Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Senior Consultant

at  Clarkston Consulting

Do you want the opportunity to leverage your skills to make a direct impact on the world’s leading life sciences, consumer products, and retail companies? Join Clarkston Consulting as a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) Senior 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 You’ll Do

As a TPM Senior Consultant at Clarkston, you will:

• Partner with top consumer goods companies to design and execute improvements across the entire Trade Promotion Management lifecycle, including Annual Planning, Budgeting, Customer Planning, Retail Execution, Settlements, Measuring & Reporting, and Category Optimization
• Share best practices, industry knowledge, and personal expertise to educate both clients and fellow consultants in formal and ad hoc settings
• Convert business processes into functional requirements, recommend current technology solutions, and assess software vendors based on organizational needs
• Leverage your experience with one or more trade systems (e.g., Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS etc.) to facilitate all aspects of a TPM implementation
• Earn trusted client status and build relationships that extend beyond the project’s lifecycle
• Train and support end-users, sharing best practices and ensuring smooth transitions to new processes and systems

How You’ll Grow

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

• Receive the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders
• Expand your existing skillset with internal and external professional development opportunities

REQUIREMENTS

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience working in the Trade Promotion Management space
• Strong understanding and experience with trade processes including deductions, settlements, trade check requests, trade accruals, and trade finance (interfaces, reporting, etc.)
• Flexibility and adaptability – our consultants work across various aspects of the trade process, including process and technology initiatives
• Direct experience with TPM systems such as Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS, etc.
• 4 year degree from an accredited college or university

• Receive the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders
• Expand your existing skillset with internal and external professional development opportunitie