Trade Strategy & Promotion Leader - Solo Brand

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own pricing and trade governance for a consumer goods unit, translating brand and regional goals into actionable plans while shaping budgeting, incentives, and analytics across sales, category, and marketing.

  • End-to-end trade planning: guardrails, budget allocation, planning meetings, and rate setting.
  • Cross-functional alignment: Sales, Category, Marketing, Product Line Management, and Pricing to build customer-level plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy development for national pricing and promotions by translating brand, channel, and regional objectives into actionable pricing approaches.
  • Develop and deploy trade management policies, systems, governance, and process design across the CP business unit.
  • Direct the full annual strategic trade planning cycle, including guardrails, budget allocation, planning meetings, and trade rate setting.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Category Management, Marketing, Product Line Management, and Pricing to build customer-level strategic plans aligned to business unit objectives.
  • Lead the process for evaluating out-of-cycle trade funding requests and guide leaders toward the highest-return decisions.
  • Manage end‑to‑end systems, vendors, and tools critical to transforming our trade promotion management capability.
  • Construct and distribute category, competitor, shopper, consumer, channel, and best‑practice insights across the CP organization.
  • Establish and track KPIs to monitor promotional performance and customer execution.
  • Measure and communicate the financial and economic impact of pricing and promotional decisions at the brand, channel, and customer level.
  • Oversee the U.S. trade spend budget, continuously evaluating shipment, consumption, and financial outcomes to ensure optimal allocation.
  • Lead pre‑ and post‑event analyses for key account promotions, including ROI, cost‑per‑incremental case, and strategic recommendations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in the consumer goods industry, Master’s degree preferred.
  • Deep experience in Marketing, Commercial Sales, Revenue Growth Management, Pricing, or Trade.
  • Proven expertise in Trade Spend Management, especially within grocery, mass, club, and/or e‑commerce channels.
  • Leadership experience—either direct supervisory responsibility or strong demonstrated influence.
  • Equivalent combination of experience will be considered.
  • Strong familiarity with decision‑making tools (simulation analysis, PVPs, Pareto, cost/benefit, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of descriptive/inferential statistics and micro/macro‑economic analysis.
  • Experience using Nielsen and IRI/Circana data to guide recommendations.
  • Ability to manage complex issues under tight timelines and balance multiple priorities effectively.
  • Exceptional communication skills—verbal, written, and presentation—capable of influencing individuals, teams, and senior leaders.
  • Strong leadership and negotiation abilities, with a proven track record of translating insights into action and persuading key stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.
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Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food and drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, our products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years.Our customers around the world count on us for thoughtful design that truly meets the needs of their customers. We make products with dependable quality and deliver them with exceptional service. Our commitment to environmental stewardship is best summarized by our Eco-Forward® Design Approach to sustainable food packaging. This approach guides how we source, design, manufacture, and transport products—as well as how we educate customers and consumers on proper disposal.To learn more about our sustainability commitments, visit https://www.dartcontainer.com/sustainability/.Social Media Guidelines: https://www.dartcontainer.com/social-media-community-guidelines/

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