Job Description

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world\xe2\x80\x99s finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II. We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents that shape the face of luxury beauty, and delights consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets.

Why Join Us?

At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent \xe2\x80\x93 that is you.

We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region. With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative. Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling.

With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isn\xe2\x80\x99t that beautiful?

Position Purpose

In view of our global business expansion, our Strategy & Development team is welcoming this opportunity, based in Malaysia. Reporting to our Head, Business Development, the successful incumbent will play a key role in developing, delivering, and driving the Group S&D plan & strategies for 15 countries & more.

Key Responsibilities

• Source potential brands / principals for adding to LUXASIA\xe2\x80\x99s portfolio, both independently and with support from the rest of the Strategy & Development team.
• Act as the regional key contact to assigned business partners on any matters relating to the business/brands, serving as the link of communication between partners and internal teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners. Identify needs and requirement to achieve mutual satisfaction.
• Resolve any issues and problems faced by the assigned business partners and deal with complaints to maintain trust and good relationship.
• Work closely with the Country Managers and Head of Business Development as well as the Leadership Team in the development of full year strategic sales and executional plans across all sales channels for the region.
• Drive strategic roadmap regionally and locally, working with country Business Managers/Brand Managers in the implementation of national account programs.
• Coordinate country issues and escalate or resolve them with the country management teams.
• Proactively seek and develop new business.
• Continually review the P&L to ensure it is in line with agreed objectives at net sales and operating profit levels.
• Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts to internal and external stakeholders as required including a quarterly update to the Leadership Team on business issues and progress.

Requirements

Core Competencies:

• Self-awareness & confidence. Able to handle meetings with higher level executives, both internally (e.g., Country Managers) and externally (e.g., Senior Executives at Principals)
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving skills
• Cross group collaboration

Education & Experience:

• Backgrounds considered including Business or Corporate Development roles, Business Consulting, FP&A.
• Experience in Beauty / FMCG / Retail industry preferred, with special preference for candidates who have strong knowledge of and affinity for business development, and for beauty / adjacent sectors.
• Preferably currently working in Beauty industry, but not a must
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams both internally (Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain) and externally to successfully implement and manage strategic.
• Experience in contractual/vendor negotiation skills an advantage.
• Prior work experience developing and implementing strategic frameworks.
• Good communication skills (verbal, written and in presentations) in driving discussions both internally and externally with efficiency, diplomacy, and finesse.
• Superb attention to detail and capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Highly adaptable, quick thinker who is simultaneously comfortable in both individual contributor role and wider team player role.
• Proficient in the following Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Equipped with great interpersonal and communication skills, and able to work with all levels of employees
• Pragmatic with a strong passion for building a performance-driven culture.
• Strong commitment to quality, timeline, standards of service excellence, and values such as integrity, collaboration and respect are key success factors.

Desired Characteristics:

• Proven aptitude to execute in a changing professional environment.
• Clear desire to make work fun and enjoyable within a teamwork environment.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and work with all levels of management.

Do you have what it takes to succeed in a fast-paced and intense environment? Do you thrive on challenges? Do you want to bring innovative ideas to life? Are you keen to abandon the status quo, try new things, embrace failures as lessons, recover fast, yet always pursue excellence?

If so, you are the one we are looking for. JOIN US and let\xe2\x80\x99s grow together.

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We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.

Note to staffing agencies

Please DO NOT contact LUXASIA\xe2\x80\x99s employees or Talent & Excitement (T&E) team in an attempt to present candidates for our roles. LUXASIA has our own panel of appointed agencies that we work with. Any agency who is interested to work with us must obtain prior written approval from LUXASIA\xe2\x80\x99s T&E team before you submit candidates\xe2\x80\x99 resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. LUXASIA will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Thank you for your understanding.

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