Position Title:  Sr. Manager Trade Marketing

Be a part of a revolutionary change! 

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. 

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.  

Our beautiful HQ in Stamford, CT is just steps away from the Stamford Metro-North Train Station and easily accessible from NYC.  

The Sr Manager, Trade Marketing supports the execution and optimization of trade marketing strategies across categories and channels. This role converts commercial direction into high‑quality retail programs, ensuring strong execution, operational accuracy, and timely delivery of initiatives.

This position partners closely with Sales, Brand, RGM, Insights, and Commercial Planning teams to operationalize programs that drive consumer conversion, customer value, and retail excellence. The role is highly cross‑functional, requiring strong organization, analytical rigor, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Your ‘day to day’:

• Translate portfolio plans and commercial priorities into retailer‑ready assets, toolkits, and execution plans.
• Coordinate cross‑category program development to ensure consistency, compliance, and channel relevance.
• Manage program timelines, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure flawless execution in market.
• Collaborate with Brand, RGM, Sales, Finance, and Insights to support promotional strategy development focused on consumer relevance and ROI.
• Prepare materials, data inputs, and program summaries for commercial planning cycles, QBRs, and activation calendars.
• Ensure feedback loops between Sales and Marketing to improve feasibility, clarity, and retail alignment.
• Lead coordination of promotional programs, POS materials, planograms, merchandising tools, and retailer‑specific executions.
• Maintain and update the promotional calendar, ensuring timely distribution and cross‑functional visibility.
• Identify opportunities to improve program quality, efficiency, and retailer impact through insights and analytics
• Support the development of customer presentations, sell‑in materials, and influence narratives used by the Trade and Sales teams.
• Collect, summarize, and circulate retail insights, competitive observations, and field learnings to inform program design.
• Assist in maintaining accurate and updated understanding of retail conditions, category dynamics, and competitive activity.
• Support program performance tracking using shipment, depletions, loyalty, syndicated data, and retailer performance sources.
• Prepare KPI scorecards evaluating promotional efficiency, sell-through, and allocation strategies.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of post‑promotion learning libraries.
• Manage day‑to‑day trade operations.
• Drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, reduce cycle times, and elevate execution quality.
• Partner with Finance and Commercial Operations to ensure spend accuracy, forecasting discipline, and compliance.
• Provide direction to coordinators, specialists, or cross‑functional partners as needed to deliver projects.
• Uphold a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a role model for operational rigor, data‑driven decision making, and cross‑functional communication.

Who we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• Experience in Trade Marketing, Sales, Category Management, Shopper Marketing, Brand Marketing, or related commercial functions.
• Demonstrated experience executing trade programs and/or managing promotional processes.
• Experience working in complex, cross‑functional environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Clear and compelling communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in execution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment.
• Working knowledge of promotional design, customer planning, and retail execution preferred.
• Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now and in the future

Annual Base Salary Range: $149,600 - $187,000

What we offer  

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!  
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace. 
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.  

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. 

Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.

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