Department: Public Relations
Location: Canada
Posted: 2011-07-29
Requisition Number: education-110729-mgr

1 opening
Full-time (exempt)

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Developing programs to motivate and train beauty consultants through formal in class training sessions, video and live web training, written training manuals and brochures and on-counter follow-up sessions.
• Training consists of sales techniques, product knowledge, and merchandising procedures to increase Elizabeth Arden corporate sales in Canada.
• Guiding, developing, training, and managing Regional Trainers across the country.
• Developing, training, and mentoring Beauty Consultant sales productivity and standards
• Developing Public Relations strategies and managing the PR Agency. Track and monitor ROI of PR initiatives. Expand the awareness of all Elizabeth Arden corporate brands.
• Attending semi-annual U.S Training meetings and adapt training materials for Canadian market. Creating PowerPoint training materials and managing the seasonal training workbook content.
• Working with the Marketing Director and Sales Field and Account Management to plan formal training session content and appropriate schedules.
• Developing and conducting formal training sessions in a "Train the Trainer" format.
• Liaising with Sales and Marketing departments to educate and communicate corporate strategies and brand plans. Developing appropriate training and materials to achieve the corporate goals.
• Managing launch events for Beauty Consultants. Assisting with Consumer Inquires as requested.
• Acting as company spokesperson for the media, including broadcast and trade show appearances.
• Investigating new training methods to enhance learning and to reduce costs.
• Preparing and monitoring training department budgets to ensure cost efficient management of department and execution of programs.
• Updating the 3-month rolling forecast for responsible budgets.
• Managing the creation of the corporate quarterly Beauty Consultant Newsletter. Contributing to the Global Newsletter.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Arts, Marketing, or Public Relations.
• Post secondary courses in Business Administration or Education/Teaching.
• Minimum of (1) one year retail experience on cosmetic line.
• Previous training experience is highly preferred.
• Minimum (5) five years experience in sales and/or marketing at a managerial level.
• Outstanding public speaking and presentation skills. Media skills an asset.
• Excellent written and oral skills. Bi-lingual in French an asset.
• Intermediate computer skills - Word Perfect, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of audio-visual equipment.

Education:

• Degree in Arts, Marketing, or Public Relations; Post secondary courses in Business Administration or Education/Teaching.

Note:

• Markham, Ontario

Special Requirements:

• Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to Canada.Careers@elizabetharden.com. Please indicate the position title which you are applying to in the subject line. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted

Closing Date: Closed on 2011-09-07

Contact:
E-mail: canada.careers@elizabetharden.com

DFW/EOE/AA