CDI - Brand Partnerships Manager (H/F/X)

CDI - Brand Partnerships Manager (H/F/X)

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. We connect customers and beauty brands within the world’s most passionate beauty community.

Profile

Sephora, a leading beauty retailer, seeks a Brand Partnerships Manager to collaborate with brands across the EME region in an omnichannel environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand the challenges of each brand in the portfolio
• Build and lead collaboration and partnership with each brand in the portfolio in an omnichannel environment
• Define negotiation objectives in collaboration with the Category Management teams
• Define profitability objectives for each brand in line with company’s commercial policy
• Ensure legal security for all agreements negotiated on an EME scope
• Ensure the listing negotiations as well as the legal formalization of new brands that will be entrusted to you
• Monitor the application of local agreements with all countries in the EME region
• Monitor the margin per brand and propose action plans if necessary
• Share internal reporting with the hierarchy and the European Offer team
• Take ownership and implement the brand’s development strategy

Qualifications

• A degree from a business school or university
• At least 5 years of experience in Category Management (Selective Retailing or Retail) or in negotiation (Selective Retailing or Retail)
• Good analytical and digital skills
• Excellent negotiation skills, persuasiveness, and desire to do the extra mile
• Ability to find solutions in an uncertain and complex context, results oriented
• Ability to be agile and adaptable in a European and omnichannel development context
• Good oral and public presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Ability to integrate effectively into a matrix structure
• Organizational skills and thoroughness
• Product knowledge is a plus

At Sephora, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for everyone.