Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Consultant

Job description

Do you want the opportunity to leverage your skills to make a direct impact on the worlds leading life sciences, consumer products, and retail companies? Join Clarkston Consulting as a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Consultant to help deliver creative business solutions to our market-leading clients as a part of our team of experienced professionals.

We are looking for motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths. Together, we can help find the answers to our clients most challenging business problems.

What Youll Do

Clarkston gives you the opportunity to deliver great solutions, become recognized as an industry expert, and help build a great practice.

As a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Consultant at Clarkston, you will:

* Help leading consumer goods companies shape and implement business process or technology improvements to yield gains in all facets of the Trade Promotion Management (TPM) lifecycle: Annual Planning, Budgeting, Customer Planning, Retail Execution, Settlements, Measuring & Reporting, and Category Optimization
* Leverage your experience with one or more trade systems (e.g., Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS etc.) to facilitate all aspects of a TPM implementation
* Translate business processes into functional requirements. This may include recommendations on leveraging current technologies and assessing software vendors based on organizational needs
* Share best practices, industry knowledge, and personal expertise to educate both clients and fellow consultants, in formal and ad hoc settings
* Assist in the creation and management of project plans and timelines, define project deliverables, identify and track issues and their resolution, and help to manage project scope and requirements
* Earn trusted client status and build relationships that extend beyond the projects lifecycle
* Conduct knowledge transfer and training of end-users, including sharing best practices

How Youll Grow

At Clarkston, we feel that we provide the greatest value to our clients through a combination of our industry expertise, business process knowledge, and consulting excellence.

Beyond your day-to-day responsibilities, throughout your career at Clarkston you will:

* Have the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders
* Own your career you'll be able to take charge of your career journey with diverse opportunities to lead and expand your skillset both at the client site and within the firm
* Have the opportunity to make a real and positive impact not only the clients you work with, but on the firm as well

Requirements

What Were Looking For:

We are looking for versatile leaders and innovators with 5+ years of prior industry or functional experience who want to work on diverse and challenging consulting projects to deliver true value to our clients.

An ideal Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Consultant candidate would have the following qualifications and experience:

* Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in the TPM space
* In-depth understanding of Trade processes to include deductions, settlements, trade check requests, trade accruals, and trade finance (interfaces, reporting, etc.)

* Demonstrated experience as a TPM consultant working in an established professional services organization

* Flexibility and adaptability - our Senior Consultants work on all aspects of the trade process and related process and technology initiatives

* Direct experience with TPM systems such as Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS etc.
* Minimum degree required: Bachelor's from an accredited college or university

Benefits

Our benefits include:

* Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)
* 401k with company contributions
* Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave
* Paid Parental Leave
* Life and Disability Insurance
* Company Equity or Stock Options
* Training and Professional Development investments

Visit Careers at Clarkston [ to learn more about our culture, benefits, and opportunities. We hope youll join us!

Travel Statement

Travel is an integral part of this role and is estimated to average 50-75% and may vary based upon client and project needs. While travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19 restrictions, all non-essential travel has been limited and any on-site requests are subject to review.

COVID-19 Vaccination Statement

While Clarkston Consulting has not mandated vaccination at this time, COVID-19 vaccinations are required in order to access Clarkston Consulting facilities and those of many of our clients. With this in mind, all prospective hires will be required to provide their vaccination status.