TRADE MARKETING ASSOCIATE

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Job title: Trade Marketing Associate
Department: Sales
Location: Milan, Italy
Reporting to: TRADE MARKETING MANAGER
Role: Permanent

TRADE MARKETING ASSOCIATE

Position purpose:

We are looking for a Trade Marketing Associate to strengthen the connection between Trade Marketing strategy, Key Account opportunities and Field execution. This role will drive the collection of structured field insights, support Key Account development, contribute to selected engagement initiatives, and translate market feedback into actionable recommendations that improve commercial performance. The position requires regular presence in the field, with up to 30% of working time dedicated to visits across Italy.

What will you do – responsibilities:

 
• Conduct regular POS, Key Account and field visits across Italy to monitor execution quality, assortment presence and identify business opportunities.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of trade activations, launches, boosters and gamification initiatives, ensuring high-quality execution.
• Coordinate operational follow-up with Key Accounts and relevant stakeholders, supporting commercial initiatives and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Monitor competitor activities, market trends and execution practices, translating observations into actionable recommendations.
• Gather, analyze and synthesize field insights, prepare recommendations and reporting to support commercial reviews and business decisions.
• Partner with Field, Commercial Planning and Trade Marketing teams to ensure insights are translated into concrete actions.
    
                                                

 Who are we looking for – requirements

 
• 3-5 years of experience in Sales, Trade Marketing or Commercial roles.
• University degree in Business, Marketing or related fields is considered a plus.
• Strong understanding of market dynamics and customer needs.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience interacting with Key Accounts is considered a strong advantage.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to transform observations into business recommendations.
• Strong business curiosity and proactive approach to opportunity identification.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and identify improvement opportunities.
• Autonomous, organized and comfortable spending significant time in the field across Italy (up to 30%).
• Fluent Italian and good English.

What do you need to succeed?

The ideal candidate combines commercial curiosity, field proximity and analytical thinking. They enjoy spending time close to customers and the market, identifying opportunities, connecting the dots across different sources of information and transforming insights into actions that improve business performance. They are proactive, collaborative and comfortable working across multiple functions to drive results.

Recruitment process:

 
Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.

We offer:

Equal Opportunity Environment

A variety of challenging projects to develop skills
 
The freedom to express yourself
 
Work hard in a flexible, energizing, and fun environment where people thrive
 
Modern working space in the center of Madrid & smart working opportunities

For the position you are currently applying for, the established hiring range is:

Annual Base Salary: Eur 37000 – 42950  euros gross/year

Please note that the final offer is determined by objective criteria, including your specific professional experience, technical expertise and the complexity of the responsibilities associated with the role level

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Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

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