Associate Manager, Global Brand Management- Fenty Beauty (Finance)

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $79,900 - $99,900 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Global Brand Manager for Lip assists in leading the Fenty Beauty brand and product strategy for the lip category and is responsible for helping drive the go-to-market process in close partnership with the Senior Manager and Senior Director. With a strong pulse on the beauty landscape and trends, The Associate Brand Manager will assist in driving core, newness, and overall category growth by helping identify gaps in product assortment, implement short-term and long-term product strategy, help analyze and draw insights from sales data, story tell with product messaging, and help support new asset creation for the brand. This role requires a self-starter who is creative and is passionate about beauty and product, with a strong consumer focused mindset.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Global Brand Management & Brand Advocacy
• Implementation of Brand & Product Strategy
• Global Go-To-Market, Product Pipeline, Product Assortment
• Global Product Briefs
• Product Messaging & Content Direction
• Sales Analytics & Metrics Reporting
• Day to Day Business Management

Global Category strategy & Activation

• Partner with Senior Manager and Senior Director to support category growth by maintaining strong "merchant mindset": remain up-to-date on the competitive landscape, consumer trends, visual merchandising best-practices, and social media (i.e. Tik Tok)
• Assist in the development and implementation of global core strategies
• Maintain strong pulse on product performance in-market, identifying "viral moments" and trends that can be leveraged to drive product growth

• Establish and maintain effective cross-functional relationships with internal partners
• Act as brand liaison for internal teams supporting packaging, inventory planning, creative, product development, marketing, education, dotcom and operations

Global GTM (Go-To-Market), Product Pipeline & Product Assortment

• Assist all Go-to-Market plans to ensure successful global product launches (e.g., market size, product positioning and messaging, unique selling proposition, asset creation, content pillars, etc.)
• Help develop and share out new product briefs to build global product pipeline, work with cross-functional partners including international regions to gather all necessary information to ensure that retail/cost of goods/margin targets/objectives are met
• Work with Senior Manager & Senior Director to help build global product strategy by leading development of compelling and unique product concepts that fit within franchise positioning, leveraging consumer insights, understanding of gaps in market and portfolio
• Work closely with North America and International sales, brand management and marketing teams on market needs; serve as global brand advocate to push initiatives forward

Reporting & Research

• Be in-tune with the beauty retailer landscape and identify opportunities to further drive the business

• Assist Senior Manager & Senior Director with analyzing core business metrics and newness revenue targets to drive category growth
• Assist Senior Manager in achieving costs and margin targets to meet financial objectives for the category
• Make recommendations based on research and sales trends

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• 3+ years of related business experience, beauty and/or retail experience strongly preferred
• Passion for beauty is essential!
• Must demonstrate strong strategic, analytical, and creative skills
• Must be an excellent communicator (both in-person & digitally) with strong interpersonal skills
• Thrives in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and client service-oriented
• Proactive with strong problem-solving skills & a positive attitude
• Team player who can successfully build collaborative relationships and work cross-functionally

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with an ability to foster an inclusive work environment and promote diverse perspectives
• Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple priorities while meeting objectives
• Ability to own and drive projects

• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills