Global Brand Management Coordinator - Fenty Beauty

Global Brand Management Coordinator

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 $33.50 - $37.25 per hour. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location. This is a hybrid role based in our downtown San Francisco office – Tues through Thursday in-office, with Monday and Friday remote.

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, Lip Lab.

The Global Brand Management Coordinator will be responsible for assisting the Global Brand Management team in all brand efforts and serves as a key contact for Kendo cross-functional teams. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, creative problem-solving, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and effective communication skills. This is a full-time position based in our San Francisco office, reporting directly to the Brand Manager.

• Support the Global Brand Management team with day-to-day product strategy efforts, including managing product samples, conducting competitive analysis and consumer insights research, pricing strategy, etc.
• Responsible for sample and office management; track, organize, and distribute product samples to internal and external contacts, and manage processes for photoshoots and meetings.
• Maintain all master documents to ensure accuracy, including the Fenty product launch calendar, regional animation tracker and item master data.
• Support team with business recaps including product sales analysis, monthly trend reports, and deep dives.
• Assist in developing and kicking off creative briefs for digital assets.
• Support team with distribution of digital assets and copy to international counterparts.
• Coordinate monthly team meeting management and recaps, including scheduling, note-taking, and assisting with the agenda.
• Assist in developing brand presentations and product strategy decks.
• Maintain effective communication with cross-functional teams: Product Development, Packaging, Marketing, Creative, Planning, Education, and Visual Merchandising.
• Perform miscellaneous administrative tasks, including expense reports, placing POs, shipping, printing documents, meeting preparation, scheduling meetings, and note-taking.
• Strong ability to maintain and meet deadlines on multiple, concurrent projects.

• Passionate about beauty.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus 1-2 years of relevant job experience, preferably in brand management, marketing, merchandising, beauty/fashion.
• Must have proficiency with MS Office, including PowerPoint and basic Excel functions, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with keen attention to detail; able to handle multiple priorities.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, often-changing environment.
• Motivated self-starter; able to be resourceful and work independently.
• Team player with a personable, "can-do" positive attitude and eager to learn.