Key Account Management Trainee - Modern Off Trade

About the role

Pernod Ricard is recruiting a Key Account Management Trainee for its Modern Off Trade channel in Istanbul, working on site at the head office and reporting to the Key Account Manager. The role supports the team in planning, executing and analysing commercial activities across national and regional retail chains, with the aim of becoming a future Key Account Manager within the Shake Your Future Management Trainee Program. The initial programme lasts 12 months, with possible extension depending on performance.

Key responsibilities

• Support key account planning and daily operations, and contribute to customer-specific business plans for assigned modern off trade accounts
• Analyse sell-in and sell-out data to spot trends and opportunities, and turn insights into actionable recommendations
• Maintain and improve dashboards and reporting tools used for performance tracking
• Monitor promotions, stock levels and in-store execution, and conduct regular market visits to gather shopper and competitor insights
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance and Supply Chain, and with sales and merchandising teams, on joint business plans, promotional calendars and activity proposals
• Prepare reports, business reviews and presentations for internal and customer meetings

Required profile

• Recent bachelor's graduate in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or a related field, with full-time, on-site availability in Istanbul
• Relevant internship or trainee experience in sales, key account management, trade marketing, category management, sales operations or commercial analytics, preferably in FMCG
• Fluent written and spoken Turkish and English, willing to work in the office and make regular market visits

Required skills

• Strong analytical and data interpretation mindset
• Confidence using Excel; curiosity to learn tools such as Power BI
• Proactive, detail-oriented and reliable, with clear communication across teams

What we offer

• A structured 12-month management trainee journey with on-the-job learning and mentoring, with possible extension
• Regular feedback and collaboration with cross-functional teams
• An on-site role in Istanbul with regular market visits