Fragrances Product Manager (Russia and CIS)

Main responsibilities:

• Define the regional strategy for Cartier (product categories)
• Define and implement marketing-plan
• Develop successful trade - marketing plans from ideation to execution (retail and wholesale by partners)
• Forecasting of novelties
• Managing & control of A&P budget
• Elaborate Media plan in collaboration with communication team
• Elaborate and implement PR strategy
• Elaborate monthly and yearly reports/analysis and follow-up product performance (Monthly review format or by request)
• Lead product category
• Collaborate with the supply team to define and revise assortments for all network (IB, EB, WS)
• Define sales forecasts and assortments in collaboration with supply and commercial teams
• Track competition in regard to products, pricing and client service and compare findings to Cartier
• Training sessions for SA and partners: newcomers, novelties, product sessions as required
• Product-news adaptation: translations and summery
• Collaborate with visual merchandising team to optimize visibility of the collections in boutiques
• Control of visibility in wholesale
• Control of beauty consultants: KPI on monthly basis
• Clients Insights And Competition Overview
• Clients’ insight analysis for Marketing: meeting product managers on quarterly basis
• Audience research project for different product lines
• Collaboration with Clients Relations and Marketing on Clients Insights initiatives
• Competition review (market share)
• KPI management
• Business &Marketing & Communication objective elaboration and measurement for all product lines

Job profile:

• Relevant work experience on a similar position for at least 4 years
• Fragrances or beauty marketing background as must
• Knowledge of the structure beauty industry
• Deep understanding of luxury environment, including retail business and wholesale
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinking, pro-active attitude
• Fluent in Russian and English
• A VPN is required to respond to a vacancy