Trade Marketing Manager - Beauty

Director- KJ Talent & Partners, Executive Recruiter for Beauty, Wellness and Indie Brands

Trade Brand Marketing Manager- Europe

Based in Paris (Mainly remote)

Competitive salary & benefits

KJ Talent & Partners are thrilled to be exclusively partnering with one of the fastest growing clean beauty brands Kosas. Kosas is a clean beauty brand that is redefining the face of beauty. Kosas is sold in over 200 retailers and is consistently a top-ranked Sephora brand.

We are recruiting for a Trade Brand Marketing Manager for Europe, reporting to the EU Brand & Marketing Director, this role will drive brand growth by managing marketing initiatives, retailer relationships, and operational processes.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow within an international, fast-paced beauty environment while supporting the company’s expansion across Europe.

• Serve as the primary contact for retailers on all operational and 360° marketing needs.
• Analyse weekly sales data, maintain reporting dashboards, and generate actionable insights.
• Assess marketing initiatives to evaluate sales impact and return on investment (ROI).
• Assist in checking digital activations on sephora @com pages and monitor competition.
• Work closely with the U.S. Marketing team to align on EU campaign needs and execution.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market benchmarking.
• Manage the global briefing process for creative requests and ensure optimal execution.
• Oversee the delivery of social media, media & trade and online assets.
• Work on pricing strategy in collaboration with Finance.
• Prepare all-yearlong key Marketing presentations (Brand Show deck, Offer Meeting, Business Review).

Your Profile

• Experience: 2–3 years of experience, ideally in the beauty industry (brand or retailer).
• Education: Master’s degree (Bac +4/5) in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• Languages: Fluent in French and English; a third language is a plus.
• Skills: Highly organized, detail-oriented, team player with an entrepreneurial mindset, dynamic, and solution-driven.
• Additional: Some travel may be required for market visits and marketing/commercial initiatives in France and in EU.
• You can balance creativity with strategic intent.
• Open to challenges and passionate about working in the beauty industry.
• Structured and organised but comfortable working with ambiguity in a fast-paced and ever-changing business.

Kosas is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regards to race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Please note: This job description does not list all duties of the job. Employees may be asked by management to perform other duties.