About the role Managing Department Stores (Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Holt Renfrew, BlueMercury, and Cosbar, FSS).
As a Assistant Manager, Trade Marketing (Dept. Stores) you will - Assist with leading execution of trade marketing strategies for Department Stores in close collaboration with Commercial Account leads, focusing on sales-driven activations.
- Manage retailer partnerships to develop and implement strategic promotions, ensuring optimal sell-through and strong ROI.
- Optimize sampling programs with a focus on driving conversion and maximizing product trial effectiveness
- Develop trade marketing materials for retailer meetings and internal stakeholder presentations (e.g., Field Asset Packages, activation plans, retailer marketing decks).
- Track business performance, measuring campaign success and leveraging retail insights to refine strategies for NPD and Core launches.
- Analyze consumer shopping trends to identify category gaps and develop recommendations that drive commercial success and product innovation.
- Support new product development with retailer-specific insights, ensuring launches align with the Department Store market demands and competitive positioning.
Retailer Co-Op Media- Partner with retailers to optimize co-op advertising investments that drive conversion and sell-through.
- Ensure alignment between brand campaigns and retailer promotional strategies to maximize impact.
- Track performance metrics and ROI of co-op media placements to refine future investments. VM Briefs (Visual Merchandising Briefs)
- Develop trade-focused visual merchandising strategies to enhance in-store product visibility and conversion.
- Optimize promotional displays and fixtures to align with the Department Store'sseasonal priorities and retail goals.
- Collaborate with VM teams to ensure trade marketing activations are seamlessly integrated into store environments.
Sampling Strategy / Management- Design retailer-specific sampling programs tailored to drive trial and conversion within Department stores and Pure Play channels.
- Manage sampling distribution, ensuring optimal placement and alignment with promotional calendars.
- Track sampling effectiveness, leveraging retailer insights to optimize future strategies.
Market Meetings- Assist with leading trade marketing discussions in market meetings, ensuring alignment between brand activations and retailer sales strategies.
- Assist with presenting business performance insights, category trends, and tradedriven marketing initiatives to key stakeholders.
- Partner with Commercial teams to refine retailer marketing strategies based on feedback and competitive insights
Who you will work with Reports to Director, National Accounts (Dept. Stores)
About you - 2+ years of related Marketing experience with beauty industry experience preferred.
- Takes pride in being best in class, cutting edge all the while being an awesome team player
- Self-starter and highly motivated; capable of working independently, yet collaboratively, within an entrepreneurial founder-led brand.
- Is resilient to change and thrives in an extremely fast-paced environment.
- Thorough knowledge of market/consumer trends.
- Strategic thinking with demonstrated business acumen and ability to develop recommendations based on data.
- Ability to influence others, gaining support and buy-in towards a desired outcome.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-oriented with a strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong project management skills-candidate must be comfortable taking on new challenges, and roles to support a lean and growing team
Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced, dynamic and ever-evolving environment where agility, ambition and a passion for excellence help our teams thrive. We look for people who want to grow, innovate and be part of a truly global #DreamTeam.
While we outline the experience and skills we believe set candidates up for success, they're a guide - not a barrier. If you can demonstrate the capabilities needed for the role, we'd love to hear from you, whether you have more or less experience than listed.
Why join us? Base Salary Range - $80,000-90,000
- Generous staff discount to use on all products
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Commuter Benefits (Pre-tax)
- Flex Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) with Company match
- Paid Time Off
- Birthday PTO
**Charlotte Tilbury, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting** 
