Job: Sales Director – Luxury Cosmetics – North America – Travel Retail

Our Client

Our client for this Sales Director North America opportunity is the Americas Travel Retail of a very famous Luxury Fragrances and Cosmetics Group.

Objective & Responsibilities

The Sales Director North America Travel Retail will be in charge of managing his team and territory to develop the business through a network or agents and distributors in the Duty Free / Travel Retail market.

• Accountable for developing and executing business strategies to deliver sales objectives including sell-in and sell-out goals for the region;
• providing strategic solutions and input for key corporate initiatives;
• forecasts and implementation of action plans;
• management of Sales team.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree minimum (MBA a plus)
• 5 to 7 years experience in the luxury or consumer goods industries, latin american local markets or travel retail (Perfumes, fragrances, watches, timepieces, jewelry, fashion, apparel, food & beverage, wine & spirits, consumer electronics, etc…)
• Bilingual English and Spanish
• Excellent with MS Office, Excel in particular
• VERY open to Travel internationally (50%) and work extended hours
• Familiar with multicultural and international environment
• Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Perfect presentation and communication skills
• Very good skills with Excel and the rest of MS Office
• Appreciated previous experience: Bulgari, Cartier, Christian Dior, Clarins, Clinique, Cosmetics of France, Coty, Elizabeth Arden, Essence Corp, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, Guerlain, Kenzo, Kiehl’s, L’Oreal, LVMH, MAC Cosmetics, Occitane, P&G, Parbel, Procter & Gamble, Roger & Gallet, YSL Beaute, Unilever, Nestle, Kraft Foods, Mondelez, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi, Newell Rubbermaid, etc…
• Appreciated previous titles: Area Sales Manager, Area Sales Director, Regional Sales Director