VADO VACANCIES

TRADE MARKETING MANAGER


Job Title:                                  Trade Marketing Manager
Reporting To:                          Product and Marketing Director
Location:                                  Product and Marketing Department
Job Type:                                  Full-time
Salary:                                      Competitive, based on experience
Application Deadline:           8th October 2025

About Us

VADO has established an enviable reputation within the brassware industry, specifying taps and showers into prestigious homes and hotels, historic landmarks and even luxury yachts. We believe in turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Our products are beautifully designed for those looking to make a statement with their bathroom and expertly engineered to keep up with the demands of modern day living.

Overall Objective

Accountable for the marketing strategy and execution for key accounts across multi-site merchants and independent retailers, supporting the sales team to drive profitable growth via range execution and promotional activity. This high-profile role will take the lead in targeting and supporting new clients, with a tailored marketing approach covering account pitch, range set up, marketing requirements and ongoing tactical activity. This role includes close collaboration with Sales, Product Development, Marketing Communications and Customer Service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Management of marketing plan across Multi site merchants and Retail stores in line with brand and account strategy.
  • Management of Trade Marketing budget for all key accounts to drive sales growth, demonstrating ROI.
  • Initiate collaborations with partnerships, sponsorships, and third parties to develop marketing and promotional activities that increase awareness and sales by channel.
  • Responsible for developing and managing annual marketing plans with top 10 clients, scheduling activity and initiatives to support sales.
  • Responsible for ensuring the brand is represented correctly with all distributors via engaging displays / POS and promotional material.
  • Work closely with the Retail sales teams to ensure appropriate Trade Marketing support for new account openings and new client development.
  • Event execution, supporting the marketing dept to ensure sales team requirements are met via stand content and display, support materials and customer follow up activity.
  • Oversee briefing of promotional materials and promo events such as Advent calendar, January Sales, etc.
  • Internal post-event reporting, with highlights and key takeaways.
  • Supporting VPP incentive scheme and hosting preview events and insight meetings.
  • Strong promotional/marketing management experience, ideally within retail, interiors, or premium consumer goods.
  • Commercially minded and organised, with confidence managing agencies and stakeholders.
  • Creative and proactive, with the ability to balance planning with reactive activity.
  • Affinity with interiors or bathroom design would be an advantage.
  • Flexible to travel regularly to showrooms, with the role based two days a week in the office initially (with scope for one day working from home).


Key Skills, Abilities and Competancies

  • Significant experience (3-5 years minimum) in a Trade Marketing Management role ideally in the brassware / bathroom industry
  • Business / Marketing degree qualified 
  • High degree of commercial aptitude; ability to analyse and review data and substantiate projects
  • Proven track record of evaluating and developing strategic market opportunities
  • Relevant industry knowledge with a bias towards brassware and bathroom categories
  • Excellent influencing skills with the ability to present at all levels and manage external stakeholders
  • A positive and motivated individual, with a high level of organisation and project management skills
  • Used to working in a fast-paced environment -  flexibility to adapt is essential
  • Professional communication skills both written and verbal; numerate and literate; with exceptional levels of accuracy and a high attention to detail
  • Proficient IT and Reporting skills
  • Ability to work individually as well as part of a team

Decision Authority

  • Strategic marketing plan for key accounts – including rolling promotional plans.
  • Implement new account marketing set up and introductions / support pricing / positioning / hierarchy.
  • Support account product launch preparation in conjunction with comms team – displays and POS.
  • Promotional activity and incentive scheme management.
  • Trade marketing budget.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a short cover letter explaining why you’re a great fit for the role to recruitment@vado.com