Regional Director, East - Sales, Education And Events (Chicago)

Welcome to next-level clean beauty that’s about revealing, expressing, and feeling comfy in your skin. It’s good makeup, not no makeup; that’s quick, easy, can’t mess it up. It’s clinically proven to make your skin better, even when it’s bare. So, you can look like your favorite self, every single day.

At Kosas we believe in ACTIVELY EVOLVING; our products are quick, high performance, and filled with what you need and what you want, head to toe. They move with your active life—from work to work out. We believe ENERGY THROUGH COLOR makes us feel things. Living, unique, dimensional shades that are anything but boring. FREEDOM TO COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, we let go of beauty’s rules and expectations—there’s no right way to do it. We keep it loose, quick, easy, undone and wear it how we feel it. We stand for SOUL-LEVEL LIVING, beauty is not just your face, it’s the whole you. Your style, your story, your inner depth. Beauty is who you are to yourself, not how you look to others.

A Regional Director is responsible for overseeing brand sales and relationships within assigned regions. Representative will act as the “voice of region” internally to the field and externally to retailers. This person is highly strategic, ambitious & commercially savvy, working with cross-functional teams to provide feedback on a variety of topics including promotional activity, events & education materials based on competitive insights to strengthen retail performance.

What You'll Contribute

• Performance management of Field Executive team; hire, train & coach Field Executives
• Build & maintain regional retail relationships (with district/area mgrs.)
• Meet deadlines for reporting of sales, expense, and other requests
• Continuous improvement facilitation / regional knowledge sharing
• Visit call cycle doors monthly* and discuss observations with Field Executives
• Working side by side, train, coach & develop direct reports for leadership development, optimized store visits, schedules, and building & maintaining retailer partnerships.
• Share in-store brand opportunities and observations that directly affect Kosas brand sales
• Co-creates clearly defined career maps & succession plans with direct reports.

Strategy and Execution

• Conduct trend analysis and market research (share with corp. brand & regional teams)
• Consult Sr. Director on allocation strategy of FE budgets by door and by brand within region, as well as freelance and T&E budgets to FE’s within region.
• Foster account /door strategy conversations, including opportunities to shift or increase investment to drive business performance
• Analyze daily, weekly and monthly brand sale reports, including competitive brand reports
• Analyze & enhance promotional strategies including make-up acceleration, visual weeks, artistry and promotional events
• Review freelancer productivity, store rankings & key sku performance to maintain elevated performance in freelance doors vs non supported freelance door.
• Provide insight on client shopping behaviors and suggest innovative ideas to improve the brands relationship with consumers through opportunities in product, merchandising, marketing, promotions, and digital platforms
• Conduct weekly team meetings to review sell through success & opportunities by retailer of newness, core & promotional activity.
• Develop regional strategy and sales execution plans; support sales execution by Field Executives
• Synthesize field team needs across region & proactively communicate to Sr. Director
• Reinforce adherence to merchandising standards and brands identity.
• Maintenance of the Sell through field address list to keep current

Who You Are

• Ability to work independently, and as part of a team
• Strong communication, presentation and organizational skills
• Comfortable working with all levels of management
• Analytical approach to identifying opportunities.
• Strong negotiation skills

What You'll Bring

• Prior experience working with Kosas retail partners (e.g. Sephora) a plus
• Proficient computer skills necessary – Microsoft Office, Google
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in cosmetic or retail management
• Proven experience in motivating and training a sales team

Where You'll Work

• Position requires driving/transportation to stores.
• Standing, walking, moving for a minimum or 4-8 hours daily
• Flexibility in schedule to work evenings/weekends, as needed.
• Health Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental

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