Senior Channel Marketing Manager (Professional Salon) - KAO Brand
New York, NY
About the Job
Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.
As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.
The role:
The Senior Channel Marketing Manager will create and implement trade marketing strategies that align with overall business objectives and support sales growth. The manager will lead the design and implementation of commercial plans to optimize success within the Direct and InDirect sales channels for Goldwell, KMS and Kerasilk with an omni-channel approach.
At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match, etc.), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $100,000 - $130,000.
What you will do:
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website ( .
EOE, including disability/vets
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As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.
The role:
The Senior Channel Marketing Manager will create and implement trade marketing strategies that align with overall business objectives and support sales growth. The manager will lead the design and implementation of commercial plans to optimize success within the Direct and InDirect sales channels for Goldwell, KMS and Kerasilk with an omni-channel approach.
At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match, etc.), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $100,000 - $130,000.
What you will do:
- Develop and execute against Kao America's regional l marketing assets for Indirect Distribution ( Omni-Channel ) and Kao Direct market aligned to meet annual sales budget and profit margin.
- Develop expertise in salon marketing programs by establishing relationships with Kao Sales Leadership, distributor management team and other channel customers (Partner Services, Multi-location salons, Salon Suites).
- Manage 2 direct reports that will be responsible in Managing Trade Promotions: Planning and executing trade promotions, including pricing strategies, promotional campaigns, and merchandising initiatives to drive sales and enhance brand visibility.
- Work in conjunction with brand team to establish promotional period themes. Activity includes alignment with distributor sales and merchandising teams.
- Collaborate with the brand team the development and the execution of the Distributor Buyers Guide and the Salon Business Builder.
- Develop and Deploy Kao Academy and Education initiatives for US Salon.
- Work cross functionally with SCM, Finance to reduce liability with excess inventory/exposure.
- 4-year college degree or equivalent experience preferred, Master of Business Administration degree a plus.
- 7+ years of professional experience CPG/Beauty Experience a plus.
- 5+ years of Trade/Category Marketing preferred with retailers/distributors preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 with a strong emphasis in Microsoft excel, Salesforce, Adobe.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website ( .
EOE, including disability/vets
#LI-HYBRID
#LI-BP1
Source : KAO Brand