Coordinator, Brand Management - Fenty Beauty - Kendo Brands

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 $68,673 - $76,303 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 July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

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

POSITION SUMMARY

Calling all beauty junkies! We are looking for a Fenty Beauty Brand Management Coordinator who will be responsible for assisting the North America Sales team in all brand efforts. This role requires strong organizational skills, creative problem solving, attention to detail, ability to meet tight deadlines, and effective communication skills. A love for all things beauty and adaptability - being able to adapt to changing situations, learning new processes and remaining flexible is highly valued in Fenty's dynamic and fast-paced environment!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Unleash your creativity by assisting with brand presentations, new product strategy decks, and monthly newsletters to international counterparts
• Prepare reports and product analysis projects as needed (product sales analysis, collection trends, etc.)
• Create and maintain monitoring key documents on a regular basis (launch date calendars, new product forms, pricing documents, master assortment etc.)
• Build business acumen by creating business recaps and conduct competitive research and analysis
• Update retailer setup forms for domestic and international accounts. Responsible for ensuring all SKU creation, product page marketing documents and sampling forms are accurate and shared with retailers in a timely manner.
• Assist with timeline tracking including calendar, creative brief schedule and upcoming activation milestone dates
• Coordinate team meeting management and recaps (including scheduling, note taking and assisting with the agenda)
• Visual Merchandising - assist with brand strategy, maintain and update assortment files, and proof graphics
• Digital - assist in managing retailer product pages, monitor product accuracy and ratings and reviews
• Manage product comp distribution from beginning to end - ordering, tracking and replenishment
• Maintain effective communication with cross-functional teams and retail partners: Marketing, Creative, Planning/Inventory, Education and Visual Merchandising
• Coordinate product samples - track, maintain, and organize office stock and distribute product to internal and external teams
• Maintain and meet deadlines on multiple, concurrent projects

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, preferably 1-2 years of experience in retail, beauty or fashion
• Passionate about makeup and skincare
• Must have proficiency with MS Office, including PowerPoint and basic Excel functions.
• Problem solving and analytical skills - knowledge of retail math preferred (margin calculations, YOY variances, run rate, WOS, etc)
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities a must
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate opportunities and challenges
• Self-motivated and proactive approach