Description

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00 per hour. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

SUMMARY

The Temp- Associate Manager for Fenty Skin/Fenty Hair North America Sales is a key driver of business growth, responsible for executing the North American sales strategy through close collaboration with internal teams and retail partners. This role requires a dynamic and self-motivated individual who can independently manage multiple deadlines and foster strong relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Account Management & Activation:

• Support the Sales Manager/Director in developing and executing short and long-term strategies for North American retail channels to achieve and exceed sales objectives.
• Cultivate best-in-class partnerships with retail partners to maximize working relationships and deliver sales goals.
• Build strong relationships with internal cross-functional teams (Inventory Planning, Marketing, Education, Global Brand, Operations) to facilitate 360-degree activations.
• Prepare and lead productive meetings, ensuring clear outcomes and actionable next steps.
• Manage sampling plans and activations with retailers.
• Champion the brand internally and externally, effectively communicating product narratives and pipeline.

Product Merchandising:

• Oversee retailer assortments, ensuring timely and effective communication of updates (launches and discontinuations).
• Manage SKU setup and maintenance with retail partners.
• Execute and track internal and external pricing updates.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Provide weekly sales recaps and conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis as needed.
• Monitor the skincare and haircare retail landscape to identify growth opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

• A passion for the beauty industry, with a keen interest in skincare and haircare trends.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Previous experience in Brand Management, Merchandising, Buying, or Marketing is required; experience in Prestige Cosmetics or Fashion is a plus.
• Strong strategic and analytical abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer-service-oriented environment.
• Detail-oriented with the capacity to manage multiple priorities within a matrixed organization.
• A collaborative team player.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.