About the role

Trade Marketing Senior Consultant delivering creative business solutions to consumer products clients. Focused on optimizing trade promotions and driving business growth within retail industries.

Responsibilities

**What You’ll Do **
As a Trade Marketing (TPM/TPO) - Senior Consultant at Clarkston you will:
Help leading consumer goods clients to define their trade promotion objectives, challenges, and operational processes
Design and implement trade promotion optimization strategies that align with business goals.
Leverage your experience with one or more trade systems (e.g., Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS etc.) to facilitate all aspects of a TPM implementation
Translate business processes into functional requirements. This may include recommendations on leveraging current technologies and assessing software vendors based on organizational needs
Share best practices, industry knowledge, and personal expertise to educate both clients and fellow consultants, in formal and ad hoc settings
Assist in the creation and management of project plans and timelines, define project deliverables, identify and track issues and their resolution, and help to manage project scope and requirements
Earn trusted client status and build relationships that extend beyond the project’s lifecycle
Conduct knowledge transfer and training of end-users, including sharing best practices

**What We’re Looking For **
Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in the TPM space; Minimum of 5 years of experience working in TPM, with relevant work experience in trade promotion optimization and/or revenue growth management
In-depth understanding of Trade processes to include deductions, settlements, trade check requests, trade accruals, and trade finance (interfaces, reporting, etc.)
Demonstrated experience as a TPM consultant working in an established professional services organization
Flexibility and adaptability - our Senior Consultants work on all aspects of the trade process and related process and technology initiatives
Direct experience with TPM systems such as Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS, etc.
4 year degree from an accredited college or university

Our benefits include:
Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)
401k with company contributions
Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave
Paid Parental Leave and Family Building Benefits (Adoption, Surrogacy, and Infertility Support)
Life and Disability Insurance
Training and Professional Development investments, Tuition Assistance, and more
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Clarkston Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring our firm is rich in diverse skills, competencies, strengths, personalities, and culture. We foster an inclusive environment that embraces the unique contributions of our people to further our purpose. Please visit Diversity @ Clarkston Consulting to learn more about our diversity initiatives.