Trade Marketing Support Manager

Salt Lake City, UT (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years exp

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive trade-marketing operations for a consumer goods team, owning SMS, fixtures, and cost optimization while coordinating cross-functionally to scale processes.

  • Must-have: 3–6+ years in Trade Marketing, Sales Operations, Merchandising, or related field
  • Standout: End-to-end process ownership with cross-functional SOP development

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own seasonal Salesmen Samples (SMS) ordering for the Sales team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment to selling strategies
  • Process and manage sales sample requests, partnering with Operations and Inventory teams to locate, allocate, and track product
  • Lead the fixture process from concept through execution, working closely with the Merchandising Coordinator to ensure validation, accuracy, and readiness for market
  • Support POG validation and inventory management, collaborating with Merchandising, Sales Analytics, Operations (BI & Demand Planning), and SOP teams to ensure clean, executable plans
  • Manage multiple trade initiatives simultaneously, tracking timelines, deliverables, and dependencies across teams
  • Proactively identify gaps, risks, or inefficiencies and partner cross-functionally to implement solutions
  • Maintain organized documentation, tracking tools, and physical assets tied to trade marketing initiatives
  • Conduct bi-annual SMS costing analysis, identifying opportunities for cost optimization and margin protection
  • Partner with Finance, Operations, and Sales to align costing assumptions with trade strategy and execution realities
  • Support data-driven decision-making through clear communication of cost impacts and tradeoffs

Requirements

  • 3–6+ years of experience in Trade Marketing, Sales Operations, Merchandising, or a related field within a consumer goods or retail environment
  • Highly organized with strong project management skills, able to manage multiple initiatives, timelines, and cross-functional dependencies simultaneously
  • Detail-oriented operator with experience executing end-to-end processes, including product/sample coordination, inventory management, or fixture execution
  • Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Merchandising, Operations, Finance, and Analytics teams to deliver aligned outcomes
  • Familiarity with retail merchandising practices, including Planograms (POGs), fixture development, and in-store execution standards
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience supporting costing, budgeting, or operational decision-making
  • Experience developing or improving processes and SOPs, with a focus on driving efficiency, scalability, and consistency
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify gaps, navigate ambiguity, and drive execution independently

Benefits

  • Signature Products Group offers a competitive compensation package that includes medical, vision, dental, STD/LTD, Life insurance, 401k, and paid holidays. We also offer flexible PTO, a canine friendly workplace, onsite gym, special events and continuous learning opportunities.
  • 401(k) program and company match
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Employee assistance program
  • Basic life and AD&D insurance
  • Bonus pay plan
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Signature Products Group

At Signature Products Group we have the honor of working with some of the best brands in the world to bring you quality products that fit your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to outfit your car, dress in comfortable lifestyle driven clothing or to find the perfect gift for someone in your life, SPG has worked hard to bring you what you need. Each item we offer represents countless hours from our team here and overseas to design, produce and deliver you the best in the industry. We pride ourselves in quality, hard work and being the very best at what we do. Here at Signature Products Group we also understand that true quality can only be measured by the test of time and that's why we are dedicated to business plans and products that will withstand the same test. As you visit our website (www.spgcompany.com) please take the time to browse our product lines, take a look at the brands we are so proud to carry.We encourage you to get back to us with any questions or feedback. Whether you are a customer looking for a place to purchase, a buyer from a retail outlet or a brand looking for someone to carry on your legacy through quality products, we are interested in hearing what you have to say and doing our best to meet any challenge you may present to us.

Founded in 2001
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
113 employees (13 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.3%
Direct
40%
Referral
5.5%
Social
15.7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~113

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (5% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1