Job Summary

A direct hire opportunity is available for an experienced Trade Marketing Manager in the food and beverage production industry in City of Industry, CA. This role is ideal for a marketing professional with strong Food, FMCG, or CPG trade marketing experience who understands how to connect brand strategy, retail execution, distributor partnerships, and consumer demand.

The Trade Marketing Manager will play a key role in developing and executing channel marketing programs that support sales growth, improve product visibility, and strengthen market performance. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally with sales, brand, product, and retail partners in a fast-paced consumer goods environment.

The position offers the opportunity to contribute to a stable and growing food and beverage business where teamwork, execution, and market insight are highly valued. Candidates who thrive in collaborative settings, enjoy building practical go-to-market strategies, and want to influence brand performance at the retail and distributor level will be well positioned for success.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and execute trade marketing strategies that support sales goals, brand visibility, and market share growth across key channels.
- Partner with sales, brand marketing, product, and distributor teams to plan promotions, launches, merchandising programs, and channel-specific campaigns.
- Analyze market trends, customer activity, category performance, and promotional results to recommend actionable improvements.
- Manage trade promotion planning, retail execution support, in-store marketing materials, and customer-facing sales tools.
- Monitor program performance, budgets, timelines, and ROI to ensure trade marketing activities deliver measurable business impact.
- Support customer presentations, sales initiatives, and go-to-market plans for food and beverage products.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead trade marketing programs for food, beverage, FMCG, or CPG products.
- Manage promotional planning, channel marketing execution, and retail support initiatives.
- Partner with sales and marketing teams to support product growth and customer engagement.
- Analyze trade activity, market trends, and campaign performance to improve business results.

- 7 or more years of trade marketing experience in the food, FMCG, CPG, or related consumer goods industry.
- Strong understanding of retail channels, distributor relationships, promotional strategy, and consumer product marketing.
- Ability to translate brand and sales objectives into practical trade marketing plans.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate market data, promotion performance, and ROI.
- Excellent communication, presentation, organization, and project management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced food and beverage production environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Mandarin language skills are a plus, but not required.
- Experience supporting Asian food, beverage, grocery, or specialty retail channels is a plus.
- Experience working with distributors, brokers, retailers, or national and regional accounts is preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $110,000 to $120,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.
- Location: City of Industry, CA.

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