Trade Marketing Specialist - Knorr

Join us as Trade Marketing Specialist - Knorr

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JOB PURPOSE

We are looking for a Trade Marketing Specialist to join the Knorr team and help drive growth and execution excellence across our boullions category

Knorr is one of the world’s most loved food brands, with a strong heritage and a clear mission: making everyday meals tastier, more nutritious and sustainable. In this role, you will play a key part in translating brand and category strategies into winning in-store and customer plans. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute trade marketing strategies for Knorr’s boullions, in line with brand and business priorities.
• Analyizing sell-in and sell-out data.
• Translate brand positioning into effective in-store activation, promotional plans and visibility initiatives.
• Lead the development of customer-specific plans, collaborating closely with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain.
• Analyse market, shopper, and performance data to identify insights and optimize trade investments.
• Manage the end-to-end execution of promotions, launches, and activation campaigns.
• Monitor KPIs, ROI, and post-promotion performance, providing actionable recommendations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of experience in Trade Marketing, Category Management, or Sales within FMCG.
• Degree in economics is preferrable.
• Strong understanding of retail dynamics, promotions, and shopper marketing.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into clear actions.
• Data-driven mindset.
• Fluent English (additional languages are a plus).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for food brands and consumer-centric thinking.
• Solid project management skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Work conditions and location:

• Hybrid – Rome, Italy.
• Permanent contract – Full-Time.

Always include your CV in English. If the job needs another language, you can also additionally add your CV in that language.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.