Job Location: ​Pune Company description Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them. Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding. About the Role: If you’re looking for a role with variety, this is it. As a Trade Marketing Specialist, your main focus will be to support all activities within your department.  You’ll support the head of Trade Marketing in implementing sales strategies and in providing the tools and means to implement the Ferrero Category strategies at the point of sale.  Main Responsibilities: Sales and trade marketing strategy development • Execute trade marketing initiatives and activities at regional level based on business & marketing strategy. • Define regional standard of Building blocks by Channel / type of POS (distribution, freshness, visibility, price consumer, display) • Define and implement tools to support strategic development of the retail mix - Promotion, POS Materials etc. • Develop annual and monthly sales activity and marketing support plan (including support for new initiatives, launches) at regional levels. Trade Marketing implementation • Collect input and proposals from regional resources on trade marketing activities • Coordinate with the Field Sales team in order to implement plans at field sales level • Coordinate and execute regional BTL In-Store activities • Monitoring & implementation of POS activities • Analyze results and efficiency of the campaigns within the region, share results with sales and marketing, propose actions for increasing efficiency • Analyze sales and stock information on a regular basis and propose special actions for over stocks and products with short expiry date Marketing Projects Support • Define Point of sale for test market project including distribution scope by channel, listing preparations and POSM support • Provide marketing solutions post analysis of market competition reports (BTL activities, new product launches) POS materials management • Propose the most appropriate POS material by format, by channel - both for occasions and permanent Visibility solutions. • Ensure correct quality, quantity and distribution of POS materials • Receive feedback from the field on POS materials. Communicate the same to the National team to drive regional strategy. • Drive PASSION (Ferrero way of selling) at Regional levels. • Execute Sales Tools (sales folder, product catalogue, presentations for major campaigns, category & commercial arguments) across the region. • Support Sales to Forecast Volumes for major In-Store Activities • Provide selling stories based on sales success stories Trade Expense Budget management • Ensure compliance of Regional trade budget • Analyze trade spending efficiency at regional level. Who we are looking for: • Bachelors (Required), Masters (Preferred) • 7+ years of experience of which 4+ yrs in Trade Marketing  • FMCG (Required), Confectionery (Preferred) • Experience in managing and coordinating the complete process flow of in-store activities  • Fluency in English and Hindi How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero: Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.  We encourage all our people to think creatively to set personal targets and objectives and push new, better ways to work.  Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on three dimensions:  individual, team and organization that’s why you should have the ability to work independently, proactively and as a team member.  A demonstrable great organizing skill and ability to collaborate at all organizational levels will help you in building your position among stakeholders and achieve team goals.