Trade Marketing Manager in Hampshire

asmodee is a global leader in tabletop games, committed to bringing people together through great games and amazing stories.

Listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm, we are headquartered in France, and our team of more than 2,200 people work across the globe throughout our wholly owned creative studios, distribution businesses, and the functions that support them.

We offer one of the world’s largest catalogs of tabletop games, featuring iconic titles like CATAN®, Ticket to Ride®, Dobble/Spot it!®, and Exploding Kittens®.

With a blend of in‑house creations and games from our partners, our portfolio spans hundreds of games across digital and physical platforms.

As an employer of choice, we champion inclusivity, growth, and recognition, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued.

Joining us means shaping unforgettable gaming experiences while contributing to a more sustainable, connected world.

Join us in finding your seat at our game table!

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thinks commercially and wants to make a real impact on how products perform at shelf and online.

Sitting at the intersection of brand, sales and retail, you'll help translate brand strategy into effective customer and category plans that drive growth across key retail partners and channels.

You'll play a key role in our Category Vision project, helping shape the long‑term growth strategy for the category over the next 3–5 years, a genuine opportunity to influence the direction of the business.

This is a collaborative, hands‑on role where you'll work closely with sales, marketing and retail partners.

You'll have the opportunity to lead on key initiatives while being supported in your development across areas that are new to you.

Whether your background is in trade marketing, sales, account management, category management or brand marketing, we'd love to hear from you if you're commercially minded and excited about driving growth at the point of purchase.

• What does this role involve
• Commercial Performance & Growth
• Support the delivery of commercial performance across key brands, retail customers and channels, using data and insight to improve sales, visibility and return on investment.
• Help identify performance gaps across customers, categories and campaigns, and contribute to actions that unlock growth opportunities.
• Monitor the impact of trade activity, promotional performance and customer execution, helping ensure plans deliver against agreed objectives and KPIs.
• Customer & Category Planning
• Help translate brand strategy into clear customer, channel and category plans that reflect retailer needs, shopper behaviour and commercial priorities.
• Support trade planning for priority launches, seasonal activity and key commercial moments.
• Work alongside sales and account teams on range reviews, promotional planning and customer sell‑in, providing trade rationale and data‑backed recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve assortment, distribution and execution across retail channels, helping prioritise investment behind the biggest opportunities.
• Contribute to the Category Vision project, supporting research and analysis into long‑term category growth opportunities over a 3–5 year horizon.
• Sales Partnership & Retailer Engagement
• Partner with the sales team to help shape customer conversations with clear category arguments, trade recommendations and commercially grounded activation plans.
• Support the business at relevant trade events and customer‑facing opportunities where appropriate.
• Help represent the voice of the customer and category internally, ensuring marketing and commercial planning is relevant, actionable and customer‑focused.
• Insight, Reporting & Decision-Making
• Analyse sales, category and campaign data to inform decision‑making, identify trends and improve future activity.
• Support the reporting rhythm for trade initiatives, turning performance data into clear recommendations on what to scale, stop or change.
• Provide clear post‑campaign and ongoing performance reporting for internal stakeholders and external partners where required.
• What are we looking for

Essential

• 3‑5 years’ experience in trade marketing, sales, account management, category management, or brand/channel marketing.
• Comfortable working with data – able to analyse sales and category performance to inform recommendations.
• Strong understanding of (or genuine curiosity about) retailer dynamics, shopper behaviour and how products perform in retail environments.
• Confident communicator who can build relationships across internal teams and external partners.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Power Point.
• Organised, detail‑oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Desirable

• Experience working with retail or distribution partners in a commercial or marketing capacity.
• Familiarity with category management principles and tools.
• Experience creating promotional plans, launch support materials or range review presentations.
• Experience in the gaming, entertainment, toys or FMCG sectors.

We offer an opportunity to learn and develop in a growing company working with wonderful people and products.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive a great benefits package including 24 days holiday, rising with service (+ bank holidays), a day off to take for your birthday or as a wellbeing day, private medical insurance and staff discount on all our products!

We offer a hybrid working environment in some of our roles, offering flexibility to balance work and life.

Our purpose is Bringing People Together.

To us that means all kinds of people, no matter their perceived differences.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to show up as their full and authentic selves. asmodee is committed to ensuring equal opportunities and fairness of treatment in the workplace for all employees and job applicants.

Our aim is to provide a working environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

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