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Form of workWe have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Brand Manager to join our Brands & Buying team to drive the growth of the Fragrance portfolio. This fast-paced role is central to our business, combining elements from category management, consumer brand management and commercial portfolio management.
The Role You Could Play
You will be responsible for maintaining and building the Fragrance category in the Australian and New Zealand markets! Suiting those with a strong analytical background, you will contribute to MECCA’s Fragrance strategy looking at space, range and brand optimisation across the entire portfolio, as well as driving new opportunities for growth.
Your responsibilities in this role will include:
Building annual brand plans based on performance and market insights
Developing market, brand and competitor insights within the fragrance category
Supporting the development of fragrance category strategy
Generating commercial insights through data-driven analysis to assess strategic opportunities
Working with stakeholders to deliver strategic projects
Managing and maintaining strong business relationships with new and existing brands
Acting as a MECCA ambassador and local affiliate for each brand in your portfolio
Monitoring, analysing and communicating brand performance
Reporting on the performance of brand initiatives such as international guests and Beauty Loop sampling
Managing Sales, COGS and commercial performance of your brand portfolio vs budgets, as well as brand level P&L
Successfully delivering launch plans across the business through promotion and marketing planning processes
What You Will Bring
As a rapidly growing business, we are looking for adaptable and resilient talent who will contribute to our culture of positivity and growth.
Our Junior Brand Managers are self-motivated, passionate and enthusiastic about problem-solving. They are proactive and committed to continuous improvement, and demonstrate strong critical and analytical thinking. Along with this, our ideal candidate has:
A relevant tertiary degree in business, commerce or a related discipline
A minimum of 3 years of buying/brand management or consulting experience
Experience in or strong knowledge of the fragrance category
Strong numerical, analytical and powerpoint presentation skills
Logical and structured approach to strategic problem solving
Ability to influence stakeholders across all levels and business functions
Ability to think critically, adapting quickly to change with a solution-oriented approach
Exceptional organisation, prioritisation and time management skills
The ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and integrity
The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
Advanced Microsoft Office skills - Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
About Us
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to look and feel their best, whatever it takes! And no matter what role you play at MECCA, this will be your purpose too, as it is for 4,000+ #teamMECCA spanning 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, our rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne.
Our ongoing growth is fuelled by being truly #CustomerFirst; whether that be opening new MECCA doors in new areas, innovating our online shopping experience, elevating the in store experience through bespoke and tailored services, delivering a world-class brand offering, or harnessing the latest technology for omni-channel revelations. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or one of our Distribution Centres, you will play an integral part in our #CustomerFirst strategy.
Your life at MECCA
Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way.
On top of your remuneration package (salary/superannuation), some of our other team member benefits include:
Access to bonus and incentive programs
Quarterly product allowance
Unlimited 40% discount
Reward and recognition programs
Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
Health and well-being initiatives
+ the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that take the MECCA customer experience to the next level.
There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.
