Summary
The Estée Lauder Companies is building a pipeline of Trade Marketing Executives for future opportunities across its beauty portfolio in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, the role would coordinate retailer calendars, launches, promotions and events, and work with Sales, Marketing, E-commerce and Visual Merchandising teams on store and online activations. The role also involves reviewing execution in stores, analysing campaign results and trade spend, and managing forecasts, orders and budgets for trade materials. Applicants should have a relevant degree and 3+ years of marketing or trade marketing experience in beauty, retail, luxury goods or FMCG; English fluency is required and Arabic is an advantage.
The posting
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Description
Trade Marketing Executive – Future Opportunities
Dubai | Middle East| The Estée Lauder Companies
We are building a pipeline of talented Trade Marketing Executives for future opportunities across our beauty portfolio in the Middle East.
In this role, you would turn brand priorities into retailer plans that come to life in stores and online. Working with Sales, Marketing, E-commerce and Visual Merchandising teams, you would coordinate launches, promotions and events, then use performance data and store feedback to improve future activations.
What you would do:
- Build trade marketing calendars by retailer and channel, translating brand plans into in-store and online activations.
- Plan and coordinate product launches, promotions and events across priority retailers.
- Partner with Key Account Managers and e-commerce teams on retailer plans and presentations.
- Work with Visual Merchandising and Store Design on launch materials, planograms, testers, point-of-sale materials and new door openings.
- Visit stores to review execution, understand retailer needs and monitor competitor activity.
- Analyse campaign performance and trade spend, sharing recommendations with brand and commercial teams.
- Manage forecasts, orders and budgets for gifts with purchase, displays and other trade materials.
Qualifications
What you would bring
- A degree in Marketing or a related field, with 3+ years of marketing or trade marketing experience in beauty, retail, luxury goods or FMCG.
- A strong understanding of retail execution and how to turn a brand plan into a practical trade calendar.
- Confidence working with sales data, campaign results, budgets and Excel.
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage several priorities at once.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with retailers and internal teams.
- Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.
- A proactive mindset and the drive to follow through and improve results.
Interested in a future opportunity with The Estée Lauder Companies Middle East? We would welcome your application.