Trade Marketing Specialist

Role Summary

PDC Brands is hiring a Trade Marketing professional for a 6-month contract in the UAE to support APAC & MEA markets. This role connects brand plans with retail execution, helping drive strong in-store visibility, effective promotions, and successful product launches through close coordination with distributors and market partners.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means activations are delivered on time, POSM is executed effectively, launches are well supported, and reporting provides clear insights on sell-out performance, competition, and retail execution. This role plays a key part in turning strategy into strong shelf presence and market impact.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trade marketing activities with distributors across assigned markets
• Support in-store activations, launch execution, and promotional plans
• Manage POSM coordination and follow up with local suppliers and partners
• Gather sell-out data and prepare basic performance and market reports
• Monitor competition, merchandising standards, and planogram execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in Trade Marketing, preferably in FMCG
• Strong experience in activations, POSM, merchandising, and promotions
• Good analytical, reporting, and project coordination skills
• Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus