Role Overview

The Senior Trade Marketing Executive plays a pivotal role in driving foot traffic, transaction volume, and overall sales growth across nationwide store channels. Responsible for end-to-end local trade execution, this role leads POSM lifecycle management, local promotional activations, third-party vendor operations, and strategic partner collaborations.

Ensuring total campaign readiness, seamless store-level promotional rollout, rigorous POSM budget management, and continuous performance tracking to maximize ROI.

Key Responsibilities

POSM & Ad-hoc Campaign Management

• Lead monthly POSM lifecycle planning, forecasting, distribution, and in-store execution across all stores nationwide.
• Oversee the design, production, and rollout of ad-hoc promotional materials for localized store activations, and channel-specific tactical pushes.
• Oversee the strategic rollout of integrated marketing and social assets to maintain total campaign readiness and strict quality control.
• Conduct regular store audits to guarantee strict brand standards, optimal POSM display visibility, and prompt replacement of outdated materials.

Campaign and Promotion

• Execute all trade promotions, local tactical campaigns, and seasonal offers
• Provide clear operational guidelines and promotional toolkits to store managers to ensure high execution compliance at the store level.
• Build and manage data-driven report dashboards to track, evaluate, and report on product and promotional performance.

Commercial Agility & Market Intelligence

• Proactively analyze channel sales performance, foot traffic, and conversion metrics to propose targeted promotional mechanics aimed at boosting incremental volume and average ticket size.
• Track, measure, and evaluate active promotional mechanics and campaign ROI through comprehensive post-mortem reporting.
• Monitor localized market conditions and competitor trade activities to propose swift, data-driven promotional adjustments.

Stakeholder Management & Reporting

• Manage relationships with production vendors, printing suppliers, and logistics partners to ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time POSM delivery.
• Oversee vendor performance, contract negotiations, quality control, and execution audits.
• Track trade marketing expenditures, reconcile monthly POSM invoices, and manage vendor payment processes within target financial timelines and budget limits.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive experience in Trade Marketing, Channel Marketing, or Commercial Operations, ideally within F&B, QSR, retail, or fast-paced FMCG sectors
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with proven experience in trade promotion evaluation, ROI tracking, budget management, and sales data analysis.
• Proven track record of managing POSM production timelines, third-party vendor networks, and large-scale retail execution
• Fluent in English with strong presentation and corporate storytelling skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, hands-on, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced retail network environment.

Preferred Profile

• In-depth understanding of Vietnam’s QSR/F&B landscape, retail foot-traffic dynamics, and consumer promotion sensitivity.
• Strong cross-functional leadership capable of collaborating smoothly with store operations and external partners.