Assistant Sales Manager (Amazon and e-tailers)

Oribe Hair Care has set the standard for professional hair care within the prestige market. Blending innovative formulations, top‐performing products, award‐winning packaging and unparalleled education, Oribe has become a renowned beauty authority for experienced stylists and taste‐driven consumers alike. These are the products of the hair‐obsessed.

We are Kao , listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 19 years.

Our brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care ( John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél ), Professional Hair ( Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk ), and Molton Brown.

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.

About our role:

The Assistant Sales Manager (Amazon and e-tailers) reports into the Sales Manager, E-Commerce. This role manages the implementation of marketing and commercial strategy for the Prestige E-Commerce Channel for the Region. Collaborating with the local markets, this role will be accountable for delivering annual Invoiced Sales within the allotted expense budget.

You must have experience with Amazon. This role supports our Oribe brand, and all other professional hair care brands including Goldwell and KMS.

This person will support the buying office relationships to implement the annual Joint Business Plans to ensure consistency in execution across the region.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $60,000 - $70,000 plus bonus.

What you will do:

• Drive the execution and implementation of the Regional E-Commerce go-to-market strategy to deliver annual Invoiced Sales within the assigned expense budget, including the creation and implementation of Joint Business Plans for buying offices.
• Drive the implementation of best in class merchandising within the ecommerce environment by partnering with Marketing to obtain assets that optimize customer engagement and conversion through the customer specific marketing tools available.
• Manage execution of marketing campaigns, spend efficiency & ROI, channel programming any sampling progress within assigned budgets.
• Own the end-to-end process for new product launches across the channel, including forecasting and product set-up.
• Identify white space opportunities within region and design and deliver business proposals that clearly define the opportunity and improve the go-to-market execution.

What you will need:

• Undergraduate 4 year degree is required, preferably in sales or marketing
• 3-5 years of relevant sales and leadership experience
• Luxury Ecommerce experience preferred (including but not limited to Amazon)

At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results.

What you can expect from us:

• An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
• Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
• A workplace culture that prioritizes employee wellbeing
• A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…
• Learning and development opportunities

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