Associate Merchant, Skincare

Job ID : 250385

Location Name : CA-FSC SF Off (0174)

Address : 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)

Job Type : Full Time

Position Type : Regular

Job Function : Merchandising

Remote Eligible : Hybrid Schedule

Company Overview :

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated.

Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose : to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us.

We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty .

The Opportunity :

Position : Associate Merchant, Skincare

Location : Field Support Center (FSC), San Francisco

Merchandising :

Our merchandising team is constantly building brands, starting trends, and developing entirely new product categories. These experts roll up their sleeves and advise our brands on the best way to bring our clients what they crave and what they will be craving soon.

Our product pipeline is so robust and exciting that many of the items that will be most in-demand in our stores next year don’t even exist yet.

And our merchants don’t stop at selection they bring the assortment to life through breakthrough curation and storytelling across our stores and digital properties.

Your role at Sephora :

As an Associate Merchant, you will be responsible for achieving financial and strategic goals of the assigned category and brands including sales and gross margin.

Reporting to the Senior Merchant, you will develop and implement department objectives, brand and client strategies, and visual presentations within your assigned brands in the world.

In addition, you will :

• Develop and execute overall strategy for brand growth with new brands and product introductions, strategic expansion of current brands and exit of underperforming brands
• Establish and manage brand relationships, inclusive of terms negotiations (margin, testers / damages, space, training support, co-op, RTV's, samples, and more)
• Develop and execute assortment plans, 360 launch strategies and animations for a group of brands within the category strategy
• Analyze all elements of the category to identify areas of opportunity
• Interpret and communicate direction to team members within business unit and with internal partners to ensure that each initiative is developed and executed within the desired timeline
• Lead fixture / planogram planning and implementation with internal partners
• Plan promotions, launches, animations and marketing activities with variety of internal partners
• Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative

We’re excited about you if you have :

• Minimum 3-5 years retail buying office experience. Experience in beauty / skincare a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to develop product (inclusive of package design, formulations and copy) and category / brand strategies
• Strong communication skills, oral and written with comfort presenting and delivering to leadership
• High-level problem solving and analytical skills with good judgement
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to influence others
• Curiosity for category market product, styling trends, influencers / content, and competition
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast paced, collaborative, and complex environment
• Technical skills MS Office (Excel- SASS cubes, Pivot tables, V-lookup, Word, PowerPoint); retailer merchant systems with ability to pull and merge data from various systems and reports to make data driven decisions
• The ability to travel
• The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $105,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position;
• years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held;

other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will perform the job.

• Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans;
• a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount / perks; life insurance; disability insurance;

flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams people you can be proud to work with.
• The learning . We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture . As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You 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 an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military / veteran status, or disability status.

Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.