Head of Emerging Markets

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world’s finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II. We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents that shape the face of luxury beauty, and delights consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets.

Why Join Us?
At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent - that is you.
We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region. With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you autonomy but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative. Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling.
With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isn’t that beautiful?

**Position Purpose**:
Reporting to our Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Emerging Markets gives you the opportunity to oversee and expand the Group’s presence & brands in the Emerging Markets of Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar and Brunei, which will generate revenues and build sustainable growth. This means overseeing channel development, and partnership, identifying and exploring new market opportunities, reaching out to new clients, directing the Group’s sales and managing marketing efforts to lead a consistent trajectory of growth.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop, propose and implement Group commercial strategies according to Company goals, building relevant budgets aimed at accelerating growth;
- Build strong partnerships with local retailers & business development with brand principals;
- Develop distribution strategies to get regional brands out into the marketplace as effectively as possible; and
- Deliver performance of each emerging market using key metrics to identify issues and opportunities.

**Requirements**:

- Minimally a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or similar disciplines; postgraduate degrees in relevant disciplines are preferred
- At least 5 years’ of experience in managing teams, excelling in sales, operations, and participating in business development initiatives
- Proven experience as commercial director or other relevant role
- Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes
- In-depth understanding of market research methods and analysis
- Well-versed in the latest corporate management standards and comfortable in using modern software tools (especially the Microsoft Office Suite) and popular social media
- Highly proficient in verbal and written communication skills in English, and a second language will be advantageous.

**Desired Characteristics**:

- Commercial awareness partnered with a strategic, hands-on and entrepreneurial mindset
- Constantly connected with wide industry influence and strong interpersonal skills, particularly skilled at impressing clients, satisfying customers, opening doors of opportunity, gaining market intelligence and keeping large multi-dimensional teams working together efficiently, with an ability to eloquently convey complex ideas
- Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills, which require a practical numbers-oriented mind and a good instinct for business
- Able to work under high pressure where deadlines and bottom lines are the measures of success and heavy burdens of responsibility are the norm
- High energy and self-motivated with a strong sense of personal accountability
- High level of integrity and corporate-mindedness

Do you have what it takes to succeed in a fast-paced and intense environment? Do you thrive on challenges? Do you want to bring innovative ideas to life? Are you keen to abandon the status quo, try new things, embrace failures as lessons, recover fast, yet always pursue excellence?
If so, you are the one we are looking for.
JOIN US and let’s grow together.