Senior Manager, Brand Management and Trade

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead Pandora\'s North American Trade Marketing, turning global campaigns into regional in-store, CO-OP, and tourism-focused programs while guiding cross-functional teams and partner relationships.

  • Must-have: 8+ years of trade marketing in franchised/retail environments with strong retailer relationships.
  • Standout: Ownership of CO-OP program budgeting, asset kits, and cross-channel activations across NA.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of two direct reports.
  • Act as the key Trade Marketing point of contact in NAM for global GTM and General Business Unit teams, ensuring the North American market needs are represented and addressed.
  • Translate global campaigns into regionalized plans tailored to local market dynamics across in mall, OOH and partner locations
  • Provide market insights and performance recaps to help shape future global campaign development and seasonal planning.
  • Own the development and implementation of the North American Trade Marketing strategy.
  • Partner with Sales, Retail, PR, and Brand Marketing team (GTM) to align plans to commercial priorities.
  • Lead the development and execution of trade campaigns, in-store activations, product launches, and seasonal promotional programs.
  • Manage the strategic support for retail expansion, new store openings, Franchise acquisitions and Wholesale partnerships aligning trade efforts to regional opportunities.
  • Lead the end-to-end CO-OP marketing program across all eligible franchise and retail partners in North America, ensuring alignment with both local business goals and global brand guidelines.
  • Oversee annual CO-OP budget planning, allocation, and reconciliation, working closely with Finance and Sales to ensure accurate forecasting and strategic investment.
  • Develop and manage standardized CO-OP toolkits and asset packages to streamline execution while allowing for local adaptation alongside Creative team.
  • Act as the primary liaison between Pandora and partners for CO-OP program education, onboarding, and ongoing support.
  • Collaborate with global teams in Copenhagen to align on brand objectives, marketing calendar priorities, and creative asset delivery timelines.
  • Drive innovation in CO-OP marketing by piloting new tactics (e.g., paid social, programmatic, OOH, influencer marketing) in partnership with high-performing accounts.
  • Partner cross-functionally to deliver consumer-facing events, pop-ups, and experiential activations that support brand visibility and traffic.
  • Ensure seamless execution by aligning with Visual Merchandising, Creative, Store Operations, and PR teams.
  • Drive and scale tourism-focused marketing initiatives in partnership with retail and sales directors, ensuring alignment with regional opportunities and traveler behavior insights. Leverage data and local market intelligence to identify high-impact tourist corridors and tailor promotional efforts accordingly.
  • Plan and support targeted activations and in-store experiences that appeal to tourist segments, including seasonal campaigns, geo-targeted offers, and bespoke programs
  • Oversee the development and execution of Direct Mail campaigns, including segmentation strategy, creative development, and timing, to maximize relevance and drive in-store traffic during key retail periods (e.g., gifting moments, holidays, product launches).
  • Partner closely with Ecom, Brand Marketing, and Creative teams to ensure direct mail and tourism activations are brand-aligned, measurable, and executed with excellence.

Requirements

  • Proven Marketing & Retail Leadership: Significant experience as a Marketing and Retail leader, with mandatory background in retail, fashion, or CPG.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related discipline; advanced coursework or certifications a plus.
  • Trade Marketing Expertise: 8+ years of progressive trade marketing experience, ideally within a network of owned and franchised stores, including strong relationship-building with retailers and franchise owners.
  • Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate brand vision and commercial goals into clear, actionable trade marketing strategies.
  • Collaboration & Influence: Strong cross-functional partner who can align regional execution with global priorities and influence without direct authority.
  • Exceptional Communication: Clear, confident communicator across functions, seniority levels, regions, and cultures (written, verbal, and visual).
  • Results-Driven Approach: Highly focused on commercial performance, ROI, and continuous improvement.
  • Agility & Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, comfortably navigating change and shifting priorities.
  • Cultural & Market Awareness: Experience working across diverse markets, with sensitivity to local nuances and consumer behaviors.
  • Project & Campaign Leadership: Proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder campaigns from planning through execution.
  • Attention to Detail: Ensures flawless execution across in-store, digital, and event activations.
  • Ownership & Accountability: Takes full ownership of initiatives and consistently delivers results.

Nice To Have

  • Global Brand Experience: Experience working with a global brand or organization is a strong plus.
  • Customer-Centric Mindset: Passion for creating best-in-class consumer experiences at every touchpoint.

Benefits

  • We Dare! We offer robust compensation package including base and bonus, a 401K plan to help you secure your financial future
  • We Care! Pandora offers extensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, anniversary gift cards, recognition program and product discounts!
  • We Dream! Pandora is fostering growth and crafting opportunities to support the business needs which learning and development programs, continuous feedback, LinkedIn learning, tuition reimbursement and more
  • We Deliver! PTO Package including: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Celebration days and Paid Holidays
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Pandora

Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through more than 6,500 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores.Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 32,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED-certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% across its own operations and value chain by 2030. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 26.5 billion (EUR 3.6 billion) in 2022.See all our products and collections on pandora.netVisit our guidelines for this channel, and what types of post we accept here: https://pandoragroup.com/media/Corporate-social-media-principles

Founded in 1982
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, DNK
21K employees (1,278 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
341.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
39.6%
Referral
16.1%
Social
9.4%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
899 (4% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$540.6M
Last Raise
$540.6M
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $540.6M

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