Trade Marketing Manager

Salary/Rate:Market related
Job type:Full-time
Working Options:Hybrid
Town/City:St Helens
County:Merseyside
Specialism:Drinks Recruitment
Job ref:76359
Post Date:October 20, 2025
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About the Role

The Advocate Group is proud to partner with a leading food & drinks manufacturer in their search for an Trade Marketing Manager to join their dynamic and fast-paced marketing team.

The Business:

  • Established, fast-growth FMCG brand with a strong presence across retail, e-commerce, and out-of-home (OOH) channels.
  • Entrepreneurial, open, and supportive culture – where ideas are encouraged, and everyone has a voice.
  • Exciting portfolio of household-name brands and exclusive partnerships across the drinks category.
  • A business on the rise – offering genuine scope to evolve this role into a permanent leadership position.

The Role:

  • Lead trade and event marketing strategy across the UK OOH channel.
  • Manage own-label projects with major wholesale, foodservice and catering customers.
  • Deliver new product launches, ensuring seamless customer delivery and system management.
  • Support the relaunch of much-loved brands within their portfolio with a refreshed growth strategy.
  • Develop OOH activation for major brand partnerships with key buying groups and end users.
  • Manage trade shows, customer events, and promotional campaigns.

About You:

  • Proven experience in OOH trade, shopper, or customer marketing within FMCG.
  • Strong project management skills – organised, proactive, and solutions-focused.
  • Experience in planning and executing trade shows, customer events, and brand activations.
  • Confident communicator with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships.

 

If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!

Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career – contact us today.

Please get in touch with Emma or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy.

Email: emma.cuffe@advocate-group.co.uk

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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