Business Development Manager / Business Development Manageress

Elizabeth Arden International Sàrl - September 11, 2025

Responsibilities

Objective of the Role:

The primary objective of this role is to achieve stated sales targets (both sell-in and sell-out) and EBITDA objectives. This involves developing tailored sales and marketing plans to drive profitability while ensuring all activities are cost-effective.

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively strategize promotional tactics, animation activities, sales and staff incentive programs, and exclusive retailer collaborations to enhance profit margins.
  • Establish and nurture strong relationships with retailers and accounts to secure better space, costs, terms, and pricing for improved EBITDA and enhanced brand visibility.
  • Exhibit strong leadership skills to effectively manage, develop, and motivate Business Associates (BAs) to excel in their performance.
  • Engage in hands-on operational tasks, including in-store training and coaching, visual merchandising display, planogramming, and execution planning.
  • Liaise and communicate effectively with internal teams to optimize all corporate and account goals, including order processing, payment collection, logistics, marketing, and finance.
  • Maintain meticulous and detailed documentation to ensure accuracy in numbers, sales/business analysis, financial submissions, and forecasting.
  • Uphold brand presentation standards in line with corporate directives, ensuring all visual merchandising displays, such as signage, price tags, and shelf talkers, are correctly executed.
  • Develop forecasts and budgets that align with corporate objectives.
  • Monitor and report on market conditions and competitive activities, providing informed recommendations for business development.
  • Collaborate constructively with the Marketing Department to monitor promotional activities, propose new product developments (NPD), and manage budgets effectively.
  • Develop Category Management Solutions to facilitate assortment, procurement, and gross margin optimizations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • 5-10 years of experience in Travel Retail, preferably in the Beauty sector.
  • Nimble, proactive, and possessing high integrity.
  • Strong interpersonal and motivational skills.
  • Proven account management experience.
  • Solid analytical and financial skills, particularly in relation to Excel at an advanced level.
  • Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication abilities.
  • Strong presentation skills, particularly using Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Self-starter who takes pride in personal and company performance.
  • Strong leadership and team-building qualities.
  • Culturally and politically sensitive.

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Location : Cointrin
Country : Switzerland

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