Any idea what is the career progression like in marketing or trade marketing in fmcg?

the sky is your limit, you set it yourself

Depends on which department you join. But usually FMCG career progression is there. It's you if you know how to fully utilize your rights and your skills to make yourself look good in front of those bosses.

I am in one of the big FMCG company but under property and leasing. Yes, my title is also marketing; Executive, Event & marketing. So far I heard from those seniors that my company has good career progression. People would not leave if everything is fine.

Many people work more than 10 years + around me.

What about trade marketing? Any career progression? How about the salary increment like?

Trade marketing is something I have never ventured into. I would like to know what is it like as well. But what I know is apparently purchasing department can earn quite a big chunk of the profit volume.

What kind of FMCG are you doing? Distributor? Principal? Retail or????

i am working as in Distributor Site, is it ok?

i need to deal with many Principals..........

What brand? If you give me the brand then I can tell you if it is good or not. But in a generic point of view, handling principals is okay because you are handling their brand towards the market. But it depends how you market their brand and what sort of budget you are given.

hi bro, picture below is our big brands in market:

btw, are you an Expert in FMCG Industry?

my company is kinda chinaman company, with long established history.

Not an expert but been in the supermarket industry for 10 years plus. So your business mainly deal with frozen and chilled food? For horeca business? Saw your company dy

Most distributors that carry brands of principals without the principal's presence here are owned by Chinaman type of business. That's normal, unless you join better companies like dksh, mondelez.

so how?
Their pay is consider ok, RM3.6k/month.
just that office is kinda far from home.


DKSH & Mondelez office politic is very sux and more hectic than my company here.
DKSH is so arrogant, they always reject my job application.

This post has been edited by win7: Dec 27 2016, 04:29 PM

what is ur Degree study?

can I join?

is it office based??

What do you mean how?

You interested in the pay or are you interested in the career growth?

Which are you looking for?

In terms of career growth, I would say the possibility is good because you are handling a brand and you are responsible for it's growth in the market and it's market share.

Do you also handle it's logistics, terms and conditions with your customers? Stuff like that? How much control of the job are you given?

since i am new join, the ladyboss let me handle Inventory Control/Demand Forecast, Costing Adjustment (with Forex Exchange), Stock Purchasing.


later only handle Marketing.

That's alright, since you are new at least you learn those first. Seems like you have a more hands on work on purchasing and inventory control.

FMCG, is alright, just stay put for 2 years then jump to another FMCG company or if the company is alright continue on. Make sure you have room to grown in 2 years or 3. With that kind of experience, you can do merchandising in retail business. Remember, what you learning now is a fundamental process, if you join another company, it will be the same, just different product and environment.

It's just where you want to head. To me I think it is a good prospect job that you have now

but 99% time is office based, very boring... hahaha..

I jealous my Salesman colleague, go here, go there...with high commission also.

Because you are new. Then you would be a process person and they would start teaching you things that maybe your salesman can't understand.

I have a friend who went from music industry to small appliances and now heavy machinery. Doing marketing, handling the brand, meeting the dealers, handling the salesmen's , making sure they can achieve their target, talking to dealers about pushing more of their brand, liaising with principal on stocks etc etc.

He's getting paid more than 12k now.

so, basically my position (Brand Product Executive) > salesman?

How many brands you handling under your portfolio???

so far, is 3 basic brands...

Are you expected to go out and do sales?

From what I read, I believe you are the brand executive not a salesman because you are doing purchasing.

Anyone mind to share about salary of Mondelez Graduate Trainee Program, and BAT Global Graduate Program/MT?