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Division: Professional Products Division
Location: Hudson Yards, NY
Reports To: Assistant Vice President Marketing, Matrix Haircare & Styling
Who We Are: For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.
At L’Oréal Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, Biolage, Mizani, L’Oreal Technique and Pureology.
Position Overview: As the Matrix Trade Marketing Director, you will accelerate brand growth across assigned retail channels by leading the strategic integration of Brand Marketing, eRetail, and Visual Merchandising. You will be responsible for translating high-level brand goals into impactful, account-specific growth plans that drive distribution, optimize O+O (Online + Offline) assortments, and maximize sell-out performance.
As the owner of both the physical and digital shelf, you will combine long-term strategic vision with operational excellence to inspire consumer trial, acquisition, and loyalty. You will lead and develop a high-performing team to deliver best-in-class retail activations that elevate the brand's commercial and digital footprint in a competitive landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership & O+O Planning: Define and lead the trade marketing vision for consumer channels. Translate brand strategy into actionable, account-specific marketing plans that leverage market dynamics, category insights, and the total consumer journey across physical and digital touchpoints.
- eRetail & Digital Shelf Ownership: Oversee the eRetail strategy to ensure brand equity is maintained online. Partner with eCommerce teams to optimize product pages, search visibility, and digital promotional calendars to drive conversion and digital share of growth.
- Merchandising Excellence: Direct the development of visual merchandising guidelines and permanent/temporary fixtures. Optimize product placement and shopper engagement in-store to enhance the consumer experience and maximize productivity.
- Commercial Growth & Portfolio Strategy: Provide data-driven recommendations to account leads regarding distribution opportunities, pricing strategies, and assortment optimization.
- Activation & Promotional Design: Oversee the design and execution of impactful trade promotions, retail events, and "hero" product launch plans. Ensure all activations are tailored to specific account demographics while remaining consistent with global brand pillars.
- People Management & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct reports across Trade Marketing, Merchandising, and eRetail. Foster a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the key liaison between Sales, Brand Marketing, and eCommerce to align all trade activities with broader organizational objectives.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (MBA preferred).
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in trade marketing, account management, merchandising or related roles.
- Leadership: Proven track record of managing and developing direct reports and leading complex, cross-functional projects.
- O+O Expertise: Expertise in the "Omni-Retail" environment, specifically regarding digital shelf optimization (eRetail) and physical visual merchandising execution.
- Analytical Expertise: Strong ability to interpret complex data to drive commercial strategy and investment decisions.
- Relationship Management: Proven success in strengthening high-level retailer relationships.
- Travel: Ability to travel occasionally for account visits, market tours, or activations.
- Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and manage multiple high-stakes priorities simultaneously.
- Salary Range: $138,500-$200,800 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
- Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
- Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
- Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
- Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
- Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [1] USApplicationAccommodation@support.lorealusa.com. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.
Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.
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Division: Professional Products Division
Location: Hudson Yards, NY
Reports To: Assistant Vice President Marketing, Matrix Haircare & Styling
Who We Are: For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.
At L’Oréal Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, Biolage, Mizani, L’Oreal Technique and Pureology.
Position Overview: As the Matrix Trade Marketing Director, you will accelerate brand growth across assigned retail channels by leading the strategic integration of Brand Marketing, eRetail, and Visual Merchandising. You will be responsible for translating high-level brand goals into impactful, account-specific growth plans that drive distribution, optimize O+O (Online + Offline) assortments, and maximize sell-out performance.
As the owner of both the physical and digital shelf, you will combine long-term strategic vision with operational excellence to inspire consumer trial, acquisition, and loyalty. You will lead and develop a high-performing team to deliver best-in-class retail activations that elevate the brand's commercial and digital footprint in a competitive landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership & O+O Planning: Define and lead the trade marketing vision for consumer channels. Translate brand strategy into actionable, account-specific marketing plans that leverage market dynamics, category insights, and the total consumer journey across physical and digital touchpoints.
- eRetail & Digital Shelf Ownership: Oversee the eRetail strategy to ensure brand equity is maintained online. Partner with eCommerce teams to optimize product pages, search visibility, and digital promotional calendars to drive conversion and digital share of growth.
- Merchandising Excellence: Direct the development of visual merchandising guidelines and permanent/temporary fixtures. Optimize product placement and shopper engagement in-store to enhance the consumer experience and maximize productivity.
- Commercial Growth & Portfolio Strategy: Provide data-driven recommendations to account leads regarding distribution opportunities, pricing strategies, and assortment optimization.
