Associate Manager, Trade Marketing – Finance & Project Management

Overview

Associate Manager, Trade Marketing – Finance & Project Management

Location: New York City, NY

Duration: Expected to be 06 months contract with possible extension

Pay Range: $24-26/hr the pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA
• 401(k)
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws

This role supports trade marketing initiatives with a primary focus on day-to-day budget management and hands-on project execution. The Associate Manager will own the finances and operations of two core trade marketing programs, managing complex CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

This is a high-execution role for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, and personally driving work forward. The role also supports a digital transformation initiative, helping transition from Excel-based tracking to a centralized program management platform in partnership with IT. This role ensures business continuity during a transition in full-time staffing.

• Manage and track CAPEX and OPEX budgets of $4M+
• Own detailed budget tracking and program forecasting
• Open purchase orders, track invoices, follow-up on payments, and partner with Finance to ensure timely and accurate financial processing
• Own day-to-day operational management of key trade marketing programs, including timelines, vendor coordination, issue resolution, and ongoing optimization
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external vendors to ensure deliverables are met on time, on budget, and to required specifications
• Actively identify opportunities to improve workflows, reduce friction, and increase efficiency across assigned programs
• Execute project management tasks, including tracking deliverables, following up on open items, and driving projects to completion

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, finance, business, operations or related field
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in marketing operations, trade marketing, project coordination, or finance
• Demonstrated experience managing and reconciling complex CAPEX and OPEX budgets
• Strong proficiency in Excel and comfort working with detailed financial and program forecasting spreadsheets
• Strong follow-through, ownership mindset, and desire to continuously improve how work gets done
• Proven ability to personally execute project management work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
• Comfortable rolling up sleeves to handle operational, financial, and administrative details