TRADE MARKETING – FINANCE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOCUS

GENERAL FUNCTION
This role supports trade marketing initiatives with a primary focus on day-to-day budget management and hands-on project execution. The Associate Manager will own the finances and operations of two core trade marketing programs, managing complex CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

This is a high-execution role for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, and personally driving work forward. The role also supports a digital transformation initiative, helping transition from Excel-based tracking to a centralized program management platform in partnership with IT. This role ensures business continuity during a transition in full-time staffing.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage and track CAPEX and OPEX budgets of $4M+
2. Own detailed budget tracking and program forecasting
3. Open purchase orders, track invoices, follow-up on payments, and partner with Finance to ensure timely and accurate financial processing
4. Own day-to-day operational management of key trade marketing programs, including timelines, vendor coordination, issue resolution, and ongoing optimization
5. Serve as the primary point of contact for external vendors to ensure deliverables are met on time, on budget, and to required specifications
6. Actively identify opportunities to improve workflows, reduce friction, and increase efficiency across assigned programs
7. Execute project management tasks, including tracking deliverables, following up on open items, and driving projects to completion

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and Skills

1. Bachelor's degree in marketing, finance, business, operations or related field
2. 3–5 years of relevant experience in marketing operations, trade marketing, project coordination, or finance
3. Demonstrated experience managing and reconciling complex CAPEX and OPEX budgets
4. Strong proficiency in Excel and comfort working with detailed financial and program forecasting spreadsheets
5. Strong follow-through, ownership mindset, and desire to continuously improve how work gets done
6. Proven ability to personally execute project management work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
7. Comfortable rolling up sleeves to handle operational, financial, and administrative details