Location: Knoxville,TN, USA
My Client is a Global S&P 250 Lifesciences and consumer brand.
This role oversees North America Consumer trade spend accounts for approximately $800 million dollars. Examples include channel and customer discounts, trading terms, loyalty programs, display and end cap discounts and price promotions. This role serves as a trade promotion Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a portfolio of North America Consumer accounts.
Stakeholders for this position are Sales teams, Customer Finance and Customer Development teams, often at the Director level. These customers expect the prompt and accurate management of all Trade Promotion processes in order to achieve desired results. You will have a key role gathering, interpreting, analyzing and coordination of information for assigned customer account portfolio.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with the companies Sales teams.
• Responsible for the timely, accurate entries and maintenance of trade settlements.
• Analyze and validate data and issue rebate payments in a timely manner.
• Review invalid billing with Sales finance and dispute as needed with customer.
• Provide internal customers analysis, trends as related to assigned account(s).
• Monitor customer account activity so that negative trends in Trade Promotion performance are recognized and addressed with customer and business management.
• Report to the Trade Promotions Manager whenever corporate financial policies or instructions are not being followed, or appear inappropriate, inadequate, or out of date.
• Contribute to managing the trade marketing budget (Events / POS / Promotions etc.)
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Strong attention to detail, thorough, analytical mindset
• Stakeholder management expertise and possess the ability to decipher and communicate financial data with key stakeholders.
• The individual should be able to understand, translate, and provide useful insights of the financial implications related to decisions, actions, and team objectives.
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g. Pivot tables etc.)
Preferred Requirements:
• 2+ years' experience in Trade Promotions role with an understanding of both marketing and accounting (as part of your day to day role)
• SAP and BW experience
• Advanced Excel skills
The Role itself:
• Contracting role - paying up to $25.00 per hour dependant on experience and is a 1-year contract. (40 hours per week)
• 1 Day in the office in Knoxville Tennessee.
• Great company culture and you will be placed in a fast moving and high performing team
• Opportunity for the contract to be extended or to go perm