Senior Ecommerce Manager - Chelmsford

We are looking for an experienced Senior Ecommerce Manager to lead Benefit Cosmetics Ecommerce Function, to achieve high levels of growth and to lead a centre of excellence for ecommerce execution. You must have a strong sales background, sharp negotiation skills, be passionate about leading a team, an effective relationship builder, a keen collaborator, and demonstrable experience in building and executing effective digital marketing strategies to drive the financial and brand targets.

Reporting to the Marketing Director, you will be responsible for a number of Etailer accounts, building and delivering their strategies, driving growth, managing budgets and relationships, and leading a team.

• Lead the Ecommerce strategy for the business, through both hands on performance, and broader strategic goal setting.
• Achieve ambitious sales and growth targets on all key accounts, amplifying always on core business, and key seasonal NPD moments.
• Accurately forecast, agree, and achieve wholesale and retail sales by account ensuring forecasts and targets are achieved.
• Analyse and optimise performance weekly, keeping an agile approach to achieving the overall goals. Identify areas of opportunity or risk whilst ensuring KPI’s and targets are achieved.
• Collaborate with the National Accounts Team to collaboratively achieve success on key accounts.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with the Finance team to deliver strong financial targets in line with overall business needs
• Build and maintain retailer relationships within your designated accounts, to drive Benefit’s performance and maximise our onsite visibility and share of voice.
• Drive brand desirability and affinity through best in class commercial and digital marketing plans, measured by rank, growth, and market share.
• Lead and develop the Ecommerce team, giving clear direction, structured support, good experience, and a focus on progression and development to ensure the culture of community is maintained.

• Previous senior leadership in a similar role with a passion for Beauty.
• Possess strong negotiation skills and be an effective communicator.
• Keen collaborator and strong Benefit brand representative
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills
• Possess strong prioritization, organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint at an advanced level.
• Strong people management, development and leadership skills

Alongside being a serious player in the Beauty industry, our commitment at Benefit Cosmetics is to be a beauty community for all, dedicated to doing good and feeling good. How empowered we make people feel is as important as the results we achieve, internally and externally. Sound like an environment you would thrive in? We’d love to hear from you.

Our mission at Benefit is to “To build a beauty community for all. Dedicated to doing good and feeling good” As an equal opportunity employer we stay true to our mission. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to be their authentic self. We use video interview as part of our recruitment process, but if you have additional needs that requires some flexibility, please contact careersatbenefit@benefitcosmetics.com