Job Summary
- Company
- Avon Products Inc.
- Location
- New York, NY 10001
- Industries
- All
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Job Reference Code
- NEW0009T
Assistant Manager, Merchandising
About the Job
The Assistant Manager, Commercial Marketing will help to create a vision with the campaigns to balance aesthetic with financial goals. The incumbent will assist to ensure that each campaign is optimized in terms of product flow and mix, price and promotion. They will help to develop category offers by campaign for new, existing, and demo products, etc., and ensure that campaign is planned properly and processes are followed. The Assistant will prepare various reports and analyses to be used by management and ad hoc projects as needed. They will Interface with Marketing to help ensure that all plans are implemented in accordance with each category's strategic objectives, and work with Estimating to ensure that product, offer, campaign estimates are reasonable in light of trends, history, and the competitive environment. They will Interface with Creative to ensure that all Marketing/Merchandising strategies are executed into creative, effective, and productive brochure promotions, and with PLC (Product Line Control) to ensure all inventory is exhausted in a timely manner in all vehicles without undercutting campaign plans. The incumbent will help to ensure that product flow meets legal requirements. The Assistant Manager, will ensure that prices, products, and offers are promoted correctly in What's New, AIA, brochure, and flyers. They will be responsible for updating the Sr. Manager on campaign status and selling trends, and will support the team on all campaign plans and projects.
KEY ACTIVITIES:
KEY ACTIVITIES:
- Creating a vision to the campaigns balancing aesthetic with financial goals.
- Assist that each campaign is optimized in terms of product flow and mix, price and promotion.
- Support category offers by campaign for new, existing, and demo products, etc., and ensure that campaign is planned properly and processes are followed.
- Input, run and maintain reports in IMIS (Avon Internal System)
- The Assistant Manager will prepare various reports and analyses to be used by management and ad hoc projects as needed.
- Communicate with PLC regarding COI/COA changes
- E-profile maintenanc and update the BIMA tool with most up-to-date sku counts
- New by Quarter, Carryover, etc.
- Interface with: Marketing to ensure that all plans are implemented in accordance with each category's strategic objectives.Estimating to ensure that product, offer, campaign estimates are reasonable in light of trends, history, and the competitive environment. Creative to ensure that all Marketing/Merchandising strategies are executed into creative, effective, and productive brochure promotions.Work on Date to Compares and Testimonials for Creative Turnovers when needed. PLC to ensure all inventory is exhausted in a timely manner in all vehicles without undercutting campaign plans. Ensure that product flow meets legal requirements. Ensure that prices, products, and offers are promoted correctly in What's New, AIA, brochure, and flyers.
- Review TSOL(Total Size Of Line)/CFSOL (Customer Flow Size Of Lize) reports from the Microstrategy site to ensure the correct skus are counted.
- Check for old products that fall into the reports that should not be there
- Attend bi-weekly inventory meetings on behalf of Skincare and report back to team on major issues
- Prepare for monthly Beauty Excess Meeting and attend on team's behalf
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2 + years of Marketing/Merchandising experience
- Retail experience is highly preferred.
- Position requires ability to develop and execute strategy for Existing and New products
- Strong analytical skills needed
- Experience working in a matrixed environment is preferredor equivalent work experience
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes and the ability to learn new systems/softwares quickly.
- Strong Communication Skills and ability to multi task and meet deadlines.
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