Ecommerce Innovation & Trade Marketing Manager Europe

About us

Vestacy is a standalone company (carved out from Reckitt) with a clear purpose: to transform houses into homes. We’re home to some of the world’s most trusted brands (Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, and Mortein) helping millions of people care for the spaces they live in every day.

Backed by Advent, a leading global private equity firm, we have the freedom to think big and move fast. With almost 3,000 colleagues across 20+ countries, we see every person as a Founder, empowered to make bold decisions and shape what’s next.

We care for our company the way you care for your own home: with energy, passion, and pride. Here, you’ll find space to grow, opportunities to lead, and the support to thrive. Together, we’re building something extraordinary.

About our Sales Team

Our Sales teams help to deliver Vestacy's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality brands possible in-stores and online.

Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success.

We have hundreds of salespeople across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.

About the role

A rare hands-on execution role at the heart of Vestacy's European Ecommerce growth agenda.

The Ecommerce Innovation & Trade Marketing Manager is the operational engine behind Vestacy's Ecommerce innovation agenda across Europe. Reporting to the European Amazon Lead, the role is responsible for identifying, developing and delivering growth initiatives across Amazon and key Ecommerce customers.

This is not a traditional marketing role. It combines Ecommerce, Innovation, Trade Marketing and Project Management, with a strong focus on execution and delivery. FMCG experience is essential.

Based at Vestacy's European Headquarters in Amsterdam, the role offers the opportunity to work in a highly multicultural and international environment with colleagues across multiple European markets.

Your responsibilities

Ecommerce Innovation & Growth

• Lead the European Ecommerce innovation roadmap
• Identify growth opportunities through customer, shopper and category insights
• Partner with Brand teams to influence innovation pipelines and launch plans
• Develop Ecommerce-exclusive propositions, bundles and channel-specific opportunities
• Build business cases and recommendations to support growth initiatives
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to translate customer, shopper, category and performance data into strategic recommendations, define insight priorities and drive data-led decision making.

Project Management & Execution

• Lead cross-functional projects from concept through implementation and scale-up
• Translate strategy into clear workplans, timelines and delivery roadmaps
• Mobilise stakeholders and drive accountability across functions
• Manage milestones, risks and dependencies to ensure successful delivery
• Ensure initiatives deliver measurable commercial results

Trade Marketing & Activation

• Develop launch plans for Ecommerce innovations
• Recommend assortment, pricing, promotion and visibility strategies
• Support customer teams with growth plans and activation programmes
• Monitor launch performance and identify optimisation opportunities

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE EXCITING

• Shape Vestacy's Ecommerce innovation agenda across Europe
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and European commercial teams
• High ownership from day one
• Unique combination of Ecommerce, Innovation, Trade Marketing and Project Management
• Based in Amsterdam at Vestacy's European Headquarters
• Highly international and multicultural environment
• Entrepreneurial culture where individual impact is visible and careers can accelerate

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Marketing or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in Ecommerce, Trade Marketing, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Brand Marketing or Commercial FMCG roles
• Experience working with Ecommerce customers and/or marketplaces, ideally Amazon
• Proven experience managing cross-functional projects
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen
• Fluent in English, another European language is a nice to have
• Experience working across multiple European markets is a plus

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel (internationally) for work (up to ~15%)
• Able to work in a hybrid office environment (minimum 3 days per week in the office), with an appropriate home office setup (internet, webcam)
• Eligible to work within the European Union / willing to work from the designated office location.
• Ideal start date before January 2027

What we offer

We believe great work deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer numerous local benefits and global benefits designed to help you grow and thrive, such as career mobility opportunities, a referral program, access to our online learning academy, mental wellbeing support, and short-term bonus incentives.

Joining our Netherlands HQ, we can offer you these local benefits:

• Permanent/indefinite contract
• Flexible hybrid working model (3 office days & 2 days at home, with flexibility to choose which weekdays are spent at the office + working hours outside of core hours: 10AM-4PM)
• Office-commute reimbursement (up to € 500 net per month)
• Daily € 5 meal voucher (to be used at one of our three main restaurants)
• 25 holidays + 1 wellbeing day + 3 bridging days + national holidays + 2 volunteering days per year
• Work abroad remotely up to 4 weeks per year in any country of your choosing
• One-time working-from-home office-set up budget
• Generous parental policy (fully paid 26 weeks maternity & 6 weeks paternity leave)

Equality

We believe the best teams are built like great homes: on strong foundations and room to grow. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. If you resonate with our purpose, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. We’re committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, ability, background, identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Together, we create a space where everyone can thrive.