Trade Marketing Manager

We have high-reaching growth plans as the legal market and consumer adoption expand. Key growth initiatives include ambitious platform innovation, outstanding marketing, geographic expansion, strategic partnerships, and more. We are resourced for this spectacular growth and looking for great people to help take us to the next level.

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Job Summary*

Kiva is looking for a Trade Marketing Manager to join Kiva’s award-winning and industry

**_Cannabis experience is preferred_**
**This job is for you if...**
- You have a strong passion for creativity, strong project management abilities
- You possess excellent interpersonal skills to manage a field team and build strong partnerships with retailers
- You’ve been told (more than once) that you’re scrappy, a progressive, a roll-up-the-sleeves, get stuff done type of person that is organized, honest and thoughtful.
- You’re able to organize and manage multiple projects, juggle competing priorities, and deliver projects on time and within budget
- You’re a proactive self-starter, self-motivated, and able to work both independently as well as take direction
- You’re a passionate marketer who wants to make their mark on an emerging industry
- You have VERY strong conversational and written communication skills.
- You like to play on a winning team
**As Kiva's Trade Marketing Manager - Canada, you will...**
- Strong project management abilities in order to effectively oversee an organization's strategy with key retailers
- Experienced in crafting & executing commercial plans to maximize growth performance and ROI
- Excellent interpersonal skills are valuable for collaborating with colleagues, overseeing personnel, building important partnerships with key retailers and representing Kiva Confections at trade shows.
- Trade marketing managers will need strong analytical abilities in order to analyze customers' purchasing habits and desires and develop effective ways for an organization to engage with them.
- Self-managed and able to think independently
- Ability to thrive in a start-up environment: Assertive with strong follow-through and a knack for identifying potential problems & providing creative solutions
**What we're looking for...**
- 3+ years of Trade or Field Marketing experience
- 3+ years of people management experience
- BA in trade or marketing, business, or salesB2B account management experience a must
- Strong experience working directly with a buyer and/or marketing lead at a retailer
- Cannabis or alcohol experience preferred
- Collaborative, cross-functional savvy, and solution-driven spirit
- Strong in planning, work-flow structuring, monitoring
- Solid analytical and quantitative skills
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Understanding of the cannabis retail landscape or equivalent CPG industry
- Experience with Asana, Airtable, Salesforce or other project management tools a plus
- A reliable vehicle and the ability to travel within market
- 21+ years of age
- Travel required within market - Must have reliable transportation
Kiva Confections provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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