Sales Operations Manager (m/f/d) (1-year-fixed-term contract)

cosnova USA Inc.; Milano; In loco; EUR 35.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fixed-term maternity leave cover

Milan office

Smart working & flexible hours

Continuous learning & training

Descrizione del lavoro

cosnova Italia S.r.l. is seeking a Merchandising Coordinator based in Milan to cover a fixed-term maternity leave. You will coordinate merchandising and POS activities across retailers, plan product launches, maintain master data, and work with Italian teams and cosnova Headquarters in Germany.

The role requires FMCG experience, strong data skills, and a customer-focused mindset. The position is based in our Milan office as a fixed-term contract, with smart working flexibility and opportunities

Competenze

• Experience in FMCG (preferably beauty) is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and planning skills.
• Customer-oriented mindset with proactive, team-spirited approach.
• Fluent Italian and good English for working with local and German teams.

Mansioni

• Coordinate and manage merchandising and POS activities across assigned retailers, acting as main contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate implementation of new product launches and merchandising updates; maintain customer master data for accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate daily with external merchandising agencies to ensure in-store activity execution.
• Monitor in-store execution, brand visibility and competitor activities; provide regular insights to Sales.
• Plan and coordinate merchandising for marketing and PR events, ensuring consistent brand presentation.
• Collaborate with the Italian team and cosnova HQ in Germany.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Planning

Customer-oriented

Team collaboration

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Strumenti

SAP

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

• cosnova Italia S.r.l.
• Work experience
• Sales, Key Accounting
• Fulltime
• Temporary

cosnova? The name might be new to you – but you certainly know our brands essence and Catrice: they are available in more than 90 countries and together generate annual sales of around 1 billion euros. Today, we rank among the Top 10 in colour cosmetics – thanks to our 900+ dedicated employees worldwide. With passion and creativity, they continue to write our success story every day.

Start your own chapter with us – bring your ideas and skills to an working environment shaped and supported by the values of a family-owned company. The position is based in our Milan office and is a fixed-term position to cover a maternity leave.

Fulfilling responsibilities. A team that inspires.

• Coordinate and manage merchandising and Point of Sale (POS) activities across assigned retailers, acting as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate the implementation of new product launches and merchandising updates, ensuring timely execution and alignment with company standards. Maintain and update customer master data, ensuring data accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate daily with external merchandising agencies to ensure the effective execution of in-store activities.
• Monitor in-store execution, brand visibility and competitor activities, providing regular insights and recommendations to the Sales team.
• Plan and coordinate merchandising activities for marketing and PR events, ensuring consistent brand presentation and flawless execution.
• Collaborate closely with the Italian team and maintain effective communication with cosnova Headquarters in Germany.

You bring the skills. We give you the space.

• Experience in the FMCG industry (preferably in the beauty sector), ideally within S&OP, Customer Service, or Merchandising functions, is considered a plus
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and planning skills
• Customer-oriented mindset
• Proactive and goal-driven approach, with a strong team spirit, collaborative attitude, positivity, resilience, hands‑on mentality, and flexibility
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint (advanced); knowledge of SAP is a plus
• Native or fluent Italian and good English (B2 or higher) for working with local teams and the German headquarters

Exciting work. Benefits that matter.

Attractive working environment: Challenging tasks with a lot of creative freedom in a stylish office.

Team: Kind, motivated colleagues, for whom the idea of teamwork is principal.

Family business: Owner-managed, acting sustainably, and always at eye level from interns to management.

Flexibility: Through smart working and flexible working hours.

Prospects: Whether onboarding, continuous on-the-job training, job rotation, or internal/external further training measures - everything is possible.

The annual gross salary (RAL) for this position is around €35,000, plus a company-performance bonus.

At cosnova, we value personality, talent and team spirit – not age, origin, gender, skin colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your complete job application in English. Your contact person for this vacancy is Nina Herbst (Senior HR Manager International, [phone]).

• Nina Herbst
• Senior HR Manager International
• [phone]