Head of Sales, Retail

Wella Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Wella Company in New York is seeking a Head of Sales, Retail to define and lead the customer and sales strategy for the Wella portfolio in the Food, Drug, Mass, and Secondary channels across North America.

You will deliver the annual operating plan including gross sales, net revenue and profit, partnering with Trade Marketing, Brand Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to achieve targets and drive long-term growth with key distributors and customers.

Qualifications

• BA/MA in Business, Marketing or similar.
• 10–15 years of relevant Sales experience in beauty or related industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across a large organization.
• Analytical ability to understand trends and provide projections.
• Ability to organize and plan effectively for self and team.
• Creative thinking to address new issues and drive business growth.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Strong knowledge of sales function processes and cross-functional exposure.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the customer and sales strategy for the Wella portfolio in North America.
• Deliver the annual operating plan (GS, NR, Profit) for the retail business with cross-functional collaboration.
• Engage customers to drive short and long-term growth and manage distributor relationships.
• Coach and develop the sales team to achieve targets and improve performance.
• Manage budgets, trade funds, and resources to support brand initiatives.
• Contribute to leadership discussions on role of FDM & Secondary channels in NA.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Travel flexibility

Sales process knowledge

Creative thinking

Planning and organizing

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Business or Marketing

Job description

Together,WEenable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

WellaCompany is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, WellaCompany and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, WellaCompany empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

THE ROLE

Define and lead the Customer and Sales Strategy for the Wella Portfolio (Clairol, OPI, Sebastian, Nioxin, & Wella) in the Food, Drug, Mass, and Secondary channels to achieve the business ambition in both short and long term.
Deliver the annual operating plan(GS, NR, Profit) for the retail business by working in close collaboration with Trade Marketing, Brand Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and other support functions to ensure all targets are met.

Engage our customersto drive short and long term growth in our categories and foster collaborative relationships for partnership. Owns the relationship with distribution partners
Contribute actively to North America Sales & Education Leadership Team to define the role of the FDM & Secondary channels within North America and aid in delivering total market performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Head of Sales, Retail is responsible for optimizing the Wella business performance by coaching, guiding and motivating direct and dotted-line reports to achieve team and company goals. The successful candidate optimizes business performance in order to achieve company goals (including – sales, profit, share, 4P metrics and financial control).

• Guides others in developing vision & strategy for the business as well as proper implementation plans to ensure excellent execution
• Coaches team members & cross functional partners using knowledge of market, channel, brand and category strategies across a broad customer base
• Ensures interaction between team, customer and all areas of Wella business to successfully implement brand/category strategies by key account
• Sets business objectives & operational targets to ensure efficient uses of all resources including Trade Funds, operational overheads and personnel to achieve common business plans
• Conducts proactive business reviews identifying issues/opportunities/actions
• Approves and critiques sales team plans for short, medium and long term activities ensuring alignment to brand support plans & key intiatives
• Coaches others in the uses of sales information tools to support negotiation skills, creating medium and long term win/win arrangements with Customers and team members both internally and externally.
• Articulates and shapes financial impact of decisions.
• Is able to network effectively with other functions and develops in others the ability to manage relationships
• Constantly adds value by developing and improving sales capabilities and key processes to improve performance, provide on the job training to sales team members, and attend sales calls to assist sell in.
• Uses detailed data to identify plans for the sales function and service support from the entire organization
• Manages third party and/or direct reports effectively by keeping track of their performance and budgets / expenditures.
• Develops and leads team culture focused on achievement, entrepreneurship, partnership and ownership.
• Contributes to overall Retail Sales Organization associate engagement to establish it as an attractive business unit with passionate & talented associates.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ideally a BA and/or MA in Business, Marketing or similar
• 10-15 years of relevant Sales experience within beauty or similar industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills effective across a large organization
• Analytical ability to understand the business trends and provide projections based on that insight
• Ability to personally organize and plan effectively, as well as for the team being managed
• Possesses the ability to think creatively to address new issues and identify business building ideas
• Ability to travel required
• Strong knowledge of sales function processes and cross-functional exposure to other areas of business operations

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $190,000-215,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

NOTICES

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