The fine jewelry and timepiece (FJ&T) regional director is a business driver and liaison between the FJ&T business init and the retail teams to ensure that all FJ&T strategies and initiatives are executed. Responsibilities include managing all aspects of a stores’ FJ&T business, which include but are not limited to sales and business execution, training and coaching, and client development.
The senior brand director, whiskey leads the brand development and implementation of innovative, consumer-centric brand marketing strategies in partnership with the Maisons and in support of the 2030 MHUSA Strategy. The position leads all aspects of the planning and execution of programming and activations across all markets and channels and works collaboratively with commercial sales leadership, Centers of Excellence, commercial marketing (Field/Trade/Channel/Experiential) and third-party agencies to develop national brand plans aligned with the new Commercial market structure. The role is responsible for achieving volume and profit targets, improving brand equity, consumer engagement, elevating luxury brand desirability and driving overall business growth.
Partners with director of external communications and agency to develop public relations strategy and annual plan. Manages strategic execution of trade and consumer-focused PR campaigns, including brand activations, partnerships, media relations, and pitch initiatives in partnership with the PR agency of record (AOR). Coordinates interviews for the President and CEO and brand leadership representatives. Arranges media interview counsel and training for brand spokespeople, as appropriate. Assists the same stakeholders with crisis communication support when the brand faces a public challenge to its reputation. Partners with the AOR on sponsored events to coordinate invitations and attendance.
The senior manager of product merchandising is responsible for developing, buying, and managing the omnichannel product range for men’s and women’s apparel, achieving sales revenue and profit targets. Reporting to the director of product merchandising, the senior manager will build creative, consumer-centric product assortments that are cohesive across categories and the super season while elevating the brand and improving the customer shopping experience.
We are seeking a proactive, assertive individual to join the company as chief operating officer to execute business plans and achieve planned P&L objectives, lead and manage the leadership team to fulfill commitments. We value people and ensuring the leadership team is healthy, functional, and cohesive, with a strong emphasis on executing tasks to completion, is important to us.
Sapna Shah Parikh has a very similar philosophy to her employer, Kendo Brands: It’s a philosophy that embraces risk-taking, dreams big, and doesn’t forget about the hustle. Kendo — started in 2010 by former Sephora Americas CEO David Suliteanu — owns and manages six brands, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin (both founded by the singer...
Asian Americans represent 13 percent of the professional workforce in the U.S., yet less than half (6 percent) reach the executive level, according to KPMG. And a 2022 McKinsey & Co. study of 400 organizations in the U.S. showed that Asian Americans account for nine percent of senior vice presidents but just 5 percent of...
The idea for an alliance that elevates women of color in the retail space first came to Kimberly Minor when she was working at Ann Taylor around 2007-2008. “I was the first and the only and it was very lonely,” she said during an exclusive interview with Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) at Shoptalk,...
The 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 29-May 1 for our 10th annual Summit. There were...
Mara Sirhal is the chief merchandising officer at QVC US, part of Qurate Retail Group. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this member spotlight, we asked Sirhal a series of questions about both her professional role and personal life, including the woman that inspires her, her leadership style, her advice...
