Trade Development Professional - Aarhus

Do you get energized by dynamic pace of the Danish retail landscape and are you structured and creative by heart? Are you motivated about Trade Marketing - working with some of the strongest brands in FMCG? And are you a team player who likes to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders balancing interests from our customers, sales department and marketing department?

Then grab this exciting opportunity to be a part of Arla Denmark´s Customer Marketing Trade team, where you will be working with the development and execution of Trade Marketing plans across all of our brands and at all of our retail customers.

The Trade Development Professional position is placed in our Customer Development team where you will join a group of 17 dedicated colleagues based in Aarhus (Viby).

How Will You Make An Impact

As Trade Marketing Specialist for Arla Denmark, it is your job to ensure the perfect delivery of activation of brands and products instore. You use your understanding of shopper behaviour and store opportunities to develop best-in-class solutions, and you execute instore campaigns at our retailers in close collaboration with our Senior Trade Professional and our sales and marketing departments.

In addition to supporting the Senior Trade Professional you will have responsibility for your own projects and have great influence on the Trade Development area. You will have a large contact base working with multiple internal stakeholders as well as external agencies and partners. Occasionally you will touch base with Trade Development functions in our other core markets.

Your Responsibilities Include

• Develop campaign POS material
• Create and execute engaging instore shopper activities and events
• Prepare campaign selling-in materials with winning retailer arguments to both KAM and to our Field Sales team
• Secure onboarding of flawless execution by Fields Sales team
• Develop and carry out performance measures on selected instore activities
• Prepare campaign budgets and ensure compliance to the budget
• Understanding and optimize financial ROI in order to use most cost effective activations

What Will Make You Successful

As a person, you are independent, proactive, out-going and used to taking the lead. Your positive attitude gives energy to the people around you, and you have the ability to build positive relationships and commitment.

Furthermore

• You might have 2-3 years of experience from other marketing functions, preferably from FMCG - or you have a background from an agency or a retailer HQ where you have demonstrated experience to manage campaigns/projects end-to-end.
• You can both have a relevant marketing or commercial education - preferably at Master level.
• You are creative and inventive
• You are a strong communicator and are able to collaborate effectively
• You are able to navigate in Excel and data dashboards
• We expect you to speack and write Danish and English

What do we offer?

As our Trade Development Professional, you will have the chance to work with Arla’s global brands and navigate the retail landscape, bringing your passion for trade development into a fun and dynamic work environment. Our team values a collaborative and adaptable culture, and we appreciate the work-life balance that Arla encourages with flexible office and home working options. This role reports to the Head of Category & Instore Development.

Application and contact

We encourage you to apply promptly, as we will review applications on an ongoing basis and close the position once the ideal candidate is found. If you have any questions, please reach out to Head of Category & Instore Development, Rasmus Clausen, at +45 2926 1226.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.