute retail footprint strategies for European accounts.

Actively collaborate with sales organization, retailers and distributors to provide industry leading service for marketing requests including POP roll out, graphics, sales incentives and staff education.

Support KA´s with updated product images and descriptions in a timely manner

Support and manage the set-up and planning of European sales and marketing meetings.

Responsible for on-time delivery and quality of all retail footprint material to accounts (POP, SiS and graphics).

Negotiate with vendors to ensure competitive pricing for in-store materials.

Develop and implement all marketing initiatives destined to increase retail staff support of CCM products and programs. 

Catalogue management for Europe

Support Brand Activator team by providing them with marketing support tools.

Collaborate to maximize in-field product education.

Lead relationship/conversation with suppliers, retailers and distributors.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills 

Experience with marketing, digital/e-com or sales

Secondary education or alternatively corresponding work experience

Strong Excel, E-Mail, Word and PowerPoint Skills

Experience in sporting goods, an asset

Customer focused and good skills in problem solving

Fluent in Swedish and English

German and Finnish, an asset

Please send your CV as soon as possible as we will interview continuously.

At CCM Hockey, we celebrate the difference for the benefit of our employees, our products and our collaborators. We work to create an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, age or other motives, can give the best of themselves.