The Trade Specialist serves as a critical liaison between the centralized trade organization, client-facing sales teams, and internal shared services. This role provides analytical, systems, and reconciliation expertise to support trade investment accuracy and effectiveness across Grocery, Natural, and Small Format channels. The Trade Specialist independently manages complex client systems, drives exception resolution, and ensures alignment between contractual agreements, customer execution, and financial settlement processes.
ResponsibilitiesAs a Trade Specialist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless client operations and driving business success. Your day-to-day will involve:
- Managing strategic client systems to maintain accuracy and efficiency across processes.
- Analyzing and comparing client contracts for dates, rates, and product details to ensure compliance and precision.
- Auditing client events to validate deduction application accuracy and uphold financial integrity.
- Driving timely reconciliation processes between client requests, deduction balances, and customer timelines.
- Owning key performance indicators (KPIs) for open deduction balances and delivering insightful reporting on client KPIs and outstanding balances.
- Providing problem-solving support for Global Business Services, including customer backup documentation and SOP updates.
- Facilitating collaboration through regular cadences with cross-functional teams (daily, weekly, and monthly) to align on goals and resolve challenges.
We’re looking for a detail-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced, analytical environment. To succeed in this role, you should bring:
- Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Technical Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and computer applications
- Ability to work with data, analyze trends, and generate actionable insights
- Core Competencies:
- Highly analytical with exceptional problem-solving skills
- Strong business judgment and confidence in decision-making
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under tight timelines
If you’re passionate about driving operational excellence and collaborating across teams, this role offers the opportunity to make a measurable impact.
About Us
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computer applications
- Ability to work with data, analyze trends, and generate actionable insights
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong business judgment and confidence in decision-making
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under tight timelines
Acosta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Acosta and has not been reviewed or approved by Acosta.
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements are often described as flexible, with some roles mentioning hybrid options and scheduling autonomy. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a meaningful upside for certain field and part-time positions.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer contributions or matching is cited among the standard offerings for eligible full-time employees. Feedback suggests some employees view the retirement match positively.
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Healthcare Strength — Dental and vision coverage are occasionally called out as good among the benefits for eligible full-time staff. Feedback suggests these components of the health package can be viewed favorably in certain roles.
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What We Do
Acosta is an integrated sales and marketing services provider that enables consumer packaged goods brands and retailers to win in the modern marketplace by delivering progressive solutions and exceptional service. With more than 90 years of experience, Acosta understands evolving consumer needs and helps its clients and customers stay a step ahead, fueling their accelerated performance. For more information, please visit www.acosta.com.
