Project Manager, Visual Merchandising

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys and Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skincare.

In our Fiscal year 24, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 23 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

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Position Summary

The Project Manager, Visual Merchandising will oversee the visual merchandising workflows from strategy through execution. He/She will also drive the creative build and execution for all events across our brand portfolio. He/She will be the project management expert to spearhead efficient process and workflow with cross-functional partners as well as within the creative team. This individual will have the global 360° view of all work in the department, identify end-to-end processes and efficiencies and enable resources to deliver on business objectives.

• Conduct an analysis of current workload for the team. Based on analysis, establish and apply new process(es) and associated timelines to ensure appropriate lead times to meet expected deliverables
• Establish schedule and meeting cadence for seasonal resets and key initiatives with cross functional teams (sales, visual merchandising, marketing and creative) to drive execution, approval process and collaboration
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the interconnected pieces of reset including assortment and line review, planograms, visual merchandising, supply & operations.
• Manage reset from inception through delivery including tracking progress against established timelines and escalating issues when necessary
• Drive execution of any promotional programs (in-store, retailer, pop up, etc.) from inception while steering all reviews and approvals from creative concepting through final release
• Improve processes to streamline workflows, improve clarity and communication and reduce complexity
• Manage large collaboration and other large-scale initiative globally

• Ability and willingness to work with teams in multiple time zones (CA office connection and International Team)
• Communicate effectively the creative objectives of projects and partner with internal departments such as brand marketing, ecommerce marketing, social media, art directors, designers and copywriters
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and make prioritization judgements against current resources and budget while keeping bigger-picture business goals in mind
• Proven experience managing omnichannel activations
• Ability to anticipate team workload and establish schedules/ timelines/work flow to meet project deadlines
• Complete understanding of creative process and production process to build time and action schedule from concept to project completion
• Ability to work people in various disciplines: marketing, product development, sales
• Superior organizational and communication skills (verbal and written)
• BA or BFA preferred
• 5+ Years of Creative Operations and project management experience
• Knowledge of computer programs including: Adobe Creative Suite, excel
• Strong strategy, process, and tactical skills:  Big-picture thinking with a willingness to be hands-on
• Understand project goals and requirements, technical constraints, budget and schedule

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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