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ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this temp position is $45.30 - $56.00 per hour. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location. This is a hybrid role based in our downtown San Francisco office - Tues through Thursday in-office, with Monday and Friday remote.

Reports to the Director, Global BrandManagement (Lip, Face, Collabs) // 6 month assignment

The Kendo house of brands currently includes:Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

SUMMARY

The Temp Global Brand Manager for Lip is a key business driverwho willpartner closely with the Director to leadthe strategic direction ofthe categoryby driving both core and newness business through category management,innovative product development, and effective cross-functional collaboration.This individualis responsible for day-to-day business management responsibilities and willdevelopshort- and long-termbrand strategies to deliver and exceed financial targets.This role requires a self-starter who iscreativeandpassionate about beautyandproduct, with a strong consumer focused mindset. Additionally, strong leadership,communication,analytical skills, and agility are critical in this role.The Global Brand Manager will have the potential to manage a team member.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Global Category Strategy & Activation

• Partner with the Director to drive category growth by being a category expertwith a "merchant mindset"who hasextensive knowledge of the competitive landscape, including product offerings, sales& consumertrends, core campaigns, visual merchandising, artistry, and social media (i.e. Tik Tok)
• Drive annual global core strategiesto build categorygrowth
• Managelong-range category planning to guarantee financial success and strategicalignment
• Optimizegross margin through strategic pricing, cost management, and obsolescencereduction
• Drive portfolio management by optimizing and discontinuingassortment
• Lead Global Brand projects asneeded

Global Product Management

• Partner withtheDirector to developboth short-term and long-term product strategies that align with category and brandobjectives
• Partner with the Director to optimize P&L lines, costs, and margin targets to meet financial objectives for thecategory
• Collaborate with the Product Development team to drive innovation based on portfolio gaps, market analytics,competitive insights, DEI, and emergingtrends
• Leadall Go-to-Marketplansto ensure successful global product launches(e.g., market size, productpositioning and messaging, unique selling proposition, asset creation,content pillars,etc.)
• Establish and maintain effective cross-functional relationships on all aspects of the execution of the brand including creative, copy, style guides, visual merchandising,e-commerceand education.
• Ensure product data accuracy across all systems (e.g., product brief, launch date, shade names, pricing, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of related business experience, Beauty or Retail industrypreferred
• Must demonstrate strong strategic, creative, interpersonal, organizational, and communicationskills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across sales, marketing, operations, education, and creativeteams
• Thrives on an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented
• Able to handle multiple priorities and work within matrixedorganization
• Be flexible and agile, with highest levels of professionalism always;calm underpressure
• Team player
• Project management expertise a plus
• Passion for cosmetics a plus