Account Manager, Sephora Collection Makeup

Job ID: 261860
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Merchandising
Remote Eligible:Hybrid

 

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves.  We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us.  We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

 

The Opportunity:

 

Position: Account Manager, Makeup Sephora Collection

Location: San Francisco, CA

 

About Merchandising at Sephora:

Sephora Collection leverages its unique position as the in-house brand within Sephora to create affordable, high-performing beauty products. Utilizing extensive customer insights, trend analysis, and the industry’s best merchant team, the brand plays a fundamental role in providing an accessible and inclusive prestige beauty experience for both new and experienced clients.

 

Your role at Sephora:
As the Sephora Collection Account Manager – Makeup, North America, you are responsible for supporting the Sephora Collection Makeup & Accessories brand strategy and management throughout the North American region (Sephora USA, Sephora Canada, and Sephora at Kohls). Under the leadership of the Senior Director for Sephora Collection North America, you will work to optimize brand priorities and presentation through every touchpoint. You will collaborate closely with the Sephora Collection global team based in Paris; and, you will be the “center of the wheel” across multiple teams at Sephora FSC including, but not limited to, the North American Sephora Merchandising teams, Inventory Management & Visual Merchandising teams to drive the business. In addition, you will: 

• Manage and implement Sephora Collection Makeup & Accessories brand strategies for the North American market that support the brand’s global priorities, based on business results, trends, and opportunities.
• Ensure makeup & accessories brand sales targets are achieved throughout North America
• Communicate and reinforce the brand’s global strategic vision with business partners
• Foster effective relationships with cross-functional partners globally and throughout the North American region
• Ensure the needs of the Sephora Merchandising teams across the US, Canada, Sephora at Kohl’s & Dotcom are understood and met by collaborating with the appropriate cross-functional partners & the global team
• Partner with North American merchandising teams on merchandising strategies & assortment management
• Identify opportunities in the assortments to maximize sales and limit inventory liabilities for both newness and the core product portfolio
• Collaborate with Merchandise Operations on updates, brand expression, and visual merchandising with the ability to align with the global team
• Collaborate with Inventory Management teams on new product forecasting & end-of-life strategy and create solutions to address overstock and discontinued items
• Create and own weekly, monthly, and seasonal reporting to leaders and executive teams
• Maintain current business knowledge and insights. Provide regular updates to North American and global partners.
• Represent the brand with the ability to flex to a wide variety of settings ranging from executive meetings to informal working sessions with business partners
• Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative

 

We’re excited about you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years in Category, sales, or merchandising management experience
• Strong interpersonal communication, analytical, organizational, & computer skills.
• Ability to analyze the