Senior Vice President

10+ years experience

Nirvana Brands is a global fragrance brand builder and distributor with a modern go to market vision and strong expansion plans. Nirvana Brands is on a mission to become one of the leading and trusted, Brand owner, Licensee and Distributor partner in the Beauty category, driving worldwide brand growth though its global organisation, capabilities and network, with real competitive advantage to deliver sustainable, long term brand growth. The current portfolio of brands includes Sarah Jessica Parker, The Rolling Stones, Guy Laroche, Paloma Picasso, Gloria Vanderbilt, Slava Zaitsev, Daniel Hechter, Eau Jeune, Antonio Banderas, Shakira

ROLE

Senior Vice President at Nirvana Brands Inc. reports to the company group CEO/COO, leading and managing the company’s North America/LATAM day to day operations and ensuring that the company's goals and objectives are met. The role is “hands on” and is the driving force behind the company’s vision. It is responsible for developing and implementing successful strategies to achieve the company’s long-term financial objectives and growth plans in the critically important North America market as well as exploiting profitable opportunities in LATAM.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Manage the day-to-day operations of the North American company, managing the local internal organisation and external partners. Specifically, this includes local Commercial, Operations and Trade Marketing teams.

Deliver annual financial year goals and objectives by developing and implement short-term and long-term, successful, business plans for Nirvana Brands Inc, aligned with the overall company’s goals and objectives.

Continually review the North American business unit performance and make necessary adjustments to improve both efficiency and profitability.

Working with the leadership team, identify new business in North American market as well as developing strategies for sustained organic growth.

Build and maintain strong internal (group) and external (brand owners/distributors/customers/suppliers/retailers) collaborative relationships to ensure on going mutually beneficial partnerships, delivering strong business growth.

Be “In touch” by continuously monitoring business performance, market trends and competitor activities identifying implementing corrective actions to overcome potential risks as well as seeking out and exploiting new opportunities for the company.

Managing and maintaining annual budget control, identifying cost savings and driving efficiency across all areas of expenditure to enable reinvestment in brand growth and Nirvana Brands Inc profitability.

Lead organisation agility and productivity through simplifying and improving internal and external processes.

Represent the company at industry events and conferences to enhance the Nirvana Brands Inc brand, its network and its reputation.