**Description** **Changing the World, One Kibble at a Time** Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Director, Trade Marketing to join our rapidly growing company. Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. Founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its **ORIJEN®** and **ACANA®** brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry across three major geographic regions. Our purpose, **_To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime_** , provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company. **Here’s the Scoop - Summary** The Director, Trade Marketing will lead Strategic Planning, Trade Optimization, Sales Forecasting, and Sales Operations. The team will help develop user friendly tools and in-depth analyses to help inform strategic business decisions both internally as well as externally with our customers. The Director, Trade Marketing will interface regularly with senior leadership and strategic customers to help implement growth plans. Reporting to the CCO, the Director, Trade Marketing is a remote role based in the Nashville, TN or Phoenix, AZ regions. **You’ll have the opportunity to:** + Create and implement sales strategies and plans in order to grow sales in key markets within all product categories. + Collaborate across the business to develop go to market strategies and plans based on sound customer and market understanding. + Integrate data from multiple sources to drive foresight and strategy. + Lead customer level business planning, including pro forma modelling. + Lead top-down planning exercises. + Prepare monthly reports and/or manages special projects, as directed or assigned. + Develop and maintain successful professional working relationships with relevant corporate departments. + Develop, create and explain business analytics to deliver critical and relevant insights and plans to construct growth agendas. + Internal analysis including product pack architecture, pricing strategy, and forecasting + Keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors to enable strategic adjustments. + Oversee Sales Communication Prep. + Lead Industry Event Prep. + Perform other tasks as required or assigned. **What are we looking for?** + Post-secondary education in Business or related field (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) + Minimum eight years strategic planning, insights and/or analytics experience, preferably within a consumer packaged goods environment. + Data/Insights mining expert with syndicated tools + Proficient in trade modelling + Experienced in creating and building tools and analysis processes. + Customer service orientation with the ability to effectively communicate across diverse stakeholder groups both internal and external. + Strong analytical skills and proven experience translating data into actionable insights. + Strong project management skills and the ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and execute according to timelines. + Ability to lead presentations/meetings. + Some travel between U.S./Canada + Some extended hours of work may be required. **What can you expect from Champion?** + **Safety:** a strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe, healthy and respectful environment. + **Earnings:** Competitive annual salary, annual bonus eligibility, car allowance, 401k with company matching. + **Industry Competitive Benefits:** Medical, dental, vision and employee assistance programs to meet your individual or family needs. + **Continuing Education:** In house & online learning & development, as well as an education assistance program. + **Quality:** a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity, nutritional integrity, and food safety, to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere. + **Other Perks:** Free bag of premium pet food each month. **Come as you are.** We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us. Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here. \#cpfind