- Activation & Promotional Design: Oversee the design and execution of impactful trade promotions, retail events, and "hero" product launch plans. Ensure all activations are tailored to specific account demographics while remaining consistent with global brand pillars.
- People Management & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct reports across Trade Marketing, Merchandising, and eRetail. Foster a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the key liaison between Sales, Brand Marketing, and eCommerce to align all trade activities with broader organizational objectives.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (MBA preferred).
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in trade marketing, account management, merchandising or related roles.
- Leadership: Proven track record of managing and developing direct reports and leading complex, cross-functional projects.
- O+O Expertise: Expertise in the "Omni-Retail" environment, specifically regarding digital shelf optimization (eRetail) and physical visual merchandising execution.
- Analytical Expertise: Strong ability to interpret complex data to drive commercial strategy and investment decisions.
- Relationship Management: Proven success in strengthening high-level retailer relationships.
- Travel: Ability to travel occasionally for account visits, market tours, or activations.
- Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and manage multiple high-stakes priorities simultaneously.
- Salary Range: $138,500-$200,800 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
- Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
- Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
- Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
- Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
- Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [1] USApplicationAccommodation@support.lorealusa.com. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.
Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.
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Who's Hiring
- JTI - Japan Tobacco International10
- Sigma4
- HII3
- L'Oréal3
- Flip2
Top Industries Hiring
- Distribution & Wholesale
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Medical Devices
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in assistant trade marketing manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field
- Experience supporting trade promotions or shopper marketing programs
- Proficiency in syndicated data tools such as Nielsen or Circana
- Strong skills in Excel for trade spend tracking and post-promotion analysis
- Ability to coordinate with sales, brand, and retail teams across projects
- Familiarity with retailer portals and promotional submission processes
Tips for Your Assistant Trade Marketing Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to channel priorities
Hiring managers want to see specific retail channels you've supported, whether that's grocery, mass, club, or drug. Name the accounts and the type of trade programs you executed, not just the department you worked in.
Quantify your promotional program results
Vague claims about supporting trade marketing efforts won't stand out. Pull actual sell-through rates, display compliance percentages, or volume lift from promotions you owned, even partially, and put those figures front and center.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists assistant trade marketing manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your channel experience and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight cross-functional collaboration on your resume
Assistant trade marketing manager roles sit between sales, brand, and retail teams daily. Show concrete examples where you coordinated across those groups, like aligning a planogram submission with a national brand campaign or briefing a broker on a retailer's promotional calendar.
Prepare a case study for the interview stage
Many hiring panels ask you to walk through a trade promotion from planning to post-analysis. Prepare one tight example covering the customer objective, the program mechanics, your execution role, and what the results showed, even if the outcome was mixed.
Negotiate using category and retailer scope
When discussing compensation, anchor your ask to the number of retail accounts, SKUs, or trade spend dollars you'll manage. Roles supporting a top-ten grocery account carry more complexity than regional ones, and that difference is worth naming explicitly.
Assistant Trade Marketing Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most assistant trade marketing managers?
JTI - Japan Tobacco International, Sigma, and HII are hiring the most assistant trade marketing managers right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Consumer packaged goods companies and food and beverage brands tend to post the highest volume of these roles year-round.
How many assistant trade marketing manager jobs are remote?
About 74% of assistant trade marketing manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by function. Roles focused on data analysis, promotional planning, and internal coordination are most likely to offer remote or hybrid flexibility, while positions requiring regular retail store visits or broker management tend to be on-site or field-based.
How do you become an assistant trade marketing manager?
Start with a degree in marketing, business, or a related field, then build experience in a sales support, brand, or retail marketing role where you touch promotional planning or account execution. Develop working knowledge of syndicated data tools and retailer portal systems. From there, target roles at consumer goods or food and beverage companies where trade marketing teams are structured enough to have dedicated assistant-level positions.
Can you get an assistant trade marketing manager role with little experience?
Yes, some companies hire into this role directly from internships or junior sales coordinator positions if you can demonstrate exposure to promotional planning or retail execution. Focus your application on any experience with trade spend tracking, display programs, or cross-functional project coordination. Companies with formal rotational or associate programs in their marketing or sales functions are the most accessible entry points.
What does the assistant trade marketing manager interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four stages. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your channel experience and how you've worked with sales teams. A panel or case-study round often asks you to walk through a trade promotion scenario, present a mock program plan, or analyze a dataset. Final rounds may include a conversation with a senior marketing or sales leader.
Where can I find and apply to assistant trade marketing manager jobs?
You can find and apply to assistant trade marketing manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your channel background and category experience, then apply directly to each listing that fits your situation.
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