Market Director, Southwest

Market Director, Southwest 

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role: 

CHANEL is looking for a Market Director to join our Fragrance and Beauty Team in South Orange County or San Diego, California. You will play a leading role in leading and developing a team of Account Executives and Education Executives, focusing on enhancing the client and service experience, driving sales, and expanding market share. This role interfaces with the Head of Sales and Corporate partners and is a key partner for executing business objectives and supporting market growth. Our ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience and a passion for Fragrance and Beauty.

What impact you can create at CHANEL: 

• Lead the execution of overall market business strategies to achieve sales and market share growth. 
  • Oversee Chanel Fragrance and Beauty retail sales within your assigned territory. 
    • Build a professional rapport with internal and external retail partners to enhance the business. 
      • Develop and monitor market strategies across multiple distribution channels. 
        • Recruit, develop, and coach top talent, creating a future pipeline for the organization.
          • Foster brand image and ensure an exceptional client experience by negotiating premium spaces and leading local product launches.

            You are energized by:

            • Leading and developing high-performing teams.
              • Navigating complexity and executing business strategies.
                • Building strong, collaborative relationships with retail partners.
                  • Working in a dynamic environment where client experience and brand image are at the forefront.
                    • Identifying growth opportunities and working towards measurable results.

                      What you will bring to the team:

                      • 5-7 years of relevant experience in Fragrance and Beauty or a Multi-Brand Retail environment.
                        • Proven leadership skills, with the ability to coach and develop teams across different levels.
                          • Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
                            • Expertise in market strategy, business execution, and talent development.
                              • Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required.
                                • Strong computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Suite.

                                  Position Logistics:

                                  • Travel Requirement: Approx. 50-75%.
                                    • Ability to lift a minimum of 40 pounds.
                                      • Requires in-store presence to develop and coach teams, ensure boutique image and operational standards are upheldand support and create an elevated client experience. Eligible for flex time use.  

                                        *Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.

                                        Compensation:

                                        • The anticipated base salary range for this position is $133,000 through $160,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components [may/will] include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

                                          Benefits and Perks:

                                          • Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing: 2-week August Office Closure and a Wellbeing fund 
                                            • Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
                                              • Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days 
                                                • 401Kand other incentives 
                                                  • Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
                                                    • Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

                                                      Additional Information:

                                                      Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

                                                      Diversity and Inclusion:

                                                      • At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all.  We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients. 
                                                        • We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

                                                          Chanel Community:

                                                          • CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
                                                            • Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

                                                              Sustainability:

                                                              • CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
                                                                • Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

                                                                  Arts and Culture:

                                                                  • We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent.  US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

                                                                    Fondation Chanel:

                                                                    • Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny.  Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years. 
                                                                      • For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

                                                                        Career and Leadership Development: 

                                                                        • We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees,developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

                                                                          *Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.