Trade Analyst

Russell Tobin & Associates is currently seeking a Trade Marketing Analyst , 6+ Months Contract role for one of our Fortune 500 clients, for Dallas, TX (HYBRID). Apply today for immediate consideration. Position: Trade Marketing Analyst Location: Dallas, TX (HYBRID) Contract Duration: 6+ months Temp to Hire Pay rate: $34.00-38.00/hr on w2 Job Summary: Key Responsibilities: • This temporary role supports transversal trade marketing initiatives with a specialized focus on finance and logistics. • The Associate Manager will manage a complex, dual-market CAPEX and OPEX budget (United States and Canada) and coordinate vendor operations and a transition to a new vendor. • The role is also instrumental in supporting a digital transformation initiative, helping move from Excel-based tracking to a centralized program management platform in collaboration with IT. • This role ensures business continuity during a transition in full-time staffing. • Oversee daily management of the trade marketing budget, including CAPEX and OPEX tracking across U.S. and Canada • Partner with internal Finance, Procurement, IT, and Marketing teams to support program execution • Coordinate with multiple vendors during an RFP process; help streamline operational workflows • Assist in the development and documentation of requirements for a digital project management tool • Monitor key logistics and vendor deliverables to ensure alignment with marketing timelines and budgets Specific skills/experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Economics, Data Analytics, Management Science, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, or Finance. • 4+ years of experience in an analytics position. • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with key business partners positively impacting business growth • Highly skilled in communicating and presenting results to executives. • Intellectual curiosity to proactively explore data, solve problems, challenge existing way of doing things, formulate new hypotheses, and to rigorously analyze them. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the full Microsoft Suite • Proficiency in data manipulation and visualization tools, with experience in either Tableau, SQL, Business Objects or similar BI tool Russell Tobin offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.