Strategic Business Manager - Travel Retail EMA (Based London)

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Strategic Business Manager - Travel Retail EMA (Based London)

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Estée Lauder Travel Retail EMA to appoint a Strategic Finance Business Manager. This role will report to the Regional Finance Director, Travel Retail EMA, and is based in our London office. This is a hybrid role with the expectation to be in the office 3 days per week.

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Estée Lauder Travel Retail EMA to appoint a Strategic Finance Business Manager. This role will report to the Regional Finance Director, Travel Retail EMA, and is based in our London office. This is a hybrid role with the expectation to be in the office 3 days per week.

The purpose of this job is to drive brand performance and strategic objectives as the Financial Business Partner to the brand cluster. This role is responsible for P&L Management, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic analysis, long-range planning, and profitability management. In addition, the Strategic Business Partner will provide financial advice and expertise to the brands; a value-added business partner to help the brand cluster achieve business and strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include

Data Analytics

• Develop, monitor, and report Brand metrics and KPI’s providing analysis and insights, as applicable.
• Leverage systems and tools (SAP, BI and CPM) available for the preparation of ad-hoc analysis.
• Prepare door and retailer profitability analytics by Channel and distribution “Duty Paid and Duty Free”.
• Support the procurement process and provide coding black guidance.
  
  

• Prepare and review monthly sales P&L estimates and ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Develop the Demo cost plan for new and existing doors.
• Analyse retail vs. net and WOS monthly.
• Manage monthly estimates, the annual budget/plan process submission and loading into CPM.
• Work with Brands to produce, evaluate and make recommendation on profit and loss for special events, new doors etc.
• Develop the long-range plan (LRP) including building blocks and annual budgets with brand Director.
• Prepare detail revenue, COG and OPEX budget at customer level and load into the TR CPM Cube.
• Actively participate in periodic monthly estimate conference calls with the TR NY team.
  
  

• Provide finance induction to new field member, including knowledge of the new database systems
• Month end process:
• Review Selling, Marketing, Advertising and Promotional expenditures and prepare necessary accrual (journal entries) at month end.
• Prepare Pro-Forma P&L’s during month end closing to compare with Plan and latest estimate (LE).
• Liaison with the Regional Finance Director to ensure correct processing of all month-end transactions.
• Provide financial support for Brand Mitigation programs and Special Pricing Offers (SPO)
• Provide financial support to CAM’s and ASOM’s on the estimate process
• Evaluate processes and provide recommendation to improve efficiencies and simplify complexities
• Adherence and enforcement of US GAAP, corporate policies, and SOX compliance.
  
  

• Manage OPEX investment and independently identify issues and resolutions.
• Develop key investment plan with Regional Brand Director for promotional activations. Emphasis on ROI, Market Share Gain and Gross Margin improvement.
• Directly support brand sub-functions on developing, allocating and managing financial resources such as education seminars, digital, marketing promotional calendar, visual merchandising, etc.
• Serve as the financial advisor supporting the brand Director on their key account corporate assignment.
• Approve Returns and Destructions (RAF and DIF).
• Conduct ad-hoc Profit & Loss and Sales analysis as requested by Brands/Finance. For example, the Beauty Advisor productivity report, penetration report, bubble charts etc.
  
  

• Extensive business partner experience with the ability to clearly communicate and influence multiple level stakeholders and enable financial insights to be actioned.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills including relationship building, conflict resolution and influencing together with strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. High level of self-awareness
• Strategic thinker and commercially astute with ability to apply analytical skills beyond the traditional functions of finance and to bring them to bear on a broad range of commercial issues and influence decisions beyond the numbers.
• Aware of macro trends (in industry, business, economy, society, policy and regulations) and all aspects of the company’s business. Ability to understand challenges and identify solutions
• SAP/CPM and BI experience is a plus.
  
  

• Hybrid Working (2 days WFH, 3 days office based)
• Generous Bonus Opportunity
• 25 Days Annual Leave (exc. Bank Holidays) that increases with length of service up to 29 days
• 1 additional day of Annual Leave to celebrate your birthday
• Holiday Purchase scheme that enables you to get five additional days
• Summer Fridays for four months of the year
• Market leading Family Leave provisions
• Generous Staff Discount & Credit
• Benefits platform with exclusive discounts and offers
• Mental Health Wellbeing Provisions (Unmind App and Employee Assistant Programme).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Personal Care Product Manufacturing

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