Fanaticscollectibles
Trade Marketing Manager - Topps KK
Tokyo, Japan. Posted 26 days ago
The role
The Trade Marketing Manager will accelerate the growth of Topps trading card products in Japan. This person will use convenience store POS data to shape product planning, distribution, and promotion strategies.
What you will do
- Analyze convenience store POS data including sales by SKU, price, and region.
- Translate data into insights on shopper behavior and category trends.
- Build recurring reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
- Develop trade marketing plans covering assortment, pricing, and shelf space.
- Partner with Sales and retail customers to improve store-level execution.
- Plan and develop point-of-sale marketing materials.
- Review sales assets from retail partners to ensure brand consistency.
- Build relationships with retailers and hobby shops for in-store events.
- Provide Product teams with evidence-based input on product concepts and packaging.
- Evaluate promotional and trade investments using data.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in trade marketing, category management, sales planning, commercial strategy, or a related role within FMCG, consumer products, retail, or another data-driven industry.
- Hands-on experience analyzing POS, sell-out, or retail scan data.
- Experience working with major retailers and distributors/wholesalers.
- Experience collaborating across Sales, Marketing, Product, and regional or global teams in a matrixed organization.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English.
- Strong analytical capability with advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Experience using business intelligence, dashboard, or reporting tools.
- Genuine passion for sports and collectibles.
Nice to have
- Convenience store experience in Japan
Before you apply
- Fanatics Collectibles may choose to run a background check.
About the company
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology.