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Merchandising Associate

Position purpose:

We offer an exciting development opportunity of 1-year assignment for a Merchandising... Associate in JTI Italy within the Marketing Department. In this role, you will work on the Merchandising activities. In addition, will support the Information to Consumer team on ad hoc projects and responsibilities.

What will you do – responsibilities:
• Follow and support the implementation of the new integrated visibility strategies coordinating the external Partners (that is supporting JTI all over Italy) and the sales function
• Support the team in the development of temporary materials, following each step of the process (from the planning phase to the delivery to Sales Representatives)
• Design new and innovative ways of communicating the main Brands Activities at Points Of Sales (both temporary and semi-permanent POS Material solutions) with the support of external creative agencies
• Monitor and report internally competitor’s activities both on Information To Consumers (ITC) and Merchandising programs
• Support the ITC team on ad hoc projects/responsibilities

Who are we looking for – requirements:
• University Degree
• Fluent English, with Italian as the primary language - a must
• 1+ years of working experience in similar roles (Trade marketing preferably in FMCG companies)
• Good project management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint and Excel), CRM database knowledge and PowerBI are a plus

We offer:
• a variety of challenging projects to develop skills,
• the freedom to express yourself
• hard work, but in a flexible and fun working environment
• modern working space in the center of Milan

Recruitment process:

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply
Milan Metropolitan City of Milan Italy

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