Location

Basildon, Essex

Job type

Monday Friday 9am - 5.30pm

Line manager

Managing Director

About us

The primary purpose of the Product Marketing & Merchandising Manger is to support the Skinbrands business by forecasting stock requirements, creating analysis & providing insights with supporting documentation for new launches to help facilitate decision making & improve operating profits.

Requirements

Experience required

• Minimum 5 years merchandising experience to include merchandising analytics
• Previous experience of working with beauty brands 

Behavioural Competencies

• Keen eye for detail and ability to define & improve process
• Strong numerical, analytical & interpretive skills
• A proactive self-starter who is happy to instigate change
• Ability to manipulate and model data, driving business-focused actions and insights
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload
• Ability to initiate, influence & build strong relationships across the business
• Strong interpersonal, communication & presentation skills
• Strong commercial awareness

Technical Skills

• Advanced excel skills, including macros and VBA
• Knowledge of Sage & Magento desirable
• Understanding/experience of business intelligence solutions

Responsibilities

Forecasting, Analysis & Systems

• Extract & combine data from multiple sources to create analysis to support decision making for new product launches and stock requirements
• Provide ongoing maintenance of analysis tools and identify opportunities for improvement to applications and processes
• Provide margin & profit analysis for current & on boarding brands
• Evaluate suitability of new Brands based on sales analysis & profit requirements
• Ensure on time delivery of Monday reports for MD & sales teams & support with analysis for Monday trading meetings across all brands
• Working with Operations & Logistics manager to forecast stock requirements for core lines to maintain stock availability.
• Forecast stock requirements for new brand & product launches with brand supplier
• Provide timely forward forecasts to brand suppliers as required
• Work with web & sales teams on promotional activities
• Set up & maintain WSSI & OTB information as required for MD to drive sales opportunities across all brands & channels
• Develop & maintain a BI pack to support the Sales teams with Board related queries, acting as a bridge between sales, accounts & IT
• Look for ways to improve current processes & increase automation of tasks
• Work with other reporting teams to produce ad hoc analysis as required
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners, in particular sales, marketing, training, finance, logistics & IT

Product Marketing

• Managing Product Marketing Co-Ordinator for all new brand and product launches
• Roll our commercial directovve on new brand and product launches
• Managing the set up of new products on Sage
• Providing analysis to support the new prouct launch requirements and managing the Product Marketing Co-Ordinator in scoping recommendations for new brands

Pricing

• Manage and & oversee the price file to ensure accuracy for all channels
• Liaise with sales & marketing teams around pricing needs and changes
• Develop a robust understanding of pricing policies & promotions
• Develop analysis for sale periods & pricing decisions to optimise profitability
• Manage the pricing of clearance products

Other

• Manage the Product Marketing co-ordinator
• Work with Digital marketing team to oversee the launch planning calendar ensuring new Brand & product launch information is accurate & stock is delivered on time
• Attendance of quarterly sales meetings to support sales & training teams 

Package

To apply for the position, please email a CV along with a covering letter to Jocelynn Crossen: jocelynnc@skinbrands.co.uk

 £40,000 - £45,000 dependant on experience.

Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Staff discount (product and aesthetic/beauty treatments from our sister companies)
• Smart/casual dress
• On-site parking
• Perkbox (our fantastic online benefits platform which offers discounts on everything from gym memberships, eating out, cinema tickets and holidays)