Marketing & Merchandising Specialist – Maternity cover

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Clarins Group is not only a fast-growing, leading beauty company, we’re also a committed, family-owned enterprise with a fiercely independent and pioneering spirit. As one of the top skin care companies worldwide, with a strong position in Europe and the Americas and growth accelerating in Asia, we’re looking for a Marketing & Merchandising Specialist to support our Export Europe Hub, based in Geneva.

The role:

As part of the Export Europe Marketing & Digital team, you will contribute to the growth and successful execution of our marketing strategy across diverse European markets.

With a strong focus on the Makeup category and Merchandising
, you will act as a key link between HQ teams, distributors and local markets, from launch strategy and forecasting to assortment, planogram and best-in-class execution at Point of Sale.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to the Makeup category strategy for Export Europe by assessing business potential and growth opportunities and supporting the definition of launch ambitions in line with the regional strategy
• Coordinate and monitor forecasts for new launches and promotional activities, working closely with HQ, Commercial teams, Supply Chain and local distributors
• Support, coordinate and validate the operational execution of Makeup launches across the region, ensuring markets have the right assets and guidelines to deliver consistent, best-in-class execution
• Monitor category performance and market feedback to identify opportunities and support strategic recommendations
• Coordinate POS visualisation and soft merchandising, translating marketing strategy and sales insights into impactful executions in line with brand guidelines
• Support new openings and refits across the region, coordinating local assortment, planograms, visualisation and brand image implementation
• Analyse sales data to recommend the optimal assortment and planogram, maximizing shelf profitability while ensuring alignment with brand portfolio strategy and equity

You are:

• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Business and consumer-minded
• Hands-on and solution-oriented
• Proactive and collaborative
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international and multi-cultural environment

You have:

• 3+ years of experience in Operational Marketing, Trade Marketing, Category Management and Merchandising, ideally within Beauty
• Previous experience in launch coordination and operational marketing execution, ideally across multiple markets with multiple stakeholders
• A good understanding of merchandising principles, POS execution, planograms and assortment management
• Solid analytical skills, with experience working on forecasts, sales performance and category analysis
• Strong command of Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with merchandising or planogram tools is a plus (IWD)
• Fluent in French and in English

We have:

• Distinctive, high-quality products and services
• A longstanding commitment to social, economic and ecological initiatives
• Growth opportunities
• Learning & Development
• An attractive compensation and benefits package