Brand Partner Marketing Manager

**Position**:
Brand Partner Marketing Manager (12 month FTC)

**Profile**:
**12 month fixed-term contract**

At Sephora, we stand together and we stand for something more since 1969. For empowerment, for exploration, for the opportunity to impact people's lives through the unlimited power of beauty.

As part of the LVMH family, Sephora's excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit have made us the world's leading beauty retailer growing twice faster than the market. Across Australia and New Zealand, we have circa 34 stores, a growing online platform and we plan to grow this year on year. Not only do we have stores we also have a head office based in Sydney CBD. Sephora has a diverse number of roles to offer.

Sparked by energy and excitement, our passion is contagious. So, if you are ready to make your mark at a leading global retailer and belong to something beautiful, join us and reimagine your future, with Sephora.

**While at Sephora, you'll enjoy...**
- Opportunities for personal development here in Australia and New Zealand
- Opportunities across our global group of high-end luxury brands
- Gifted products throughout the year along with store discounts of up to 45% off
- Paid Parental Leave, Birthday Leave & Personal Leave
- Health and well-being initiatives including: Discounted Gym memberships & 24/7 Mental Health well-being programs
- Life Insurance
- Unique online learning platform
- Fun social calendar
- Fortnightly Pay + Super

**Overview**

Our Marketing organization aims to inspire and connect people through meaningful storytelling, always pushing the norms and boundaries, one person, one community at a time.

As a Manager, Brand Partnership Marketing, you will be responsible for establishing marketing plans for Sephora brand partners that drive sales and keep Sephora competitive and beloved by clients. Reporting to the Head of Marketing, Sephora ANZ, you will partner with brands to optimize programs using Sephora’s marketing levers.

**You’ll shine here if you enjoy**
- Leading and delivering a unified brand partner marketing strategy that unlocks more business value to both brands and Sephora.
- Being a strategic lead for all brand partners; owning key brands’ relationship per aligned with Merchandising. Develop a keen understanding of the brands’ businesses, priorities, and products.
- Navigating conversations with and advising leaders on both the strategic and tactical level.
- Advising the brands on how to win at Sephora from an omni-channel marketing standpoint, including sampling strategy, social media strategy, co-op advertising, and consumer messaging to achieve mutually beneficial business objectives.
- Advising on general marketing strategy and the best use of the brand’s marketing resources, both inside and outside of the immediate world of Sephora.
- Leading and driving overall brands’ sampling strategy with strong focus on procuring for Rewards Boutique followed by other Sephora led marketing levers.
- Developing strong partnerships, securing brand participation in relevant Sephora marketing programs.
- Utilizing data to make recommendations to deliver win-wins for both the brands and Sephora.
- Identifying opportunities for new co-op marketing programs and partnerships. Building the business case to develop new ideas and innovations.
- Serving as the go-to marketing contact for the Sephora merchandising leads.
- Building reciprocal partnerships cross-functionally in a highly matrixed organization: merchandising/brands, digital, growth marketing, retail operations, training, and education, creative, CRM & loyalty and analytics teams.Leading the ANZ Brand Partner Marketing team, with four direct reports.**We would love to hear from you if you have**:

- 6+ years’ experience in Marketing and Communications, with a strength in brand marketing, trade marketing, ideally in retail with some digital experience.
- Tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications or business
- Ability to both think big picture and be a visionary/idea generator - leading program vision and planning while also getting involved in the details of program execution.
- Experience managing a budget.
- Experience working with cross functional partners or clients to meet their business needs.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple detail-oriented projects and to meet deadlines.
- Willingness to approach projects with a self motivated approachExperience in team managementYou can **unleash your creativity,**because we've got disruptive spirit. You can **learn and evolve,**because we empower you to be your best. You can **be yourself,**because you are what sets us apart. **This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.**

Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all emp