Senior Manager, Trade Marketing – APAC + Travel Retail

The role

This person will support the VP of Trade Marketing as a key partner to the APAC and Travel Retail regional team. They will build support plans for product launches, manage retailer digital assets, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on seasonal updates and retailer meetings.

What you will do

• Support VP, Trade Marketing as key partner to Hourglass APAC + Travel Retail regional team
• Partner with regional team to build support plans for seasonal new product launches and core collections
• Work with VP, Trade Marketing and Visual Merchandising team on seasonal update planograms, secondary placement fixtures, and retailer events
• Brief and track creative requests for retailer secondary in-store exposures and windows
• Manage APAC + TR retailer digital asset requests from briefing to delivery
• Collaborate with regional Trade Marketing teams to review and align activations and resources
• Lead retailer product page management from seasonal updates to ongoing maintenance
• Work with Sr Director, Marketing APAC + TR and VP, Trade Marketing on retailer meeting preparation and deck creation
• Update and maintain global Master Assortment file and Retailer Launch Calendar for APAC + TR
• Maintain APAC + TR Retailer Promotional Calendar

Required qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience within trade marketing in beauty
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field
• Passion for product, specifically cosmetics and skincare
• Must be an excellent communicator, natural networker, team player and highly-organized
• Proven success leading cross-functional team, and processes
• Analytical, with experience tracking and reporting
• Adaptable, resourceful, and forward thinking
• A strong background in trade marketing within cosmetics or skincare
• Thrive on solving problems and implementing creative solutions
• Excellent communication skills, including presentation skills
• Creative, positive and high-energy individual with an ability to execute
• Must be able to work from Corporate Office at least 60% of the time

Nice to have

• luxury preferred
• Experience in working with teams in APAC region highly regarded
• Experience working at innovative, fast-paced startups or indie brands is a plus

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• accident insurance
• critical illness insurance
• disability insurance
• retirement savings plans and company match
• paid family leave
• education-related programs
• paid holidays
• discretionary vacation time

About the company

Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand founded in 2004. It is part of the Unilever Prestige division and is globally available in 32 markets.