Assistant, Key Account Manager - Prestige (12 months contract)

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Canadian company Groupe Marcelle is a leader in the cosmetics industry. With the highest standards of quality and excellence, Groupe Marcelle develops, manufactures, and distributes care and makeup products and accessories with a portfolio of four brands:Marcelle, Watier, Annabelle and CW Beggs and Sons.

At Groupe Marcelle we believe in an environment where passion can be expressed, creative minds lead to exceptional innovation, audacity and focus are a pillar of great success and acts of empowerment, collaboration and humanity are widely encouraged. Because our purpose is to “Cultivate beauty in the world”, we strive to care for you, people and the environment. We are looking for professionals who will exemplify these values and bring energy and commitment to results.

Join a company with more than 300 employees in the cosmetics field and play a key role in the organization.

Groupe Marcelle is currently looking for an Assistant, Key Account Manager - Prestige for a temporary full-time position (12 months contract).

Reporting to the Director, Key Accounts – Prestige, the Assistant, Key Account Manager – Prestige will provide support to the National Accounts team in conjunction with the data management support for our retail partner transactions. The person will be responsible for the efficient processing of listings, forecasting tracking, commercial activity support and various analytical reports to the Director, Key Account - Prestige. This role participates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Regular tasks include working in collaboration internally with departments such as Customer Service, Operations and Marketing to complete cross-functional tasks. This role also supports the administrative needs and projects as required by the Director, Key Accounts - Prestige.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Workplace: Remote, therefore this position is open across Ontario.
• Growing company.
• A dynamic and experienced team of professionals.
• Employee discounts on all Marcelle Group products.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE

• Maintain and update our product listings of all banners for their specific programs (ECCnet, extranet, etc.).
• Order entry in required retailer databases.
• Update the centralized distribution matrix document, sales schedules and publish them.
• Update all product descriptions, price lists and all trade promotion program in the system.
• Update retailer program requirement communications with data and co-ordinate with internal departments for relevant info where required.
• Regular business reviews with various data analytics and KPIs.
• Organize delivery of products’ samples and pictures to all banners and Key Account Managers.
• Organize impressions with the Purchasing agent, distribute updates to Regional Sales Managers.
• Coordinate all announcements with major account managers for buying shows.
• Other related tasks related to sales activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing (College or University) OR Equivalent in Experience and Market Knowledge.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar position.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Master of MS Office and experience with SAP or JDE (asset).
• Retail Link and other retailers (Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, Metro, etc.) platform experience preferred.

AND IF YOU ARE

• Bilingual, both English and French, oral and written, as you will have to communicate with different retailers across Canada.
• Focused on quality and results oriented.
• Able to prioritize and have strong time management skills.
• A strong sense of initiative and responsibility.
• Meticulous, diplomatic, and resourceful.
• A team player that is a strong collaborator.

The tasks and responsibilities listed above are summaries and indicative.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Groupe Marcelle wants to offer equal employment opportunities to all. It invites women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Aboriginals, and persons with disabilities to apply. Groupe Marcelle is also committed to pursuing the integration of diversity and making it a source of enrichment and pride for all its employees.

TO APPLY

We invite interested individuals to use our online recruitment module by submitting an application to https://dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/groupemarcelle.

Groupe Marcelle thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.