Assistant Brand Manager

MECCA; Australia; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Well-being initiatives

Rewards & recognition

Bonus programs

Product allowance

Staff discount 40%

Job summary

MECCA in Australia’s Victoria seeks an Assistant Brand Manager to support skincare brands, launches, and performance. You will work with ANZ brand partners and internal teams to coordinate product setup, ranging and commercial activity.

You will build relationships with brand partners, manage collateral, and help deliver commercial objectives while improving processes and efficiency across the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, coordination, retail or merchandising.
• Affinit y with cosmetics and customer focus.
• Strong communication and process-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage product setup, data accuracy and brand ranging across channels.
• Partner with Brand Managers and cross-functional teams on launches, campaigns and store planning.
• Build relationships with brand partners, coordinating information, reviews and brand visits.
• Coordinate collateral like testers, samples, merch and PR stock for launches.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver commercial objectives and streamline processes.

Skills

Product coordination

Brand management

Data accuracy

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re looking for a passionate, organised and commercially minded Assistant Brand Manager to join our Skincare Brands team at MECCA!

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our ANZ brand partners and internal teams, supporting product launches, brand performance and day-to-day operations. You'll gain valuable cross-functional experience across category management, brand management and commercial planning, building a strong foundation for a future career as a Brand Manager.

The Role You Could Play:

Reporting into the Skincare Brands team, you will play a key role in supporting our brand portfolio, ensuring seamless coordination of product, brand and commercial activity. You will:

• Manage product setup, data accuracy and brand ranging, ensuring products are ready to trade across our channels
• Partner with Brand Managers and cross-functional teams to support product launches, campaigns, visual merchandising and store assortment planning
• Build strong relationships with brand partners, coordinating product information, business reviews, brand claims and international brand visits
• Coordinate collateral, including testers, samples, merchandise materials and PR stock, to support successful launches and campaigns
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver commercial objectives, streamline processes and drive continuous improvement

What You Will Bring

You’re passionate about product and the customer, with experience in a fast-paced administration, coordination, retail or merchandising environment, and you’re ready to build a career with Australia’s number one beauty destination!

You are a self-starter with an eye for detail and a love for developing and maintaining efficient processes. You love numbers, spreadsheets and constantly finding new and improved ways of doing things. You have a friendly personality and love to take the lead, while excellent communication skills will allow you to comfortably communicate with all levels of the business and fit into our unique team environment.

Along with bringing your genius brain and affinity with cosmetics to the table. We are looking for someone who:

• Is results driven, with impeccable attention to detail
• Works well in a fast-paced environment and under pressure to complete tasks to set deadline
• Has strong problem-solving skills and drive for continuous improvement
• Has strong business acumen including understanding of KPIs and other performance metric
• Has advanced skills with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.

Your life at MECCA

Whilst we are focused on our #CustomerFirstmantra, we know thatwouldn’tbe possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Some of our other team member benefits include:

• Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Reward and recognition programs
• Access to bonus and incentive programs
• Quarterly product allowance
• Unlimited 40% discount

There are also so many other ways in whichyou’llbe made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.

To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn atMECCA Brandsor @lifeatmecca and for all current opportunities, visitwww.mecca.com.au/careers