DEKRA Arbeit Group, with its more than 120 locations throughout Europe, is one of the most successful and innovative organizations in personnel services. It is part of the DEKRA SE holding company, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany and around the world is recognized as a high-quality service provider and trusted business partner. DEKRA Arbeit Bulgaria is a subsidiary of DEKRA Arbeit Group and is providing professional HR services to clients and candidates on a local and international level.

For one of our trusted partners, a leading international company in the beauty industry, we are looking for a:

Trade Marketing Specialist (fix-term contract with possibility of extension)

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing category business strategy and ensuring market implementation.
• Orchestrating key product launches and pushing growth of pillar products using own product, market and consumer expertise in order to contribute to continued growth for the brand and the respective product category.
• Proposing relevant marketing mix strategies (IMC/360/Digital/Retail/e-comm/events) to build integrated, engaging consumer brand experiences.
• Closely collaborating with other departments (sales, brand marketing, financial controlling, logistics etc.) and partnering with agencies to build broader business strategy.
• Collecting and analyzing consumer & market insights and competition activities to make relevant recommendations to management - providing regular analysis of product categories performance with actionable insights.
• Adapting communication materials for the local market (point of sale, digital, media).
• Managing trade marketing budget and ensuring adequate budget mix coherent with the product category and brand priorities.
• Making recommendations on media, implementing media & activation plans, and ensuring implementation of trade marketing plan.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of work experience in a similar position
• Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree
• Integrated retail & shopper expertise
• Good communication, articulation and presentation skills
• Experience with research and market data analysis
• In-depth knowledge of the cosmetic industry, consumers, trends
• A sense of responsibility and ability to work autonomously
• Good attention to details and is able to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English

If you are interested in this job opportunity, please forward your CV.

Data collected will be considered in strict confidentiality and used for recruitment purposes only.

License No. 2450/08.02.2018