Chantecaille’s mission is to create luxurious botanical beauty with impact. For the past 25 years, the brand has been at the cutting-edge of some of the industry’s most exciting innovations in skincare and cosmetics, creating iconic products that are beloved worldwide. Founded by the mother-daughter team of Sylvie and Olivia Chantecaille in 1998, the brand is known around the world for its pioneering use of naturals in both skincare and makeup, as well as its give-back philanthropy program that supports conservation groups worldwide. Always cruelty-free, the products crafted by Chantecaille are the epitome of forward-thinking and created with a sustainable approach.
A Beiersdorf prestige brand, Chantecaille’s global teams include some of the beauty industry’s best-in-class talent, from product formulation to creative direction, marketing and more. The culture of the workplace is collaborative, exciting, and inclusive.
Position Information
The purpose of this role is to oversee implementation for in-store displays, semi/permanent fixtures, bonus packs, bonus sizes, gift sets and other special packs for our customers. This person will be required to lead internal functions to insure timelines meet customer requirements, promotions are executed within budget and deliver on brand equity.
Position Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the supply and production of promotional finished goods (displays, promotional packs, giftpacks, multi-packs, everyday items etc.) with an outsourced co-manufacturing partner
- Establish the required timelines for all BOM components in order to meet customer ship-to-trade (STT) dates in partnership and collaboration with procurement, marketing, supply and demand planning
- Project manage the details required to produce, assemble, and deliver the promotional goods from the co-manufacturing location to our distribution center (customer ready)
- Issue purchase orders as required, reconcile inventory consumption, and ensure inventory integrity and data accuracy
- Take ownership of the product portfolio to avoid excess and obsolete inventory
- Focus on service, inventory and cost in alignment with corporate objectives to drive sales and profits
- Participate in weekly and/or monthly meetings as needed to support the promotion portfolio.
- Mitigate and find solutions to supply issues that arise for various reasons including overselling and production concerns or delays
- Accurately maintain all master data related to optimal supply planning performance.
- Establish strong relationships with peers and work cross-functionally with co-manufacturer, demand planning, customer service, master data team, quality, procurement, logistics, and marketing counterparts
- Partner with sales to understand customer requirements for merchandising understanding go to market and communication strategies. Partner with brand teams to develop integrated plans and campaigns.
- Managing our merchandising partners and internal stakeholders to oversee planning and implementation of in-store displays, semi/permanent fixtures, bonus packs, gift sets, merchandising catalogue and special packs to ensure customer commitments are met.
- Identifying opportunities for efficiencies and implementing solutions to address opportunities. Demonstrate to key stakeholders how to solve for problems which inhibit successful completion of project and deliver retailer requirements.
- Ability to manage a budget, track on monthly basis and deliver reporting.
- Conduct post analytics on promotions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Develop strong working relationships with Sales, Finance, Visual Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure cross-functional achievement of company goals
- This role also includes working with our suppliers and subcontractors to execute planning, buying and assembly to meet the market needs.
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years working in operations environment, direct operations planning or equivalent experience, ideally in Consumer Package Goods industry
- Previous supply, demand, or production planning experience in a fast-paced CPG environment
- Previous project management or event management experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of multiple aspects of Operations Planning and Supply Chain including, but not limited to, financial analysis, master data, quality requirements, manufacturing, material lead times and capabilities
- Experience managing or working with or at external display manufacturing partners.
- Knowledge of business processes in order to drive integration of new or future brands into Beiersdorf systems.
- Ability to develop strong relationships across many functions and external partners.
- Must have excellent understanding of shopper marketing, analytical skills and business acumen to build strong business cases for change.
- Must be technology savvy and have strong office productivity software skills (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, SAP, MS Dynamics). These skills are necessary in order to use Beiersdorf systems to deliver financial reporting and promotional analysis
- Experience in a startup or fast-paced environment beneficial
- Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Agility and ability to pivot as needed to accommodate business needs
Additional Information
Chantecaille Beaute Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our future employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance, and tenure.
This job description is intended to cover the core accountabilities of the position and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
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