International Education & Sales Manager | Perricone MD (12m FTC)

Life at THG Beauty 

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader. 

Perricone MD 

We Pick Up Where Nature Left Off.  

For over two decades, Perricone MD has been a holistic, three-tiered anti-inflammatory skincare and wellness company. This consists of diet, essential dietary supplements and potent topical skincare solutions backed by some of the most powerful ingredients on the planet. Perricone MD was created by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, whose New York Times best-seller The Wrinkle Cure introduced the world to the benefits of an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Perricone MD is driven by the pursuit of fearless innovation and a stubbornly uncompromising spirit of excellence. We continuously seek the truth in unlocking the powerful science behind healthy-looking skin, from the inside-out and outside-in.  
Perricone MD products feature some of the most potent ingredients on the planet that replenish the building blocks of healthy-looking skin, picking up where nature left off. 

Why be an International Education & Sales Manager at THG Beauty? 

The International Education Manager role supports brand awareness and sales growth through education, events and coaching. Responsible for the product and brand knowledge of employees and partners. This role creates and drives engaging education programs across the business touch points. Working with marketing to introduce new product innovation education and awareness, as well as leading in-store and partner product events. This role requires market and category knowledge as well as a passionate and engaging style that represents the brand philosophy.  
Reporting to the International General Manager Perricone MD based in the UK, you will also have a doted line into the Global Education Director who is based in the USA. The role requires international travel, with a based in Manchester UK. 

As an International Education & Sales Manager, you’ll:  

• Drive all actions to ensure they support the brand in achieving its sales & profit goals 
• Review training activities and events & assess ROI, make proposals for how to improve impact for the future  
• Manage & record product, travel and expenses budgets effectively, identifying ways to improve profitability  
• Analyse new launches results, highlighting wins & learns with recommendations for the future  
• Gather market & product insights from the teams and networks whilst personally reviewing activities and products of the competition.  
• Offer creative solutions to the business when faced with specific challenges  
• Establish and maintain relationships with corporate education partners and stakeholders to deliver on expectations  
• Communicate monthly with stakeholders to discuss brand & individual performance and initiatives to achieve sales objectives  
• Identify the needs and work on execution of Sales & Education initiatives with Marketing, Product Development, Operations and Finance 
• Design and execute training modules for innovations and or focus products  
• Assist the marketing team with sell sheets and updating the Global Education Director  
• Create event ideas for all new innovations and or focus products  
  

Education & Training

• Create & drive annual International education calendar aligning with the Brand marketing and sales activity plans. 
• Work with channel leads to be clear on business needs and collaborate to create an effective training plan for each partner and/or region. 
• Consider best ways to conduct training/ workshops and use most relevant forms of technology 
• Demonstrate an understanding of each market and an awareness of cultural differences and sensitivities and include this in any training materials 
• Plan, Coach and Develop UK Retail teams career paths and knowledge 
• Improve service & selling skills as well as product knowledge 
• Create a training matrix by channel/ person and update in real time. 
• Create an online feedback process, evaluate results and implement recommendations 

What skills and experience do I need for this role? 

• Minimum 3+ years sales, marketing or training operations experience
• Brand Expert that has strong communication skills and the ability to interact at multiple levels 
• Highly organised with an ability to plan effectively 
• Proactive and inquisitive mind, stays up to date with beauty landscape 
• High energy & motivation to act with pace
• Self-motivated & able to work independently as well as with cross functional teams 
• Culturally knowledgeable & sensitive 
• Ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment 
• Attention to detail, with strong presentational skills 
  
•  Bilingual skills beneficial  

What’s in it for me? 

Career Development 

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team. 

• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider. 

Enhanced Leave 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. 

• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us! 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.  

• Up to 10 days compassionate leave. 

• Buy back up to 3 days each year. 

• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months. 

Wellbeing Support 

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP. 

• Access our in-house CBT therapist. 

• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.  

• State-of-the-art on-site gym. 

• Access to our on-site physio. 

Other Perks 

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme. 

• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.  

• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands. 

• On-site staff shop. 

• Access to on-site barber. 

• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation. 

• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.