Trade Marketing Coordinator

Forma Brands LLC•Los Angeles, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Morpe is seeking a Trade Marketing Coordinator to act as the connective tissue between the brand and its retail partners. This role will drive best-in-class retailer support, from channel advertising campaigns to recap decks, calendar maintenance, and day-to-day trade marketing execution across US and International retail partners. The coordinator will collaborate with sales, creative, and marketing teams to ensure retail partners have the necessary support to succeed both in-store and online. The company emphasizes high-performance, high-design beauty products accessible to a global community, encouraging creativity and freedom in self-expression.

Requirements

1-2 years of experience in trade marketing, retail marketing, account management, or related field.
Direct experience working with beauty retailers required (Ulta, Sephora, Target).
Experience supporting channel advertising campaigns and/or retailer marketing programs across wholesale, online, and brick & mortar channels.
Experience building recap decks and other retailer-facing presentation materials.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple retailer calendars and deadlines simultaneously.
Strong analytical and numerical skills; able to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to draw conclusions and support sound, well-reasoned recommendations.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; comfortable building polished decks under time pressure.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to a variety of internal and external audiences.
Ability to work cross-functionally across sales, creative, and marketing teams in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Beauty or personal care industry experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Support the Director of Marketing in the development and execution of trade and retail marketing strategies across key US and International retail partners.
Coordinate channel advertising campaigns from brief through launch, working with internal teams and retailer marketing contacts to ensure timely, on-brand execution.
Build and maintain retailer support materials, including updating GTM and launch decks, campaign one-pagers, and social and influencer campaign one-sheets.
Assist in building recap decks for retailers, pulling together campaign performance, sales impact, and key learnings for post-campaign reviews.
Maintain and update the trade marketing calendar, tracking key retailer deadlines, campaign timing, and launch windows across accounts.
Partner with the Ulta and Target account teams to support retailer-specific marketing programs, promotional calendars, and campaign requests.
Coordinate with creative teams to ensure retailer-specific assets (banners, in-store signage, digital placements) are delivered on time and meet retailer specifications.
Support in the tracking of budgets and spend for channel advertising campaigns, flagging discrepancies and supporting reconciliation.
Assist with competitive and retailer landscape research and trend tracking to inform trade marketing strategy and identify white space opportunities within partner environments.
Support execution of retailer-led events and new store openings, helping coordinate experiential launch activations as needed.
Support the Director of Marketing with ad hoc reporting, presentations, and administrative needs.
Work cross-functionally with social and influencer, sales, e-commerce, and creative teams to keep retail marketing initiatives aligned and on schedule.