Global Head of ERetail

In this role you will be part of our Global Digital & eCommerce Community and partnering Global Digital operations head and team to develop complementarities and alignment on the global ecommerce strategy with the local Digital & E-Business managers.

How you will create a beautiful impact:  

• Accompany Global Ebusiness Director in the ecommerce acceleration of  E-Retail business growth in Global  developping a strong business mindset and accompany the countries in their acceleration

  • Monitor and analyze Global E-Retail sales performance in comparison with market and main competitors. Provide actionable insights and actions on a monthly basis. 

  • Prepare and suggest Dashboard Kpis and formars for Monthly Business review with Top management

  • There is a 3 pillars strategy towards retailers, the person would have the responsibility to accompany the implementation of this strategy with the Eretail content manager

• The role has already established peer to peer  with top retailers, towards better win-win partnership, tailoring exclusive Joint Business Plan with them increasing growth and profitability

• In close collaboration with Global Ebusiness director, elevate the partnership in being best-in-class amongst the retailers on:

  • Eretail tailor-made Content in driving success relationship with brand teams

• Guide local markets to drive the implementation of La Prairie Luxury E-Retail strategy both in Omnichannel Retailers and Pureplayers.

• Be the main partner to support local Digital & E-Business Managers on negotiations with Retailers for the best usage and ROI maximization of our COOP and Marketing investments.

• Identify the needs and requirements to grow the E-Retail business in Global. Elevate the existing capabilities and suggest new ones in partnership with E-Merchandising agency and La Prairie internal Digital & E-Commerce Community. 

• Ensure all online/omnichannel activities strongly contribute to the brand and business objectives while respecting guidelines and budgets.

What you need to have to be our next audacious and creative talent:

• Education:

• Degree in business, engineering or equivalent.

• Specialization in E-Business highly valuable. 

• Experience:

• About 8-10 years of relevant professional experience driving E-Retail business. 

• Strong track record in delivering successful online growth in partnership with Retailers.

• Solid experience driving negotiations with E-Retailers & Pureplayers.

• Pro-active to set up E-Retail KPIs and levers to drive performance/improvements.

• Experience working in cross-functional environment with a diverse stakeholder set.

• Language: Fluent in English.

• Skills/Behaviors:

• Very data-driven: proven ability to perform in-depth analysis, synthesize results and make recommendations to leadership team.

• Familiarity with E-Business metrics; experienced on preparation of business reports/presentations.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Self-reliant, self-motivated, solutions-oriented with proven ability to deliver sales results and creative solutions on time and on budget.

• Passionate about eBusiness and data-driven insights.  

Keen interest in luxury, cosmetic industry, Swiss culture and alignment with company values: Passion, Excellence, Care, Entrepreneurship.

Why your journey with us will be unique: 

• We care about our employees’ well-being: we contribute to the cost of your health insurance

• In addition to your 25 working days holidays, overtime is compensated with 8.5 additional days off

• Exclusive access to our staff boutique at HQ to purchase our amazing products at a discounted price and with the help of a Beauty Advisor

• We recognise the importance of flexible work: you can work from home for up to 2 days a week

• A brand new office location in the centre of Zurich coming in 2024

The world of La Prairie is just a few steps away:

1. Application with CV + Cover Letter (recommended!)

2. 1st online interview with HR and/or Hiring manager

3. Additional interviews onsite with the Hiring Manager and other from the business.

To all recruitment agencies:

La Prairie does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs portal, We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture. We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our house and we are supporting professional equality for everyone. We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.