Retail Marketing Specialist

Swoon's Client, a major Consumer Packaged Goods company, is in need of a Marketing Specialist for a 6 month Remote Contract.

Must haves:

• Experience with customer or shopper marketing
• Experience working in a retail or consumer brands environment
• Be located with the United States

***Focus on experience with customer or shopper marketing rather than brand marketingResponsibilities:

· Partner with sales team members to deliver against brand/business objectives across Mass, Club, Automotive customers, including leading marketing and promotion planning & execution.

· Lead/participate in key customer planning meetings, presentations, tradeshows, and training. Budget management and assisting with marketing plans, developing collateral (flyers, etc)

· Manage trade budgets for Mass, Club, Automotive

· Travel up to 10%. - potentially 1 trip during assignment

Qualifications:

· 2+ years of related experience in marketing (Retail marketing experience preferred)

· Strong analytical, project, time management, collaboration, and communication skills essential.

· Able to work in a matrix organization driving collaboration across functions and businesses.

· Must be able to function in an independent fashion, owning responsibility by driving decisions and possessing a high degree of accountability.