We have a temporary (8 months) opening for our EMEA (Europe Middle East & Africa) Headquarters in Bussigny, Switzerland for a:

Retail Marketing Specialist

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Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) is a global designer, developer, and worldwide marketer of well recognized and widely trusted brands including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Osprey®, Braun®, PUR®, Vicks®, Honeywell®, Hot Tools®, Drybar®, Curlsmith®, and Revlon®.

Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day!

About the role

The role of the Retail Marketing Specialist is to offer day to day support and assistance to the Retail Marketing team in implementing activations and education projects. This role will facilitate the execution and delivery of many of the strategic brand marketing campaigns into Retail environments, to bring our EMEA vision to life in key channels whilst enabling the personalization across our key retailers and ensuring on time, best in class delivery.

What you’ll do in the role

KEY ACTIVATIONS SUPPORT & EXECUTION

• Support in delivering promotions in EMEA and managing the logistical process to enable a successful and timely execution in markets of the promotions
• Responsible for the deployment of all key promotion and their execution at retailers, including briefing agencies and promo toolkit creation.
• Assess market/retailer need for supporting activations and closely working and briefing activation coordinator to deliver POS / ePOS

EDUCATION DELIVERY & SUPPORT

• Lead the implementation and execution of key education programs.
• Responsible in delivering in-store education via the Tapscan technology liaising with the activation coordinator to implement on POS

BEST PRACTISE/KPIs SHARING & SALES SUPPORT

• Communicate quarterly key initiatives to promote best practice (monthly/quarterly update)
• Support team with ROI reporting on key promotion / education initiatives and budgetary investment
• Prepare and share pharma channel market data with internal stakeholders (IMS)
• Back up to activation coordinator for offline/online customer specific activation requests

What will help you do the job well

🗝 Essential:

• University Degree with a marketing bias or at least 2+ years demonstrating a similar skillset
• Project management skills/Operational discipline
• Good financial awareness/business analysis & Cross functional knowledge
• Experience of managing reports
• Fluent in English (spoken and written), French a plus.
• Excitement about joining a midsize yet growing company with fast-growing brands!

About you

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, driven and passionate individual with exceptional communication skills. You have the flexibility to work in a small yet fast-growing organization, possess strong analytical and detail-oriented thinking, can work with a good level of autonomy and foster relationships with cross functional teams.

About us

Many of our products rank as #1 brand in their category- we are proud to be market leaders. Behind all these achievements stand exceptionally talented and passionate associates. We are a dynamic mid-size multinational company that offers challenges and opportunities equal to your talents and abilities. Our 15+ locations elicit unique team cultures; our powerful brands are marketed in approximately 75 countries.

If you want to join us on this journey you can find out more on www.helenoftroy.com/emea. You can also find us on our career website https://careers.helenoftroy.com/home or on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

What do we offer?

• 💸 Competitive compensation package depending on experience and skills
• 🩺 Collective Health Insurance or Gym Allowance
• 💻 Flexible work policy with regards to working hours and work from home
• ☀ Increased holiday package after 1 year of service
• 💼 Modern office with collaborative workspaces
• 👂 Employee assistance counselling line
• 🎁 Employee discounts on all our EMEA products
• 💪 Lunch and Learns, a super motivated Learning & Development team delivering hard and soft skills training to challenge yourself and full access to a learning platform, where you can choose over thousands of courses to satisfy your hunger for knowledge.
• 🏝 Company closure between Christmas and New Year’s
• 👌 The chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment!

Sound like a perfect fit?

If you’re seeking an exciting professional position in a dynamic international environment and be empowered to inspire fresh ideas, then Helen of Troy wants to get to know you!

Next Steps: We will ask you to complete a quick survey as we would love to get to know you by learning more about your experience and skills. If your application is selected, we will reach out to you ASAP for a first informal introductory call.

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Founded in 1968, Helen of Troy is a prominent player in the global consumer products industry, offering diverse career opportunities across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. We boast a collection of renowned brands such as OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, and Revlon – many of which rank #1, #2, or #3 in their respective categories, making the Helen of Troy name synonymous with excellence and ingenuity.

At Helen of Troy, our strategy involves acquiring brands that we can integrate and enhance, amplifying their unique attributes to drive growth and profitability. Embracing a culture of collaboration internally and externally, we are committed to providing innovative solutions tailored to consumers, operational excellence, global scalability, and exceptional shared services to support our brand portfolio. This dedication to fostering development and success sets Helen of Troy apart as a pioneer in the industry, propelling our brands to unparalleled heights of success and recognition worldwide.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or to change duties of the position at any time.