Trade Manager

Trade Manager

This posting is intended for current Vital Farms employees. If you are not an employee, please visit our careers page to view available opportunities and follow the appropriate application process.

Vital Farms Finding the right place to grow your career isn't easy, so we're here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you'll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the "way things have always been done." Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you're into our values, our brand, or our excellent puns, we hope you'll join our Crew and help us change the world.

At Vital Farms, we're proud of the diverse communities we serve and the stakeholders who help bring our purpose to life. We're committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where every crew member feels valued. Your role is key to helping us build on it.

Your Role :

Reporting to the Sr. Trade Manager, the Trade Manager will be responsible for supporting our Sales crew in all aspects of trade promotion management and optimization. This role will be a key contributor to the sales and finance organization and will be tasked with leading trade reviews for assigned customers, ensuring accurate and complete accruals, guiding Sales on accurate promotional forecasting, and post event analysis to guide sales in optimizing their trade dollars. The perfect person for this role is extremely data-driven with an eye for details, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has a service mindset.

What You'll Do :

• Guide the sales crew through all stages of the Trade Management process.
• Coordinate & maintain Blacksmith TPM and TPO Systems for assigned customers :

Guide Sales on Blacksmith TPO scenario planning and what promotions make the most sense to run from a volume, margin, and ROI perspective.

Assisting in the development and reporting of trade management KPI metrics such as retail price point execution, budget over / under spends, contract attachments, forecast accuracy, promotion creation PLT, and more.

Assist in system maintenance tasks such as new customer setups, OI validation in our ERP system, and uploading consumption actuals.

What You Bring to the Table :

What We Bring to the Table :