Customer Activation Specialist- temporary role
Mars (External) Open · verified Sep 29, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Customer Success role at Mars (External). HUN-Pest-Budapest · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Deploy activation plans with the cluster One Demand team and Hungarian customers, adapting them to local needs
- Coordinate local Demand and Sales teams so national activities run smoothly across key processes
- Own customer-level execution for EBAs, localized TMAs, selling stories, temporary displays, and POSM
- Turn customer needs into practical requirements and represent the function in planning and S&OP+ forums
- Control the local Consumer Promo budget and contribute to cross-market activation projects
What you bring
- At least two years in Trade, Customer, or Shopper Marketing, or Sales, within FMCG or key retail
- Fluent or native Hungarian plus upper-intermediate English are required
- You can work confidently with MS Office programs; SAP or Ariba experience would help
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level activation, trade marketing, customer marketing, shopper marketing, or sales professional who can turn local customer needs into executable plans. You will collaborate across Hungarian Demand and Sales teams, cluster stakeholders, customers, and cross-market projects. The contract runs for twelve months, and the role is based in Hungary with a hybrid setup.
From the employer
Job Description:
Location: Hungary
Duration: 12 months contract
Job Description:
• As Customer Activation Specialist, this role is about being responsible for Activation strategy deployment and tailoring of activation plans together with cluster One Demand team and local Customers on Hungarian market
• The person on this role is aimed to drive cluster EBAs and local TMAs activations, taking specifics of a local market for more customer centricity and actionability in activity development
What are we looking for?
• 2+ years relevant experience in Trade/Customer/Shopper Marketing or Sales in FMCG or at Key Retailers' side
• English – Upper intermediate, Hungarian – Native/fluent
• Experienced in MS Office programs (SAP/Ariba - nice to have)
Skills & Competencies:
• Business Acumen (Understanding of Cluster specifics, FMCG market and Customers environment)
• Project leadership and Action Planning
• Efficient team player
• Work processes optimization
• Drives for result & actionability
• Balancing internal & external stakeholders
• Collaborates effectively
What will be your key responsibilities?
• Close cooperation with local Demand and Sales teams to ensure seamless execution across all key processes
• Managing the execution quality of national activities (EBAs) at customer level
• Full ownership of localized Customer Activations (TMAs) and customer-tailored selling stories
•Managing customer-specific temporary displays and POSM production, leveraging both cluster and local toolkits.
• Collecting and translating local customer needs into actionable requirements, including alignment with One Demand during annual planning
• Serving as the owner of Activity Booster Meetings as a critical alignment input for the S&OP+ process, as well as representative of CA function into other S&OP+ cycle forums (incl. feeders)
• Managing the local Consumer Promo budget
• Representing the CE CA team in assigned cross-market projects and driving cluster-level initiatives from a local perspective, ensuring consistency, collaboration, and high execution standards across markets
What can you expect from Mars?
• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Please, apply with English CV only
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