Trade Marketing Technician
About the job
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, International Business, or a related field.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Trade Marketing Assistant or Trade Marketing Intern.
- Intermediate Excel skills.
- Consolidate and process quotations and expenses that affect the Trade Marketing OBZ, according to approvals from the relevant leadership.
- Track purchase requisitions, manage them in Ariba, generate SPs for creditors (OT) and purchase orders, verify system registration, and ensure delivery of supporting documents to suppliers, including HS documents and invoices.
- Track expenses, flag monthly variances, provide visibility, and validate them against user budgets and forecasts for trade marketing plans or launches.
- Coordinate registration of fixed expenses affecting the Trade Marketing OBZ.
- Support the Trade Marketing team with quotations, purchase requisitions, and tracking impacts on accounts and cost centers.
- Support the country-level Trade Marketing OBZ pre-close, substantiate provisions for Finance, and consolidate monthly supporting documents for Cooperativo and Gatorade audits to prepare the M-1 close for presentation to commercial management and leadership.
- Coordinate with Trade Marketing management and Finance to review Trade Marketing OBZ closes and substantiate under-execution or variances as needed using Power BI.
- Support preparation and updating of the AOP, Forecast 1, and Forecast 2 within established deadlines.
About the company
Grupo Mariposa runs food and beverage businesses serving consumers across Latin America and other markets. Its portfolio includes cbc, a beverage maker; beliv, a house of proprietary drink brands; and Bia, whose businesses cover coffee, culinary products and sweet snacks. Across the group, companies manufacture and sell branded drinks and packaged foods, manage distribution networks, and operate restaurant concepts. They generate revenue through branded product sales, beverage bottling, wholesale distribution and food-service operations, using channels tailored to retail and dining customers. The group traces its operating roots to 1885, when it began as a beverage maker, and is headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
1885
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Family support is tailored: Mariposa says Creciendo Juntos combines employee data with expert partnerships to address household needs.
- Restaurant teams have a shared-system plan: BIA selected SynergySuite in June 2026 for labor, inventory and purchasing across 120-plus restaurants.
- Graduates cross business boundaries: CBC's Guatemala trainee program assigns projects across departments and countries to prepare recruits for greater responsibility.
What critics are saying
- Refinancing leaves limited spare cash: September 2026's Fitch forecast put CBC's free cash flow near zero or negative through 2029.
- The trainee path requires mobility: Beliv's Guatemala opening requires B2 English and availability for two months of foreign travel.
- Regional exposure affects credit strength: Fitch's September 2026 review flags CBC's smaller scale and weaker Caribbean and South American economies.
What makes Grupo Mariposa unique
- Bottling rests on a longstanding partnership: Grupo Mariposa became Pepsi's official bottler in Guatemala in 1942.
- Distribution uses targeted selling tools: CBC says presale and customer-segmentation technology supports more than 2 million points of sale.
- Acquisitions have an integration team: Mariposa's corporate Apex unit supports acquired businesses; its CEO reported over 40 integrations in 2023.
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