Assistant Manager, Account Management, Aveda/Bb NA

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. seeks an Assistant Manager, Account Management to drive sales and profitability by executing daily operations for assigned accounts, reporting to the Director, Account Lead.

The Associate will serve as an additional point of contact for retailers and coordinate retailer needs with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include preparing sales results, supporting promotions with Planning, Retailer.com, and GWPs, and ensuring timely item setups and seasonal

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferred.
• 2-3 years of related experience preferably in Beauty, Consumer Packaged Goods, and/or Retail.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Flexible and able to juggle multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly sales results and distribute a summary of findings.
• Partner with Planning team to execute and recap all retailer promotions and summarize results.
• Partner with Retailer.com and Account Leads to program and execute retailer GWPs and sampling to drive new customer acquisition.
• Coordinate with Planning to ensure all item setup for NPL is completed timely.
• Work with retailer partners to execute seasonal programming, including updates, placements, events, and promotions.
• Monitor competitive core and new launch programming to adapt strategies.
• Collaborate with Field Team and Event Manager to develop tools for in-store events and activations.
• Coordinate with Event Manager and Account Lead to execute door level eventing strategies.
• Assist in scheduling Seasonal Market and Post Market Meetings and manage Action Registries by account.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Relationship building

Multitasking

MS Office

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Assistant Manager, Account Management helps drive sales and profitability through the execution of daily operations based on the programming needs for assigned accounts. This position reports directly to the Director, Account Lead and works closely with them to execute the strategic vision for the respective accounts. The Associate will serve as an additional point of contact for assigned retailers; communicating and coordinating retailer needs with various cross-functional teams.

The Assistant Manager, Account Management helps drive sales and profitability through the execution of daily operations based on the programming needs for assigned accounts. This position reports directly to the Director, Account Lead and works closely with them to execute the strategic vision for the respective accounts. The Associate will serve as an additional point of contact for assigned retailers; communicating and coordinating retailer needs with various cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly sales results and distribute a summary of findings.
• Partner with Planning team to execute and recap all retailer promotions, completing any recaps and summarizing results as needed.
• Partner with Retailer.com and Account Leads to strategically program and execute retailer GWPs and sampling to drive new customer acquisition and return to brand.
• Partner with Planning to ensure all item setup for NPL is completed in a timely fashion.
• Work with retailer partners to execute seasonal programming, including seasonal updates, secondary placements, events, promotions and more.
• Monitor competitive core and new launch programming to understand appropriate programing strategies.
• Collaborate with Field Team and Event Manager on developing tools for in-store events and activations.
• Coordinate with Event Manager and Account Lead to execute door level eventing strategies.
• Assist in scheduling all Seasonal Market and Post Market Meetings and manage subsequent Action Registries by account.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferred
• Minimum 2-3 years of related experience preferably in Beauty, Consumer Packaged Goods, and/or Retail.
• Strategic mindset with excellent quantitative, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Flexible and able to juggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong relationship builder. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across cross functional teams.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications. i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.