Trade Specialist

Are you someone who enjoys digging into the numbers behind promotions, not just executing them?

We're partnering with a fast-growing 100% grass-fed beef company that's investing in its commercial organization and looking for a Trade Specialist to help maximize the effectiveness of its trade investments.

This is more than a trade administration role. You'll work alongside Sales, Marketing, and Finance to analyze promotional performance, improve ROI, manage trade spending, and help shape future commercial strategy.

What You'll Do

• Manage trade promotions and promotional calendars
• Analyze promotional performance and ROI
• Monitor trade budgets and spending
• Partner with Sales on customer-specific trade plans
• Support pricing, retailer portals, and promotional execution
• Help implement and optimize trade management systems
• Identify opportunities to improve trade effectiveness

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of CPG experience
• Background in Trade Marketing, Revenue Growth Management, Sales Finance, Category Management, or Trade Promotions
• Strong analytical skills with Excel and syndicated data (Circana, NielsenIQ, etc.)
• Experience working with retailer portals or trade promotion management systems is a plus
• Self-starter who enjoys solving problems and improving processes

Why Join?

• Newly created role with the opportunity to build the trade function
• High visibility with Sales leadership
• Influence how millions of trade dollars are invested
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture where your ideas matter
• Remote opportunity (East Coast or Midwest preferred)

Compensation: Competitive base salary + bonus, commensurate with experience.
Location: Remote with a preference to those based in Chicago, the greater Midwest or the East Coast.