Trade Promotions Specialist

Summary

Drive accuracy, compliance, and performance across trade programs that support key business initiatives. Analyze trade activity to ensure alignment with audit requirements, manage broker setup, review contracts, execute data processes within Trade Promotion systems, reconcile tonnage and analytics to support trade payment calculations, and ensure timely, accurate processing of payments and charge backs in accordance with established guidelines.

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and input trade promotional/brokerage programs. Programs are to be reviewed for compliance to audit findings, entered and approved before the effective date.
• Reconcile monthly/quarterly sales activity to payment creation within trade promotional/brokerage system.
• Process trade promotional and brokerage checks within 30 days of quarter-end.
• Receive, analyze, and create weekly claims payments.
• Ensure claims are processed against the proper program, customer and product line for accurate financial reporting.
• Communicate to the financial community about any program spending more than accrued balances.
• Review, analyze, code and process customer charge back(deductions) against the proper program, customer and product line.
• Supports Sales Management, O/S Regional, and Category Managers with trade/brokerage program analysis.
• Support the Trade Promotions Manager through special project analysis and operates as a lead when the Trade Promotions Manager is unavailable.
• Handle other projects and requests as directed by Leadership.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Management.
• 0 - 2 years related work experience.
• Possesses a good knowledge and understanding of Company’s customers within assigned area.
• Possesses sound business and consumer products industry experience.
• Must be well organized and able to analyze, coordinate and communicate with multiple groups and departments.
• Possesses a strong knowledge and understanding of the Company’s Order through Cash and Supply Chain process.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of Company’s Order through Cash and Supply Chain process desired.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Factors

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another, at least 40 lbs.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.

Benefits

• Annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).
• Competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.