Area Manager - Kendo UAE

KENDO Inc. is a San Francisco-based luxury cosmetic brand creation center. Launched in 2008. Named after a play on "can do", KENDO, known for bringing intensely remarkable, high quality beauty products to market including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Ole Henriksen. Kendo originated as a division of Sephora, and became its own entity exclusive to Sephora, backed by LVMH in 2015.

KENDO middle East is based in Dubai operating for the gulf regions, including UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to Director of Retail & Education for the Middle East, the Kendo Area Manager will help develop the Kendo brands portfolio (Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Ole Henrikson, KVD Beauty) within Sephora UAE region through:

- Beauty advisors management & Coaching
- Instore execution
- Sales monitoring
The position involves mobility with 4 days per week in the field.

The role entails:

Beauty Advisors management:

- Manage the local Kendo cast team: induction, calendars, requests and Sales targets achievement, administrative assistance, etc
- Evaluate Kendo cast sales and motivate team to reach their monthly target
- Give a tailor-made coaching for each Kendo cast based on their specific needs and growth path
- Animate and Co-animate with Kendo training teams all local training activations planned for Sephora Cast members
- Work with the Education manager on training related tools for Kendo and Sephora Cast members
- Continually inspires and acts as a Kendo role-model in-stores, teaching by example Kendo and Sephora Cast Members

Instore supervision & Sales monitoring:

- Follow-up on sales and setup commercial strategies within UAE region
- Ensure in store execution of marketing plans (launches, animation, merchandising, store roll-out) in line with guidelines
- Report all business instore information (Stock needs, merchandizing, training) and recommends improvements proposals
- Ensure all Kendo merchandising guidelines are well respected
- Assists in new stores openings to ensure compliance and success with Kendo international guidelines
- Issue monthly report presenting and evaluating the competition activity.

What you'll need to succeed

- 4+ years of experience in sales management
- Excellent leadership, management, and team building skills
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel & Outlook
- Fluent in English and Arabic (French is a plus)
- Mobile and able to travel (4 days per week in the field)
- Relevant bachelor degree

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

Department RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION Role Area Manager