Group Director, Fragrance & Beauty Strategy and Distribution
About the position Responsibilities • Annually analyze the size of the US F&B market and project future growth using external sources and financial reporting. • Analyze US market performance and outlook vs Chanel business. • Build out frameworks and models to support long-term strategic distribution related projects. • Lead the publishing of key insights and takeaways on the analysis of Chanel's distribution performance through collaboration with Account Development, Retail Corporate teams, and Digital. • Stay abreast of and insights from key economic indicators, relevant industry news and consumer behavior trends. • Analyze external and internal business environment along with current business status to strategically identify critical issues and opportunities. • Provide actionable distribution, client, market insights alongside strategy recommendations to business partners. • Support the development of materials / presentations for key priority work and presentations (Budget Alignment, 3Yr Plan (MTP), and Country Review). • Execute ad hoc analysis supporting key strategic questions for the Division. Requirements • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. • Minimum 10 years of experience. • Experience in financial modeling, forecasting and sales planning. • Experience in data governance and collaborating with tech teams, to translate business needs into automated reporting. • Strong expertise in preparing reports and presentations for leadership teams. • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts and data analysis clearly to diverse audiences. • Strong blend of analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to drive results and manage multiple priorities. • Proven ability to glean insights and patterns from large data sets, synthesize and story tell through visualization. • Big picture thinking with an aptitude for bringing together multiple knowledge sources and a broad skill set to develop strategic objectives. • Independent and self-motivated working style, ability to take feedback and input from multiple leaders in a matrixed organization. Nice-to-haves • Candidates with prior retail or fragrance and beauty industry experience and/or consulting, strategic finance, investment banking preferred. • Tableau experience is a plus. Benefits • Wellbeing resources including dedicated paid time off for wellbeing, 2-week August Office Closure, and a Wellbeing fund. • Family and caregiving benefits including parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care Membership. • Generous paid time off policies including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days. • 401K and other incentives. • Robust healthcare offerings including medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Program. • Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking. Apply tot his job