Manager – Trade Marketing Ulta

Manager – Trade Marketing Ulta

Requirements

• 5+ years of related Marketing experience with beauty industry experience preferred.
• Takes pride in being best in class, cutting edge all the while being an awesome team player
• Self-starter and highly motivated; capable of working independently, yet collaboratively, within an entrepreneurial founder-led brand.
• Is resilient to change and thrives in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Thorough knowledge of market/consumer trends.
• Strategic thinking with demonstrated business acumen and ability to develop recommendations based on data.
• Ability to influence others, gaining support and buy-in towards a desired outcome.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-oriented with a strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management skills—candidate must be comfortable taking on new challenges, and roles to support a lean and growing team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for executing the 360-marketing strategy for Ulta in close collaboration with AVP Trade Marketing & Commercial Account leads.
• Overseeing sampling initiative and supporting in-store and digital marketing content to drive sales growth and deliver strong ROI.
• Lead Ulta Budget management & digital media campaigns.
• Lead Ulta sample strategy, forecasting, and ongoing management.
• Lead Ulta sets strategy, inclusive of assortment, packaging, and on-going project management with global partners.
• Lead Ulta VM Briefing for Marketing.
• Close collaboration with Brand Marketing team on go to market strategy & retailer specific content needs.
• Management with global and external partners.
• Key point of contact with external Ulta marketing partners.
• Create materials for internal and external meetings with stakeholders to present marketing programs (i.e., Retailer 360 activation plans, market meetings).
• Track business performance of Ulta Media campaigns to determine most strategic investment for go forward plans.
• Contribute to new product concepts based on market trends, competitive activity, brand white space and Ulta specific opportunities.
• Assist AVP in developing relevant marketing partnership opportunities with Ulta.
• Leads in close collaboration with Commercial partners the 360 strategy of retailer calendar, including product, big bet activation, visual merchandising overview and promotion.
• Own Ulta annual planning and budget.
• Develop and lead Ulta marketing relationships with strategic focus on compelling marketing programs across digital exposures, social, .COM assets, sampling, in-store & virtual events email, social channels and .COM.
• Plan and execute all Ulta sampling programs with tailored execution.
• Manage budget and track business performance against KPIs.
• Develop briefs for Charlotte Tilbury Creative Agency, and cross-functional partners for social content, and Ulta exclusive packaging needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Beauty industry experience preferred.