WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder, Nicola Kilner.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an experienced Account & Sales Planner, APAC who will join the global Commercial Strategy & Sales Planner team.
This is a FT, perm position working in a hybrid capacity from our ELC offices located in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Due to the upcoming holiday period, shortlisted candidates will be contacted within the week commencing January 6th, 2025.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
- Support the 3-year LRP and Annual budget process through developing the following:
- Partnering with regional teams to develop sales plans estimates for existing accounts and expansion
- Developing or contributing significantly to the roll-up of Account-level Retail, Gross Shipments, returns and other financial estimates for total brand
- Partnering with Finance, Marketing, Sales Lead to increase profitability and sell-through - Facilitate roll-up of regional account plans and alignment through:
- Rolling up entire account level plans, analyzing risks and opportunities between account and brand level category plans, helping facilitate discussion to come to alignment between Marketing and Partnerships
- Strong ability to work with Partnerships and Marketing to align on brand’s final plan and the investment needed to fulfill the plan - Works with Demand Planning to ensure that SKU-level forecasts are accurate based on brand and account plans
- Perform SKU-level analysis to identify trends in retail sales with a specific focus on hero and new product performance
- Facilitates monthly LE process, including Retail Sales & Gross Shipments, returns, and other financial estimates in collaboration with regional sales planning team
- Identifies opportunities and risks to the plan
- Track actual gross and retail sales vs. estimate; work with Partnerships to understand shortfall/over-deliveries and their impact on rolling forecast
- Work on ad hoc projects such as pricing, innovation planning, etc.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- 3-5+ years of relevant work experience
- Superior analytical skills and sound business and financial judgment
- Strong negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Self-starter, adept at problem-solving
- Strong ability to translate financial metrics to various stakeholders across the business
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Opportunities to learn and lead: we provide on-the-job trainings to ensure employees are equipped with the most up-to-date skillsets and knowledge.
- Career development: we work with you to advance your career through short-term assignments, relocations and new experiences.
- Work-life balance as a priority: we offer benefits and implement policies to help employees balance their personal and professional priorities, including flexible working hours and enhanced parental leave
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
😊 Do the right thing
💡 Create impact
🌱 Respect small things
❤️ Care too much
🚀 Be the future
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is part of Estee Lauder Companies.
Estee Lauder Companies is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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