VP, Merchandising, Skincare

Job ID: 258603 
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/Temporary): Regular
Job Function: Merchandising
Is This Position Eligible for Remote? : Hybrid Schedule 

 

Our Skincare Merchandising team is constantly building brands, starting trends, and developing entirely new product categories. These experts roll up their sleeves and advise our brands on the best way to bring our clients what they crave—and what they will be craving soon. Our product pipeline is so robust and exciting that many of the items that will be most in-demand in our stores next year don’t even exist yet. And our merchants don’t stop at selection—they bring the assortment to life through breakthrough curation and storytelling across our stores and digital properties. The VP, Skincare Merchandising is responsible for 160 Global Brands, 150 Clinical brands as well as the Sephora at Kohl’s Skincare Merchandising business. Direct reports for this role include:

• Director, Skincare Merchandising
• Senior Merchant Skincare Merchandising
• Senior Merchant, Skincare for Kohl’s (dotted line)
• Merchant, Skincare

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Serve as a strategic partner to our Skincare Brands - drive the Skincare Business
  • Lead the team in sourcing and developing new brands that fill an important need gap within the skincare category
  • Incubate new brands and provide guidance on brand positioning, strategy, marketing, and product pipeline
  • Develop and execute overall strategy for growth including activations, launches, animations, etc. with internal partners
  • Develop and maintain strong brand relationships and manage terms negotiations inclusive of margin, testers/damages, training support, co-op, RTVs, samples, etc.

 

• Drive the business by meeting and exceeding financial targets
  • Set and communicate financial goals to merchants and planners
  • Partner with them in devising seasonal and yearly strategies to attain said goals
  • Review and adjust financial plans with merchants and planners on a weekly, monthly and seasonal basis to meet required corporate results

 

• Serve a leader on the U.S. Merchandising Team
  • Be a critical member of the Leadership team executing elements of the Merchandising three-year strategic plan including priorities beyond the category

 

• Drive Innovation and Ignite New Thinking
  • Be an advocate with the brand community to drive change that will drive improved sales for Sephora.  For example, improved sustainability practices, give backs, or speed to market. 
  • Be a critical partner to the Global Merchandising team as they deploy and grow the category in regions beyond the US

 

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners in our Store Organization, Marketing & Digital Teams
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills and effectively cascade direction to team members to efficiently & effectively execute initiatives
  • Communicate brand and business opportunities to stores
  • Create instore strategies to maximize client experience and sales productivity
  • Communicate brand training needs to brands and education team

 

Requirements

 

• Proven Leader
  • Strong leadership experience with ability to identify, hire, & retain world class talent. 
  • Strong partnership & collaboration skills, including communicating strong vision and operating with integrity & respect with all internal & external business partners.