Regional Trade Marketing Team Leader, SEA/APAC

Job Description & Requirements

Samyang Foods SEA Pte. Ltd. is the Southeast Asia regional subsidiary of Samyang Foods, a leading South Korean food company established in 1961. Renowned for globally recognized brands such as Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, Samyang Foods has grown into an international food company with a presence across Asia, North America, Europe, and other key markets.

Driven by a commitment to quality, innovation, and consumer satisfaction, Samyang Foods develops and distributes a diverse range of food products while maintaining internationally recognized food safety and quality standards. As the company continues its global expansion, Samyang Foods SEA Pte. Ltd. plays a key role in strengthening the brand's presence and supporting business growth across Southeast Asia.

At Samyang Foods SEA, we foster a collaborative, dynamic, and growth-oriented work environment where employees are empowered to contribute, innovate, and develop their careers while supporting the continued success of one of Korea's most recognized food brands.

We are seeking an experienced individual to join us as Regional Trade Marketing, Team Lead. This role operates within a matrix organization, reporting directly to the Director, Head of Commercial Marketing Sector, APAC and functionally working closely with Sales, Trade Marketing & Marketing divisions at the headquarter & close collaboration with the distributors.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Regional Trade Marketing Team Leader, SEA/APAC to drive brand penetration and sales growth across SEA by developing and executing channel marketing strategies and shopper-focused activation plans, with a special focus on improving execution in Modern Trade (MT) and building presence and relevance in General Trade (GT). This role will work closely with Sales, Distributors, and Brand/Communication to ensure excellent in-store execution, effective trade promotions, and locally relevant shopper marketing programs that deliver conversion at the point of purchase. Lead &develop talents and elevate organization trade marketing capabilities from strategy development, process refinement & plan execution.

Responsibilities

(1) Channel Strategy & Planning of Noodle, Sauce, Snack Categories:

• Develop and maintain channel marketing plans for MT and GT across priority markets.
• Translate brand strategy and campaigns into tailored channel execution plans.
• Segment channels/customers and prioritize initiatives to drive growth.
• Align plans with sales teams and distributors for joint business planning.

(2) Shopper Marketing Activation & In-Store Execution Excellence:

• Design and deliver shopper marketing programs that drive trial, conversion and increase basket size.
• Develop regionally adaptable toolkits (POSM, planograms, promotional mechanics) to support in-store execution.
• Work with local teams to localize shopper programs based on outlet type, shopper missions, and cultural relevance.
• Drive best-in-class execution of in-store presence across all channels and priority markets.

(3) Promotion & Activation Planning:

• Plan and evaluate shopper promotions by channel, season, or campaign.
• Test and recommend winning promo mechanics and bundling strategies.
• Monitor ROI of trade promotions and provide improvement recommendations.

(4) Shoppers' insights:

• Work with Market Insights team (MI) to develop for shopper insights & behavioural difference across different channels thus derive into constructive trade marketing strategies to address different shoppers' behaviours across different channels.

(5) Look of Success Champion:

• Guardian of look of success for Samyang range of brands for Assortment, Merchandising, Pricing, Promotion, Shelf (AMPPS).
• Lead the strategy & execution of AMPPS.
• Ensure brand consistency across markets & channels.

(6) Team Management:

• Coach & develop marketing talents in regional& local offices to elevate organization trade marketing capabilities & process improvements.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in shopper marketing, channel/trade marketing, or customer marketing roles within FMCG or consumer goods.
• Experience working in the SEA headquarters of an FMCG multinational company
• Strong understanding of shopper behavior, retail dynamics, and trade marketing.
• Analytical with the ability to interpret market and sales data.
• Excellent planning, execution, and project management skills.
• Collaborative and able to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders in a start-up environment.
• Proficiency in Korean is valuable.

Due to volume of applications, we regret to inform only shortlisted candidates are contacted.