Our client is a luxury European watch brand.

Our client is looking for a Brand Director for the development of the brand in the Japan region and reporting to headquarter in Europe.

Objectives:

-Optimize the performance of the Brand in the area of responsibility in accordance with the Brand strategy and the Brand DNA.

-Increase Brand awareness; transmit the brand philosophy.

-Ensure a smooth handling of all matters regarding the brand to customers, boutiques, and retailers

-Transmit the brand sales standards in his/her markets.

Accountabilities:

-Responsible for the sales in the territories of the Japan region

-Responsible of the P&L of the Japan region

-Develop boutiques sales network.

-Responsible for regional deployment of headquarter marketing and retail strategy. Increase representation and visibility of the brand in points of sales.

-Pilot sales networks (retail and wholesale teams), marketing and communication team, analyses sales, determine sales potential and inventory requirements, monitor sell-in and sell-out balance at retailers’ doors, monitor customer preferences and inform headquarters.

-Responsible for implementation of local advertising, promotion, marketing and public relations in coordination with headquarters

-Strong focus on events and meeting with domestic and international end-clients, medias, special interest groups. Events are both local and international and often require presence of the brand director attending VIPs.

-University degree or equivalent

-At least 5 years of extensive working experience in Sales, Marketing, Promotion in the luxury good industry.

- Strong understanding of luxury sector and willingness to ex-tend product knowledge

-High level of creativity and strong communication skills.

- Fluent English and Business Japanese.

- Many travels in sales territories, be close to the field and to the customers.