Trade Marketing Coordinator

Summary

Kidde Global Solutions is a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions. The Trade Marketing Coordinator will support strategic planning, marketing initiatives, promotional activities, and account-specific planogram development across retail channels. The role also coordinates cross-functional product launches, marketing collateral, promotions, customer events, and merchandising initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain planogram database, distribute schematics, and coordinate updates for team to optimize product placement, improve category flow, and maximize sales performance while ensuring alignment with Kidde and retailer strategies
• Partner with Sr. Managers to provide strategic and tactical recommendations both online and in-store on product placement, distribution, planogramming, and merchandising to improve category performance
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Trade) to ensure the successful introduction of new products within retail channels. This includes defining channel-specific launch strategies, developing sell-in materials, and coordinating promotional activation
• Collaborate with Trade, Brand, Product, and Creative+Design on the development of marketing collateral and presentations to support updates and critical communication to the field
• Support Sr. Manager with national and account level promotions, ensuring accurate execution across channels
• Coordinate brand, media, and product initiatives with customers, including displays, signage, and packaging
• Assist with promotional and customer event calendar management
• Be the voice of the customer with internal teams

Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience in trade / channel management
• 3+ years of experience in planning and executing planograms, promotions, and customer specific projects, including product line reviews and new product introductions
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business
• Trade / channel management experience in home improvement retail, club, big box, and e-commerce distribution channels
• Planogram development and space planning experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional partners as well as the customer
• Self-sufficient detail-oriented multi-tasker who can manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in selling and/or marketing safety or building products categories

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience in trade / channel management
• 3+ years of experience in planning and executing planograms, promotions, and customer specific projects, including product line reviews and new product introductions

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business
• Trade / channel management experience in home improvement retail, club, big box, and e-commerce distribution channels
• Planogram development and space planning experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional partners as well as the customer
• Self-sufficient detail-oriented multi-tasker who can manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in selling and/or marketing safety or building products categories

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays)
• 401(k) with employer match
• EAP assistance