Partnerships Associate Manager

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science-first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

The successful Partnerships Associate Manager will be supporting our Korean retail partners to develop strategies and maximise efficiency, profitability and growth. They will work closely with the Partnerships Senior Manager to manage distribution with retail partners, including door expansions, closures and change of space. This person must be independent, proactive and be a strong communicator to build meaningful and strategic relationships with our retailers.

This person must be able to speak Korean & English, this is essential.

This is a FT, permanent role, working 40 hours per week in a hybrid capacity, based out of our Gangnam office.

WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Responsible for working with the South Korea Partnerships team to develop strategies to maximize efficiency, profitability and communication
• Facilitate retail and distribution partnerships account set-up (handling administrative requirements, ensuring brand assets are transmitted, supporting in launch planning)
• Work closely with internal cross-functional departments including: Design, Retail, Retail Operations, L&D, Supply, Logistics, PR / Comms and Digital to help aid our distribution expansion, brand elevation and education with retail and distribution partners in new markets
• Create standard practices, documents, and procedures to maximize efficiency, maintain consistency, support portal integration and ensure transparency globally
• Track, analyze and recap global business performance and opportunities on bi-weekly, quarterly and annual basis
• Own the running global calendar to ensure visibility into sales and key internal and external deadlines, updates and expansion plans
• Consolidate global forecast for new launches and work with Supply Chain on communicating timeline updates and overseeing prioritization as needed
• Take charge of online dropship partner channels in South Korea including product launch, co-marketing, and content development.
• Responsible for working with the Business Development team as opportunities arise with new business and global expansion plans including but not limited to prospecting, conducting market research and coordinating visits with distributors / prospective partners

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• Strong problem solver, negotiator, and ability to take ownership
• Strategic thinker, with extensive ability to operationalize, leveraging excellence in time management, demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, managing conflicting priorities and tight deadlines in an unstructured environment
• Excellent organization skills and demonstrate accuracy and detail-orientation is a must
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills both written and oral and ability to work with all levels of staff and management
• Experience in Online or Offline Merchandising is a plus

WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

• Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
• 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
• Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
• A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
• Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
• Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
• Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
• A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

• Do the right thing
• Create impact
• Respect small things
• ❤️ Care too much
• Be the future

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".

DECIEM is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3

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