Product Manager, Fragrance (Tokyo)

Parfums Christian Dior Japon is part of the LVMH group, the largest luxury brand in the world. As a Product Manager/ Assistant Product Manager, Fragrance, you will be expected to plan / execute / review all new / existing product management and animate fragrance sales in each channel. This position is reporting to Group Product Manager, Fragrance in Product Management Group, and located in Tokyo.

MISSION STATEMENT

• Plan / execute / review all new / existing product management
• Plan / execute / review national / regional promotions to animate fragrance sales in each channel
• Handle fragrance services/ event with necessary support
• Accelerate fragrance omni-channel sales especially on the focus channel(e-commerce/e-retail/MBS)

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and execute new product launch from both operation side and strategic side
• Prepare marketing platform with product concept, launch strategy, launch support co-operating with other departments
• Prepare / monitor strategic product portfolio for both short / long term
• Prepare annual marketing calendar for effective implementation to drive fragrance sales growth
• Prepare national / local promotion programs to assist counter activities and enhance fragrance sales
• Prepare and provide product information to relevant departments for clear understanding of concept and sales talks.
• Analyze sales and express in organized report to management with necessary follow up action.
• Analyze competitors activities.
• Propose new product development proposal with research/understanding of market trend to MOP.
• Prepare necessary POSM (tester, sample, blotter) and counter display with VMD.
• Prepare product collateral materials such as consumer leaflets, handouts with person in charge of creative materials.
• Develop and check touch point expression with related department (institutional AD with creative, ET with PR, DM with CRM, Digital touchpoint with digital team)
• Handle necessary registration process. (New item registration, Item Master data management)
• Follow-up closely logistics by coordinating with Supply Planning and Central Marketing especially at launch / post launch timing to secure stable product delivery
• Control responsible A&P budget related to product and promotion
• Regularly visit POS to continuously enhance fragrance sales
• Coordinate with sales/ training//central team to expand fragrance counseling service
• Support skincare event with necessary support coordinating with sales team/training team
• Other tasks directed by supervisors

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• All Marketing Team members (PR, Media, Creative, VMD, CRM)
• All Sales, digital and Training team members
• BPC (Business Planning Control)team
• LCS Dept. (Logistics , Supply Planning, RA/QA)
• Central and MOP(operational marketing) in France

EXTERNAL RELATION

• AD / Promotion agencies
• Event company for fragrance event

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Product Management Group Manager of the company
• Product Manager, or relevant Marketing Manager of other LVMH group company

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Positive attitude plus high level of communication skill to lead people as center of marketing
• Strong drive to lead project with related departments
• Anticipate for wide possibilities and resilient for uncertain situation
• Strategic thinking and able to express the idea in organized way
• Functional/technical skills – numerical and logistics operation
• Open minded and trend/digital savvy to seek for innovation
• Cautious and steady work style
• Education: University graduate, with major in business, marketing or related discipline preferable
• Experience: Experience as product marketing in luxury cosmetic brand (Fragrance category preferably)
• Language: Fluent in English required for both speaking & writing, Japanese native
• PC Skills: Word, Excel, Power Point
• Personality: passionate about Dior brand, active, creative, flexible, structured, responsible, opened mind, well organized, likes fragrances, cosmetics and fashion, digital savvy, curious of trend

Since 1947, the men and women of Parfums Christian Dior have embodied the founding "couturier-perfumer's" unique spirit of excellence, creativity and expertise, both in France and throughout the world. Our House is an open and highly focused collective, a leader that thrives on the creativity of all its stakeholders. Our collective passion and our heritage, full of authenticity and dream, make us move forward and reinvent ourselves.

By revolutionizing the codes of French style and luxury through perfumes, and combining tradition with daring makeup and innovative skincare, we are reinventing every day the Dior style and its compelling, joyful and absolute beauty. Our stimulating missions give our employees the opportunity to develop new skills, overcome spectacular challenges and reveal their talent.

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