Manager, Global Brand -Fenty Skin (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 $105,700 - $132,200 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 during the calendar year 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 OVERVIEW:
The Global Brand Manager for Fenty Skin is a key business driver who will partner closely with the Director to lead the strategic direction of the category by driving both core and newness business through category management, innovative product development, and effective cross-functional collaboration. This individual is responsible for day-to-day business management responsibilities and will develop short- and long-term brand strategies to deliver and exceed financial targets. This role requires a self-starter who is creative and passionate about beauty and product, with a strong consumer focused mindset. Additionally, strong leadership, communication, analytical skills, and agility are critical in this role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive category growth by being a category expert with a "merchant mindset" who has extensive knowledge of the competitive landscape, including product offerings, sales & consumer trends, core campaigns, and visual merchandising
- Develop both short-term and long-term product strategies that align with category and brand objectives
- Optimize costs and margin targets to meet financial objectives for the category
- Collaborate with the Product Development team to drive innovation based on portfolio gaps, market analytics, competitive insights, DEI, and emerging trends
- Lead 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.)
- Establish and maintain effective communication with cross-functional teams and retail partners: Marketing, Sales, Regional Teams, Creative, Planning, Education and Visual Merchandising
REQUIREMENTS:
- Passionate about beauty industry and skincare
- 5+ years of related business experience, Beauty or Retail industry preferred
- Must demonstrate strong strategic, creative, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Thrives on an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities a must
- Be flexible and agile, with highest levels of professionalism at all times; calm under pressure
- Keen attention to detail
- Motivated self-starter; able to be resourceful and work independently
- Team player with a positive attitude and eager to learn
