Retail Manager - Travel Retail
Listed on 2026-09-25
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Retail
Merchandising, Retail Marketing, Retail & Store Manager
At LVMH Fragrance Brands, we are an incubator and accelerator for brands and talent.
Rooted in a rich couture heritage, our two Houses, Parfums Givenchy and Kenzo Parfums, operate across three key pillars:
Fragrance, Makeup, and Skincare. We offer a unique playground for entrepreneurial minds eager to shape singular olfactory and sensory experiences in the world of beauty.
Driven by our DARE culture (Determination, Agility, Realism, Empathy), we are redefining beauty standards by incubating innovative high-perfumery beauty projects through our New Ventures activity, all while placing our talent at the heart of our creativity.
So, are you ready to become a beauty entrepreneur?
Job Responsibilities MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES- Developing sell-out and increasing market share in collaboration with the Area Manager
- Ensuring that brand image strictly complies with all brands guidelines
- Managing the Beauty Advisor team on a daily basis
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Commercial Performance Management
- Implement the commercial strategy for each brand.
- Define and manage sales targets (sell-out) by shop, in collaboration with the Area Manager.
- Analyze performance by brand and category against budgets & defined objectives, & propose corrective action plans.
- Conduct regular store visits & identify growth drivers & areas for improvement.
- Supervise store replenishment, to ensure optimal product availability.
- Optimize product launches, commercial activations, & seasonal highlights considering Brands guidelines.
- Oversee the recruitment, evaluation/assessment, and development of LVMH Fragrance Beauty Advisors.
- Spend most of their time in-store managing the sales floor, coaching and developing teams’ business acumen & sales techniques, optimizing customer flow management, and ensuring the shop/counter is well maintained.
- Ensure accurate skills development path in collaboration with LVMH FB Trainer/Coach
- Ensure event & key period coverage with trained and dedicated temporary promoter teams.
- Organize work schedules based on passenger traffic and business needs.
- Engage & motivate retailer sales teams (presenting new products, sharing results, driving performance around targets).
- Mobilize teams around launches, commercial activations, and strategic projects.
- Create a collaborative and positive environment that fosters engagement & collective performance.
- Implement merchandising planograms defined by operational marketing, adapting them to store constraints.
- Optimize the presence of communication materials, visuals, and testers in accordance with merchandising guidelines.
- Update merchandising databases and photo libraries.
- Deploy the commercial and marketing activation calendar.
- Coordinate product launches, innovations, and activations.
- Ensure the availability of materials and supports required for activations.
- Measure campaign performance and propose recommendations
- Serve as the primary field contact for Travel Retail retailers and temporary employment agencies.
- Develop partnership relations with store managers (sharing key data, negotiating local operations, presenting brand strategy, etc.) and key stakeholders (Avolta / Lagardère Travel Retail / Arianta)
- Support local teams in executing commercial and retail plans.
- Track performance KPIs and involve Beauty Advisors in the follow-up
- Prepare and share regular business reviews with the manager.
- Analyze variances versus objectives and propose action plans.
- Produce recommendations based on sales data and market trends.
- Ensure regular reporting to management.
- Ensure regular and accurate reporting to management on sales, traffic, merchandising, and competitive intelligence.
PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS At least 3 years of experience in Travel Retail Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Marketing, Luxury, Beauty or a related discipline preferred. Relevant professional qualifications in Retail Management, Leadership or Business Management are highly desirable. Additional qualifications or training in Beauty, Cosmetics, Luxury Retail or Customer Experience would be an advantage. KEY SKILLS Business acumen: strong understanding of commercial, financial, and Travel Retail market challenges.
Retail excellence: mastery of in-store execution and merchandising standards. Data & Analytics:
Strong analytical and commercial skills. Ability to translate performance data into concrete…
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