FIJI Water
Associate Manager, Trade Marketing
Remote Middle $6.3k/mo
Summary
FIJI Water, part of The Wonderful Company, is seeking an Associate Manager, Trade Marketing to drive national, regional, and account-specific trade marketing opportunities across U.S. Retail and On-Premise channels. The role develops and optimizes shopper and promotional programs, supports sales enablement, and delivers performance insights to increase incremental volume and effectiveness.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute trade and shopper marketing programs and toolkits for U.S. Sales (Retail and On-Premise), including sweepstakes, cross-promotions, and coupon programs that support secondary display and drive incremental volume.
- Develop account-specific point-of-sale materials with Brand Marketing, Sales, design teams, and external vendors, ensuring alignment with brand standards and customer needs.
- Support management of the annual trade marketing budget by tracking spend, processing invoices, and maintaining budget accuracy.
- Evaluate promotional performance using IRI, Margin Minder, and internal sales data; provide insights and recommendations to improve effectiveness.
- Create and manage coupon programs including execution, tracking, and redemption analysis to inform future planning.
- Administer and maintain the SharePoint site to distribute marketing materials and deliver consistent weekly sales communications.
- Oversee POS fulfillment vendor operations to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of materials.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing, shopper marketing, or promotions within Food & Beverage or CPG.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Brand, and/or external partners; ability to manage projects and timelines.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- Quantitative skills and understanding of basic financial processes including invoice management and budget tracking.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; SharePoint (or similar tools) preferred.
- Experience working with creative agencies and external POS vendors preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Ability to travel occasionally for sales meetings and account calls.
Conditions
- Hybrid schedule with in-office requirement Monday–Wednesday and remote option Thursday–Friday.
- Discretionary bonus may be included.
- Benefits include medical coverage, vision and dental plans, and a 401(k) with match eligibility.
- Wellness offerings include 24/7 online physician consultations, virtual mental health resources, life coaching, employee community groups, cash rewards for healthy habits, fitness reimbursements, and on-demand fitness videos.
- Career development offerings include learning and leadership training, mentorship program, and continuous improvement training.
- Community giving programs include Wonderful Giving and Wonderful Neighbor service projects.