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Mars

Manager, Trade Architecture

Mars

. Develop and maintain trade investment architecture across channels, customers, and categories .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $108,160 - $148,720 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Revenue Growth Management and Trade Strategy, with strong analytical and financial modeling skills to optimize trade investments and improve profitability. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to align customer strategies with business objectives and deliver data-driven recommendations.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Revenue Growth ManagementTrade StrategyFinancial ModelingAdvanced ExcelPower BI

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Hard Skills
Analytical SkillsFinancial ModelingTrade Investment OptimizationSyndicated Data AnalysisProfitability AnalysisAssortment StrategyPack ArchitectureMix OptimizationROI MeasurementScenario Planning
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationStakeholder ManagementInfluencing SkillsCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
ExcelPower BI
Certifications & Qualifications
MBAAdvanced Business Degree
Industry Keywords
Consumer Packaged GoodsTrade Funding StrategiesJoint Business PlanningCommercial FinanceCategory Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and maintain trade investment architecture across channels, customers, and categories
  • Recommend pay-for-performance frameworks and trade funding strategies
  • Establish trade guardrails, governance processes, and investment guidelines
  • Support annual planning and commercial budget development
  • Identify opportunities to improve trade efficiency and reduce non-working spend
  • Lead mix optimization initiatives to improve revenue, margin, and category performance
  • Analyze customer-, channel-, and product-level profitability
  • Develop recommendations for assortment, pack architecture, distribution, and trade-up opportunities
  • Identify whitespace opportunities and incremental growth levers across the portfolio
  • Partner with category and brand teams on innovation and assortment strategies
  • Develop insights using sales, trade, and financial data
  • Measure trade effectiveness and ROI across customers and channels
  • Conduct post-event evaluations and business reviews
  • Build forecasting and scenario-planning models to evaluate investment alternatives
  • Deliver recommendations to commercial leadership and RGM governance forums
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Development teams to support Joint Business Planning processes
  • Provide trade strategy recommendations during customer negotiations
  • Support execution of customer investment plans and commercial programs
  • Ensure alignment between customer strategies and overall business objectives
  • Collaborate with Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams
  • Influence senior stakeholders through data-driven recommendations
  • Lead project teams and strategic initiatives across functions
  • Support capability building within Revenue Growth Management

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Supply Chain, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in Revenue Growth Management, Trade Strategy, Commercial Finance, Sales Strategy, Category Management, or related disciplines
  • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
  • Advanced Excel and Power BI capabilities
  • Experience working with syndicated and customer sales data
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • MBA or advanced business degree preferred
  • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience preferred
  • Experience managing trade investment optimization programs preferred
  • Knowledge of pricing, promotion, assortment, and pack architecture principles preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to in-house Mars University
  • Industry competitive salary and benefits package
  • Company bonus
  • 401(k) plan
  • Company-sponsored medical insurance
  • Company-sponsored dental insurance
  • Company-sponsored vision insurance
  • Basic life insurance for the employee and eligible dependents
  • Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
  • 120 hours of vacation per year
  • Paid sick time at 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year
  • 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, including fixed and flexible holidays