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About Almarai Company

Almarai Company, established in 1977 and headquartered in Riyadh, is recognized as the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the leading food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in the MENA region. It holds the position of the number one FMCG Brand in MENA and is a market leader across all its categories in the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. Almarai offers a diverse product range including dairy, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, marketed under more than 20 brands such as Almarai, L’usine, 7DAYS, ALYOUM, Nuralac, Farm’s Select, Ice Leaf, Almira, Seama, Oska, IVAL, Almara Pro, Premier Chef, and Bakemart. The company employs over 43,000 individuals across its operations in the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.

The Role of Assistant Trade Marketing Manager

The Assistant Trade Marketing Manager supports the Trade Marketing Manager in coordinating and managing various trade marketing initiatives across KSA and the GULF region. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, involves contributing to national promotion plans, key account promotions, and in-store activations for different business units.

Key Responsibilities: Promotional Activities

• Develop and manage GCC-wide promotional plans and annual calendars.
• Oversee the execution of promotions across all regions, ensuring alignment with key accounts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, supply chain, and finance, to deliver effective promotions.
• Monitor promotional performance and present monthly reports on their impact.
• Coordinate external and internal in-store sampling activities, sponsorships, and events.
• Contribute to competitor promotion intelligence reports for various business units.

Key Responsibilities: Merchandising and In-Store Execution

• Create and maintain merchandising plans, schedules, and planograms for GCC markets.
• Coordinate New Product Development (NPD) listings with relevant teams.
• Ensure merchandising excellence through collaboration with divisions and key accounts.
• Coach sales teams to improve execution and optimize stock, distribution, and waste control.
• Analyze and report monthly on merchandising effectiveness.
• Manage POSM (Point of Sale Material) projects and their implementation.
• Coordinate National Key Accounts multi-brand in-store activation and display initiatives.

Required Experience

Candidates for this full-time position should possess 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in trade marketing or a similar field.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time role based at Almarai Company's headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position involves working across various business units throughout KSA and the GULF region.