Beauty Brand Growth Lead - End-to-End Commercial

NPAworldwide; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide in Dubai is seeking a Brand Category Manager to own profitable category and brand growth through sales planning, consumer marketing, strong launches and disciplined retail execution.

The role leads commercial planning, launches and campaigns across stores and e-commerce, working closely with Operations, Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure consistent execution. UAE/GCC experience is highly preferred for this challenging opportunity.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of beauty industry experience with Thailand local brand supplier resources or exposure to Eveandboys/Beautytrium.
• Proven track record of delivering sales growth and consumer-facing marketing campaigns in beauty retail, distribution or brand management.
• Strong command of sales, margin, stock, pricing, promotions and category performance.
• Experience with international beauty brands and multi-channel retail; UAE/GCC market experience preferred.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own category and brand sales, gross-margin and stock-productivity targets across stores and e-commerce.
• Build monthly commercial plans by brand, category, channel and store; review results weekly and close performance gaps quickly.
• Use data to optimize assortment, pricing, promotions, replenishment and product availability.
• Drive campaigns, incentives, bundles and brand-supported initiatives to move slow-moving stock.
• Create and execute brand calendars for launches, campaigns, events, content and promotions.
• Lead new-brand launches from planning through in-store and online execution.
• Secure brand investment and support including media assets, testers, samples and training.
• Partner with Operations, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, E-commerce and Supply Chain for consistent execution.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

NPAworldwide in Dubai is seeking a Brand Category Manager to own profitable category and brand growth through sales planning, consumer marketing, strong launches and disciplined retail execution.

The role leads commercial planning, launches and campaigns across stores and e-commerce, working closely with Operations, Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure consistent execution. UAE/GCC experience is highly preferred for this challenging opportunity.