Job: Trade Marketing Specialist – Premium Cigars

Our Client

Our client for this Trade Marketing Specialist position is a worldwide leader in tobacco (cigars) with an office in Fort Lauderdale dedicated to the US domestic market.

Job Description

• Analyze market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Create and develop promotional programs
• Development and implement innovative marketing campaigns
• Manage and upload content for CMS for digital platform order entry platform
• Liaise with sales team on activities and activation plans/objectives
• Compile and implement monthly trade newsletter and internal trade bulletin
• Coordinate trade show plans and execution
• Monitor MAP policy and catalog tracking of advertising and promotions

Requirements

• 4-year college degree (Marketing, Business or Communications preferred)
• Minimum of 2 years’ direct marketing and project management
• Planning, implementation and execution skills required with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills, with proven ability to take the initiative and take action where needed
• Strong partnership skills for use in both internal and external communities to develop and execute sales and marketing plans
• Creativity in developing event ideas & new ways to connect customers and associates
• Experience in planning special events
• Ability to engage & influence others to participate in event activities
• Strong skills in PowerPoint, Word & Excel.
• Positive, enthusiastic and team orientated
• Premium Cigar Knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with Salesforce (business intelligence tool) is a plus
• Appreciated previous experience: Altadis, Altria, BAT, British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, JTI, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, RJ Reynold’s, Bacardi, Diageo, Moet Hennessy, Pernod Ricard, Remy Cointreau, Mars, Unilever, P&G, Procter & Gamble, Coty
• Appreciated previous titles: Trade Marketing Specialist, Trade Marketing Coordinator, Trade Marketing Manager