Avolta

Brand Manager

Avolta

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: John F Kennedy International Airport • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $79,728 - $93,798 per year

About the role

  • Collaborates with operational leadership to support sales growth through brand standard execution, product knowledge training, and visual merchandising excellence while monitoring brand compliance metrics
  • Partners with operational management to establish and maintain brand-specific customer service standards; provides targeted coaching and brand expertise to enhance customer experiences while supporting the full talent lifecycle including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing specialty staff to ensure consistent brand representation
  • Oversees and executes inventory management processes related to brand requirements, working collaboratively with operational teams on strategic stock selection, seasonal transitions, and promotional merchandise planning; ensures full compliance with promotional guidelines and brand partner requirements while maintaining optimal inventory levels that support sales objectives and brand standards
  • Conducts regular brand standard audits and store assessments to ensure visual merchandising, product presentation, and brand guideline compliance; makes decisions on corrective actions and provides strategic recommendations to operational teams
  • Serves as primary liaison with Commercial team, brand partners and vendors, communicating brand initiatives, seasonal requirements, and promotional needs while ensuring timely execution of brand-directed programs and merchandising resets
  • Develops and delivers brand-specific training programs for store associates, focusing on product knowledge, brand storytelling, and customer engagement techniques that align with brand standards and expectations
  • Monitors and analyzes brand performance metrics, customer feedback, and sales data related to brand compliance; provides insights and recommendations to operational leadership for performance optimization
  • Oversees visual merchandising execution, ensuring displays meet brand guidelines and seasonal requirements; coordinates with merchandising teams on corporate and local brand initiatives while maintaining visual consistency
  • Maintains expert-level product knowledge across assigned brands and categories; stays current with brand launches, promotions, and industry trends while communicating updates to operational teams
  • Reports regularly to brand partners on performance metrics, compliance status, visual merchandising execution, and market insights while maintaining strong vendor relationships

Requirements

  • The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years:
  • Requires 3 years of experience in brand management, visual merchandising, or commercial operations within retail environment
  • Requires 5 years of experience supporting retail operations with focus on brand standards, merchandising, or commercial excellence
  • A bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, merchandising, or related program can count for 3 of the 5-year requirement
  • Knowledge of retail or consumer goods industry and travel retail concepts
  • Understanding of brand standards, visual merchandising principles, and commercial compliance requirements
  • Experience managing the type of category/concept/brand to which the role is assigned
  • Familiarity with retail systems and reporting tools
  • Strong commercial acumen with understanding of brand performance drivers;
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to manage multiple brand relationships and apply critical thinking to resolve brand compliance challenges
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to effectively interface with brand partners, vendors, and internal teams at various organizational levels
  • Demonstrated expertise in visual merchandising, product presentation, and brand standard execution with proven ability to train and coach these standards
  • Strong project management capabilities with ability to coordinate multiple brand initiatives, seasonal resets, and promotional programs while ensuring timely execution.
Benefits
  • Competitive Salary of: $79,728- $93,798 annually
  • Daily Pay- Get your money as you earn it
  • 20% Hudson, HMSHost & Dufry Employee Discount
  • Paid Time Off
  • Personal and Parental Leave Programs
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • Advancement and Growth Opportunities
  • On-going Training & Development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
brand managementvisual merchandisingcommercial operationsinventory managementproduct knowledge trainingperformance metrics analysiscustomer engagement techniquespromotional merchandise planningretail systemsreporting tools
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillscritical thinkingproject managementcoachingcollaborationstrategic recommendationsvendor relationship management