Associate Manager Global Marketing (Laura Mercier)

About Us

Orveon is a new kind of beauty company launched in December 2021 when we acquired our three iconic brands - bareMinerals, BUXOM, and Laura Mercier. With more than 1,000 employees and operating in 40+ countries, we're a truly global business. Our headquarters are in New York, with additional locations in major cities worldwide.

We love our brands and are embarking on a powerful shift: To change how the world thinks about beauty. We are a collective of premium and prestige beauty brands committed to stark honesty, co-creation, and making a sustainable cultural impact.

People here are passionate, entrepreneurial and most of all, bold. This is an inspirational group of talented, silo-busting, confident and humble people, working together to build something better. We are looking for the best talent to join us on that journey. We believe we can accomplish more when we #Face Forward Together!

About the Role

The Laura MercierGlobal MarketingAssociate Manager is responsible for contributing to Global Marketing initiatives for new launches and ongoing business within the complexion, bath & body, skincare and fragrance categories. This position reports into and supports the Senior Manager, Global Marketing in various brand analyses projects, strategic initiatives and brand communications.

Primary Responsibilities

• New Product Launches: Assist team in new product launch planning and execution according to new product development process.
  • Manage the Bath & Body category, working cross-functionally to bring programs through all launch readiness milestones.
  • Support on key complexion launches.
  • Conduct competitive research to help inform product and pricing strategy.
  • Issue and update new launch programs in project management software.
  • Prepare cost objectives for new launches to ensure launch profitability.
  • Issue and update creative & merchandising briefs.
  • Follow up on deliverables with various team.
  • Support team in creation of key documents, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure documents are complete across all functions (launch strategy decks, forecasting decks, launch reports).
  • Manage routing of launch materials for team review and approval, including creative assets, visual merchandising units, etc.
• Brand Analytics
  • Prepare mix of business analysis.
  • Provide competitive launch reviews.
  • Send regular industry news, launches, innovations, and trends.
  • Support the Global Marketing department in other various ad hoc analytic projects.
• Other Duties
  • Support the team with the preparation of various marketing presentations (international meetings, strategic planning, quarterly business reviews, etc.).
  • Manage the creation and updates to cross-functional documents (pricing sheets, line edit / assortment files, sample assortments, etc.)
  • Manage bi-weekly Global Memo issuance to all market partners.
  • Manage bi-weekly agenda issuance for Global Marketing status with Brand President.
  • Meeting preparation: ensuring rooms are set up for various meetings with appropriate products, comps, etc.
  • Competitive product purchasing.
  • Manage product reserves and manage/coordinate product allocations for forecasting samples, creative shoots, market weeks, etc

Key Stakeholders

• External Communication
  • Support the creation and update of dynamic presentation decks for Retailer and Internal Market Meetings and Global Conferences
  • Tasked to ensure the availability of material for photography
  • Coordinate with Product Development, Creative and Packaging to organize preparation and delivery of all presentation material

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with 2 to 4 years professional experience.
• Passionate about the beauty industry.
• Strong sense of the digital and social media landscape.
• Strong motivation to be involved with and learn the functions of the marketing department from the ground up.
• Attention to details, ability to work independently, reliable.
• Strong organizational skills.
• A strong sense of urgency, ability to manage details and projects while responding to changing priorities and feedback in a fast-paced environment.
• An energetic, team-oriented individual with interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral, written, communication and presentation skills.
• Software expertise – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Work on strategy of the brand and its statement in role related product categories in the ever-changing environment today.
• Work on strategy of the brand and its statement in role related product categories in the ever-changing environment today.
• Support the Global Marketing Director in developing the 3-5 year strategy of the brand
• Analyze the brand's business with the support of the Global Director and identify growth possibilities as well as the leadership situations to support
• Provide brand and competitive insights to support Director in leading the product innovation strategic discussion and ideation with Product development
• Execute tasks related to reformulation, repackaging, and reworks to be phased in
• Continually submit new product ideas that are innovative - bold, audacious, modern & iconic
• Include Artistry considerations in the development of products, positioning, positioning, identification of differentiation and added value.
• Put emphasis on speed to market
• Think digitally first in their execution of any project
• New and Pillar Product Launch Process
  • Support and manage projects in collaboration with the Director, Global Marketing
  • Support the new product development process partnering with cross- functional teams
  • Lead competitive analysis on the category and in support of innovation
  • Gather all necessary content for launch strategy decks
  • Help analyze and manage product COGs to ensure favorable profitability to the brand
  • Provide brand and competitive insights supporting the alignment on pricing
  • Support the execution of the sampling strategy in partnership with operational marketing
  • Support Director in Global forecast analysis (samples vs. saleable...)
  • Lead preparation of the forecasting decks to guide markets at time of forecast – issue forecast guidelines
  • Help review global forecasts (saleable / samples) in partnership with Operational Marketing and Operational teams
  • Develop all briefs (product development, packaging, creative, visual merchandising, assets development across all areas of deployment)
  • Support Director in creation and sending of key documents (Launch strategy decks, Forecasting decks, Launch reports, Global Memos…)
  • Support Director in the creation of full 360 programs for each launch by defining a best in class launch and activation strategies and tools that best express the concept.
  • Ensure high standard of execution and consistency of message across all consumer facing material (copy & visual – name - leaflet – press file – films – face charts …) and across internal documents (bulletin, education material, marketing decks…)

What Orveon offers you:

You are a creator of Orveon’s success and your own. This is a rare opportunity to share your voice, accelerate your career, drive innovation and fostering growth. We’re a human sized company so your work will have a big impact on the organization. We invest in the well-being of our Orveoners – both personally and professionally and provide tailored benefits to support all of you, such as:

• “Hybrid First” Model – Flexibility to work remotely or in-office, balancing virtual and face-to-face interactions.
• “Work From Anywhere” – Freedom to work three (3) weeks annually from the location of your choice.
• Complimentary Products – Free and discounted products on new releases and fan-favorites.
• Professional Development – Exposure to senior leadership, learning and development programs, and career advancement opportunities.
• Community Engagement – Volunteer opportunities in the communities in which we live and work.
• Health & Wellbeing Perks – Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and lifestyle benefits.
• Time-Off – Generous PTO, 14 company-paid holidays, parental leave, and flexible Summer Fridays.
• 401(k) – Retirement plan through a 401(k) with 100% match on the first 4% contribution.

Other things to know!

• Pay Transparency - One of our values is Stark Honesty and the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position.

At Orveon Global, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications.

The pay range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000. Supplemented with all the amazing benefits above for full-time employees!

• Opportunities and Accommodations - Orveon is deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. Find out more on our careers page.

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