Senior Manager, Business Development

LUXASIA is the leading and largest beauty omnichannel brand-builder of Asia Pacific. Since 1986, it has successfully enabled market entry and brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands, the likes of Albion, Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Creed, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Laura Mercier, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Montblanc, Rabanne, Ferragamo, and SK-II. LUXASIA has established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Revlon (for Elizabeth Arden), Puig, and others. The Group&aposs integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing & analytics, and supply chain management. LUXASIA is powered by a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 3000+ talents across a growing footprint of 15 markets.

Why Join Us

At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent that is you.

We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region. With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you the autonomy but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative. Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling.

With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isnt that beautiful

Role Purpose:

Reporting to Chief Strategy Officer & Director, New Businesses, this role is responsible for business development acquiring new brands and managing existing brands in LUXASIAs portfolio/extending them to new markets, in partnership with Country Managers.

This is an exciting role at an exciting time for LUXASIA. As the company expands across the region and into different categories, the Business Development team will be a major driver of the companys future growth, by onboarding new brands and extending important brands across the region.

It is also a challenging role, requiring strong analytical and modelling skills, as well as communication and stakeholder management skills to work closely with senior brand executives as well as internal stakeholders such as country managers of LUXASIAs various markets, Regional Managing Directors, as well as CXOs of the company.

Main Roles and Responsibilities:

Source potential brands for adding to LUXASIAs portfolio, both independently and with support from the rest of the Strategy & Development team

Work to manage existing brand partners, and extend our partnership with them to new markets

Work closely with the Country Managers, Regional MDs, as well as other members of the Leadership Team to develop strategic opportunities

Develop business plans and excel financial models to evaluate new opportunities

Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts to internal and external stakeholders as required including a quarterly update to the Leadership Team on business issues and progress

Manage / work closely with other members of the BD team on larger / more strategic projects

Qualifications and Experience:

Backgrounds considered include Business or Corporate Development, Business Consulting, FP&A

Experience in beauty/FMCG/Retail industry preferred, with special preference for candidates who have strong knowledge of and affinity for business development, and for beauty/adjacent sectors

Ability to work with cross-functional teams both internally (Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain) and externally to successfully implement and manage strategic partnerships

Expertise in financial modelling and business planning

Experience in contractual/vendor negotiation is an advantage

Good communication skills (verbal, written and in presentations) and gravitas, to drive discussions both internally and externally with efficiency, diplomacy and finesse

Superb attention to detail and capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Highly adaptable, quick thinker who is simultaneously comfortable in both individual contributor role and wider team player role

Do you have what it takes to succeed in a fast-paced and intense environment Do you thrive on challenges Do you want to bring innovative ideas to life Are you keen to abandon the status quo, try new things, embrace failures as lessons, recover fast, yet always pursue excellence

If so, you are the one we are looking for. JOIN US and lets grow together.

Championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

LUXASIA aspires to build a One Team of talents that reflects the diversity of the communities in our operating markets. LUXASIA is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, marital status, or any other characteristics as provided by law.

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