Manager, Retail Activation

Wella Operations US LLC; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wella Company in New York is seeking a Manager, Retail Activation to lead planning, execution, and optimization of shopper marketing programs across Wella RHOP - US. The role requires collaboration with Sales, Brand Marketing, and agencies to ensure strong results.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in shopper marketing/trade marketing, strong analytical and project management skills, and experience managing budgets and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in Shopper Marketing, Retail Activation, Trade Marketing, Customer Marketing, or related CPG functions.
• Experience managing shopper marketing, retail media, merchandising, display, or coupon programs.
• Experience developing and executing retail activation and promotional programs.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate program effectiveness and translate insights into action.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of retail activation programs, including displays, couponing, merchandising, shelf navigation, retail media, and shopper marketing initiatives.
• Develop customer-specific activation plans that align with brand strategies, retailer priorities, and commercial objectives.
• Translate annual business plans into activation calendars, agency deliverables, and execution milestones.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver best-in-class activation programs that drive growth and shopper engagement.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agency management

Budget management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Location: New York, NY (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite)

Reports to: Head of Trade Marketing - RHOP - US

Scope / Brands: RHOP - US

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

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.

The Manager, Retail Activation is responsible for developing, executing, and optimizing shopper marketing and retail activation programs that drive brand growth, shopper conversion, and market share across Wella's U.S. Hair and Nail portfolio. This role leads activation planning across displays, couponing, merchandising, shelf navigation, and retail media, while partnering with Sales, Channel Trade Marketing, Brand Marketing, Finance, and external agencies to ensure strong execution, measurable results, and continuous optimization through actionable learnings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Retail Activation Planning & Execution

• Lead planning and execution of retail activation programs, including displays, couponing, merchandising, shelf navigation, retail media, and shopper marketing initiatives.
• Develop customer-specific activation plans that align with brand strategies, retailer priorities, and commercial objectives.
• Translate annual business plans into activation calendars, agency deliverables, and execution milestones.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver best-in-class activation programs that drive growth and shopper engagement.

Promotional Effectiveness & Optimization

• Establish KPIs and measure promotional and activation effectiveness using syndicated, retailer, and performance data.
• Manage activation and promotional budgets, including annual planning, investment allocation, forecast tracking, and in-year optimization to ensure spending aligns with business objectives and delivers maximum ROI.
• Conduct post-event and post-promotion analyses to evaluate ROI, identify learnings, and recommend future actions.
• Optimize promotional investments, activation strategies, and shopper engagement programs based on performance insights.

Agency & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Manage agency and vendor relationships, ensuring deliverables, timelines, budgets, and performance expectations are met.
• Coordinate execution across Sales, Brand Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Supply Chain, and external partners.
• Identify executional risks, improve processes, and establish tools that enable operational excellence.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in Shopper Marketing, Retail Activation, Trade Marketing, Customer Marketing, or related CPG functions.
• Experience managing shopper marketing, retail media, merchandising, display, or coupon programs.
• Experience developing and executing retail activation and promotional programs.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate program effectiveness and translate insights into action.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.

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: $90,000 - $100,000 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

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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