Associate Digital Manager (Beauty Industry)

This is a hybrid role based in New York City

Kwontified is a data-driven e-commerce management and consulting firm with offices in New York, Seattle, and Atlanta. Founded by former Amazonians, the company partners with brands to develop and execute integrated omni-channel sales strategies. The firm serves a global clientele spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, European Union, India, China, Japan, and Australia.

Role:

A critical role on the team, the Associate Digital Manager manages the site, product launches, brand and trade marketing activations, influencer relationships and strategy, bringing together disruptive creativity and executional excellence. This role will have close communications with and exposure to the brand founder herself, along with the GM and CFO, and is a prime position for an ambitious professional who is looking for a role that has high visibility and potential for growth.

Site / Commercial

• Drive ambitious, profitable and sustainable growth by shaping and executing a strategic .com plan
• Partner directly with the founder, GM, and CFO, propose and deliver disruptive trade and brand activations across retailers and across categories, to generate awareness and sales opportunities
• Work on budgeting and forecasting cycles, including meticulous management of retail and net sales performance and landing
• In close collaboration with Finance and Supply Chain, contribute to S&OP and financial forecasting processes to deliver high forecast accuracy and inventory targets
• Manage product launches across .com and retail partnerships
• Manage email campaigns and communications with our customer base
• Manage vendor and retail partner relationships

Education & Artistry

• Be advocate of the consumer facing sales and education journey, cascade ideas and feedback to elevate our best-in-class service
• Partner with Creative to evolve educational content, tools and assessment measures, ensuring field teams have the best tools for their teams and customers

Requirements

• Experience: Experience in the beauty industry, with desired Omni Channel experience.
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Software Skills: High proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication abilities.
• Team Leadership: Demonstrated success in developing winning teams and fostering talent.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills.
• Partnership Development: Ability to create winning partnerships with retailers.
• Results-Oriented: Proven track record as a fast-paced results driver, with a focus on unlocking opportunities and responsible forecasting.
• Creativity and Analysis: Creative thinker with analytical insight, capable of integrating art and commerce, digital and omnichannel perspectives.
• Consumer Focus: Consumer-focused mindset, with the ability to think globally and translate strategies locally.
• Data-driven and Intuitive: Ability to balance data-driven insights with intuition.
• Personal Attributes: Smart, confident, ambitious, high-energy, self-starting, intellectually agile, results-oriented, resilient, transparent, collaborative, curious, and hands-on.