Trade Marketing Manager

Our communication department has a fantastic opportunity for a Trade Marketing manager to join their team. The Trade Marketing Manager will be responsible for managing Trade Marketing for all Giorgio Armani brands in the UK market and delivering an annual marketing plan across Wholesale and Retail channels.

The Trade Marketing role:

• Management of marketing plan across Wholesale clients and Retail stores in line with brand strategy.
• Management of Trade Marketing budget for all brands.
• Initiate collaborations with partnerships, sponsorships, and third parties to develop marketing and promotional activities that increase awareness and sales
• Responsible for managing media and marketing annual plans with crucial department stores.
• Responsible for ensuring the brand is represented correctly with all distributors.
• Work closely with wholesale commercial teams to ensure appropriate Trade Marketing support for new openings and new clients.
• Event execution
• Production of promotional materials
• Internal post-event reporting
• Event follow up

Requirements

The Ideal Trade Marketing candidate:

• Previous experience as Trade Marketing Manager
• Excellent communication across multiple internal and external departments at all levels.
• Decision-making ability and ability to work in a fast-moving department.
• Leadership skills within Head Office and also with store teams.
• An ability to deliver results in a commercial and sales-driven way.
• Strong planning and organisation skills, especially across budget management.
• Able to deliver the Giorgio Armani message to external partners and use this to grow the business.

Benefits

This successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive salary, an excellent bonus scheme, and development opportunities.

As an equal opportunities employer, Giorgio Armani is committed to treating all current and prospective employees equally. We do not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from various backgrounds to apply and join the Giorgio Armani family.