Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.
Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.
The role:
Responsible for the design and execution of the marketing strategy supporting customer acquisition and profitable growth across the Wholesale EMEA markets as well as the overall management of Molton Brown's Wholesale and E-com channels in France.
What you will do:
- Lead, motivate, coach and develop the team of direct reports across EMEA combining the use of technical marketing, commercial, creative thinking and people management skills to create a high performing group, both as a team and as individuals. Lead by example.
- Define and manage implementation of the marketing strategy to build brand equity, acquire new customers and drive sell-out across Wholesale EMEA and France Ecom, balancing brand activations and trade marketing activities within agreed spend limits to maximize profitability.
- Lead and deliver the France Wholesale business plan across Physical Wholesale and Ecom to achieve the NS and BP targets, using all appropriate company resources. Lead the partnership with our external partner Ingenuity to drive and grow Molton Brown's E-com channel in France in a profitable manner. Define and refine the strategy, processes and ways of working enabling this channel to grow profitably.
- Actively input into EMEA Leadership Team, contributing on a strategic and tactical basis, leveraging marketing & commercial expertise, plus company and market insight, into the challenges and goals of the EMEA Wholesale channel.
- Ensure that the strategy is cascaded, localised effectively, and properly executed. Provide quantitative and qualitative feedback on marketing spend and impact on NS / BP, constantly learning and adapting to what works for the market.
- Take responsibility for self-development using Senior Leadership, Peers, and the resources of Kao L&D / HCD to drive your own development and career progression.
- Leading a team of 7 individual across sales & marketing: - 3 direct reports : National Account Manager (C06), Senior Brand Manager DACH, UK Wholesale & Global 3rd party Ecom (C06), Brand Manager France & Benelux (C06) - 3 indirect reports: 3rd party Ecom Manage (C07), Junior Brand Manager DACH & UK Wholesale (C08), Junior Brand Manager France & Benelux, Marketing Intern Wholesale EMEA Recruits, develops and performance manages the team including appraisals and PDP's.
What you will need:
- Degree or equivalent
- CIM preferable (or equivalent)
- Min 6 years’ experience in marketing with experience in trade and brand marketing, working in Retail / Wholesale ideally including multi-national and multi-channel business
- Min 3 years' experience in people management, including remote management of colleagues, ideally including international.
- Expert understanding of digital marketing and trading.
- Proven negotiation experience
- Be happy to travel across UK and European markets up to 6 times a year, requiring 1 to 2 overnight stays in many instances.
- Good communication skills tailored to the audience using the relevant mediums of face to face, video, telephone, email etc
- Highly planned and organised with strong attention to detail.
- Strong influencing, team-working and collaboration skills.
Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 17 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.
How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/
