Brand & Retail Manager (Luxury Beauty & Fragrance)📣 Job Ad

About the Brand & Retail Manager Role

HRsource is seeking an experienced Brand & Retail Manager to join a globally recognized luxury beauty and fragrance house. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 5-10 years of experience. The role is central to the brand's expansion across the Kingdom, focusing on driving brand visibility, retail excellence, and commercial performance.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

This broad commercial role combines brand management, retail operations, marketing, and client engagement. You will work closely with regional leadership, global brand teams, retail partners, and distributors to develop and implement the annual brand and retail strategy for the Saudi Arabian market. Key responsibilities include driving retail performance across all points of sale, enhancing client experience, and executing product launches and brand activations in line with global guidelines.

• Develop and implement the annual brand and retail strategy for the Saudi Arabian market.
• Drive retail performance across all boutiques and points of sale, ensuring commercial targets and KPIs are consistently achieved.
• Partner with boutique teams to improve client experience, sales productivity, and operational excellence.
• Plan and execute product launches, seasonal campaigns, brand activations, client events, and VIP experiences in line with global brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure local campaigns align with brand positioning and objectives.
• Identify commercial opportunities through market analysis, customer insights, and competitor activity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with retail partners, landlords, agencies, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
• Monitor retail performance through sales analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and regular business reviews.
• Ensure visual merchandising standards and brand presentation are consistently maintained across the market.
• Support boutique openings, promotional activities, and special projects across Saudi Arabia.
• Collaborate with training teams to ensure retail staff are equipped with product knowledge, brand storytelling, and service standards.
• Manage marketing and retail budgets, ensuring activities deliver measurable commercial return.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in luxury beauty, fragrance, cosmetics, fashion, or another premium retail sector, with experience in both brand management and retail operations. A strong understanding of the Saudi Arabian retail landscape and consumer market is essential.

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in luxury beauty, fragrance, cosmetics, fashion, or premium retail.
• Previous experience managing both retail operations and brand marketing activities.
• Demonstrated experience delivering successful product launches, retail events, brand activations, and client engagement initiatives.
• Experience working with distributors, retailers, and regional stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience analyzing sales performance and developing action plans.
• Budget management and financial planning experience.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Fluent Arabic and English are essential.
• Must be based in Saudi Arabia or willing to relocate to Riyadh.

Required Skills and Attributes

Candidates should be commercially minded, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously with exceptional attention to detail. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are crucial, with the ability to influence internal and external partners.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires the candidate to be based in Saudi Arabia or willing to relocate to Riyadh.