Director, Key Accounts - Sephora

Responsibilities

• What You'll Be Working On
• Wholesale Account Leadership and Relationship-Building
• Manage key Sephora US Account business for Sol de Janeiro and build strong, collaborative relationship with retailer teams.
• Manage Sephora Account Manager- Canada ensuring CA aligns to the NA Strategy and offers unique Exclusives (where applicable).
• Manage, Sephora NA Assistant Manager, KA and ensure development and growth across the Sephora NA portfolio with Account support of US, CA
• Grow the NA business in alignment with shared performance goals, remaining competitive and maintaining top rankings. Drive strong revenue and profitability growth, achieving aggressive sales goals while expanding market share and supporting omnichannel plans.
• Advocate for Sol de Janeiro brand positioning and point of difference with our retailer counterparts.
• Identify risks and opportunities to sell-in and sell-through plan and propose and execute innovative solutions.
• Retailer Marketing Exposure Planning
• Core and Launch Strategic Support
• Partner with retailer to identify key market trends and focus categories to drive collaborative product development and best-in-class digital strategy.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to build new go-to-market strategies and 360 support elements to maximize launches and brand potential tailored to our retail partners' needs.
• Partner with education and events internal resources to align on strategy, planning and execution to support core and new launches.
• Inventory Analysis
• Manage and collaborate with Planning team on Sell In/Sell out forecasts and actuals, ensuring we are tracking to AOP Budget and LE Forecasts.
• Visual Merchandising
• Partner with visual merchandising, marketing and retailer teams to execute instore visual merchandising deliverables including Calendar layout, design, planograms, timelines, (endcaps/towers/gondola) and corresponding inventory planning and support.
• Ensure Communication with Sephora is clear, consistent and timely around VM timelines, deadlines and VM Strategy. Act as Liaison for Sephora with all VM Asks, requests, updates, feedback while ensuring we represent and do right by SDJ.
• Sales Reporting and Analysis
• Weekly sales reporting and communication, identifying opportunities, amplifying successes, tracking rankings etc.
• Budget Management
• Responsible for US Sephora Budget planning + promotional budget planning and tracking.
• Assist in Managing Total NA Sephora Budgets

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 8+ years in Sales/Account Management, Category Management or Retail Management. Experience working with Sephora corporate team is preferred.
• Strong analytical ability; attention to detail and organizational/time management skills.
• Ability to work with data from multiple sources and interpret the

Benefits

Additional Information

Our Story Launched in 2015, S ol de J aneiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil's beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. S ol de J aneiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances. Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME1 00's 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc's Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace . These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

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