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Our Client

Our client for this position is a very well known luxury goods company with an office in Miami dedicated to the Latin American and Travel Retail markets in Luxury Watches

Objective

This position is responsible for the professional and efficient managing of visitors, telephone calls and messages, as well as a variety of clerical duties that support costumer services, information and referral and the operation and presentation of a professional office.

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for the role is someone who is currently studying an dis willing to step in the fashion and luxury goods industry or someone with more experience as a Receptionist looking for stability in these uncertain times.

Job Description

• Receive and direct all visitors to the correct person in the Organization
• Manage all telephone calls and messages, directing them to the right person and following up appropriately
• Receive, classify and distribute all incoming mail and couriers
• Prepare all outgoing couriers. Ensure timely preparation not to miss pick-up time. Coordinate deliveries to consolidate when possibly. Identify sender and cost center to track expenses and prepare monthly report to Finance
• Keep the Reception Area always clean and tidy
• Manage relationship with the building management to provide all necessary maintenance, key copies, parking decals, access cards and parking stamps, etc.
• Coordinate with building management all repair and maintenance needs
• Keep updated schedule for the Video Conference Room and the Meeting Room
• Ensure Conference Rooms are always clean and ready to be used
• Set up projectors and video conference room when needed. Set up the video conferences, operate and program the video equipment and projectors
• Assist in the organization of meetings in the office, ensuring the rooms are ready to be used, all needed equipment and supplies are ready, lunch/snacks have been ordered, etc.
• Periodically update extension list file of the Miami office and distribute to users in the office, in NY and in the Affiliates. Likewise, update names and contact information of key users in the three Affiliates in a local file
• Keep updated database of hotels and restaurants in the Area. Negotiate tariffs with hotels and restaurants
• Assist with all hotel and restaurants reservations needs
• Organize activities for the birthdays of the month (lunch, happy hour, cake in the office). Buy birthday gifts for employees
• Process and maintain extension tree (Telephone System)
• Reset passwords for new users (Telephone System)
• In charge of updates and general maintenance of the system and to support users to program basic functions (voice mail, numbers in memory, forwards calls, etc.) (Telephone System)

Requirements

• Very good presentation and communication skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office is very well appreciated
• Appreciated previous industry experience: Wine & Spirits, Luxury Goods, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Travel Retail, Consumer Electronics, Fragrances, Cosmetics, Watch & Jewelry
• Fluent in English and Spanish (French would be a strong plus)
• Up-to-date work authorization (US Citizenship, Green Card, renewable H1B visa…)

Compensation

• $12 hourly base salary

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our cient for this job opportunity is the subsidiary of a very large international Luxury Goods / Cosmetics group in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Objective

The Marketing Assistant is in charge of the coordination of all the marketing informations and materials coming from HQ and to be adapted and communicated to the LATAM and Caribbean market. In Addition this person will also coordinate all the promotional and new product launch events in the region.

Ideal Profile

Ideal profile is a junior marketing professional with about 1 year experience willing to grow in the luxury goods industry.

Job Description

MARKETING EVENTS

• Review on a weekly basis the marketing materials provided online by HQ
• Coordinate merchandising for each event (promotional or launch)
• Follow up on producton of merchandising material
• Maintain the database of high resolution photographs coming from HQ
• Translate (English to Spanish) and prepare the Events guidebooks (7 yearly events)
• Coordinate the shipment of marketing materials to the markets in Latin America
• Update and maintain events budgets
• Coordinate with accounting for allocation and billings for the events
• Follow up on events’ results (qualitative and quantitative goals)
• Prepare the event calendar for all countries (LATAM and Caribbean)
• Coordinate the freelancers necessary for the events (make up artists, promoters…) and their expenses
• Follow up on expense reports

MERCHANDISING

• Approve and suggest visual layouts based on brands guidelines
• Review merchandising material coming from HQ and maintain local database
• Adapt international planograms to local guidelines
• Follow up on implementation of planograms

Requirements

• about 1 year of experience in a relevant position with a consumer or luxury goods brand, a duty free distributor or retailer, or a department store
• Bilingual English & Spanish
• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field preferred
• Intermediate to Advance level of proficiency in Microsoft Office(MS Excel in particular)
• Excellent planning and organizing skills; ability to prioritize and plan work activities; ability to multi-task.
• Appreciated previous experience: Aldeasa, Bloomingdale’s, Cartier, Dior, Clarins, Clinique, Cosmetics of France, Coty, DFA, DFASS, DFS, Dufry, Duty Free Americas, Duty Free Shoppers, Elizabeth Arden, Essence Corp, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, Guerlain, HMSHost, Kenzo, Kiehl’s, L’Oreal, LVMH, MAC Cosmetics, Macy’s, P&G, Parbel, Procter & Gamble, Roger & Gallet, YSL Beaute
• Appreciated previous titles: Marketing Assistant, Brand Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Brand Coordinator

Compensation

• $30k

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this opportunity is the Travel Retail Regional Headquarter for a well known Tobacco (cigarettes and cigars) Group.

Objective

The Area Sales Manager will be in charge of managing his Latin American and Caribbean local accounts in the Travel Retail / Duty Free channel to develop the business. Sell-in negotiations with buyers, advising clients on marketing budget allocations for promotions and product launches, points on sale visits, merchandising and inventory control… Run your own business, with your own territory, your own clients, your own P&L…

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile is an ambitious professional with great academic background (American University MBA strongly preferred). Previous experience in Latin American Travel Retail is a strong plus (or international sales). Open to travel extensively, both sales oriented and analytical, the Area Sales Manager is also an entrepreneur in a sense that his manages his own P&L, territory and clients.

Job Description

• Forecast sales by product and by territory
• Travel and meet with the distributors
• Budget and plan on a yearly basis with your clients
• Negotiate prices, quantity and spaces in POS
• Advise your clients on how to spend their marketing budget
• Manage your P&L on your territory (for senior level)
• Visit points of sales
• Make sure the marketing plan and the merchandising is properly implemented
• Train the sales staff
• Coordinate promotional events and launches
• Control inventory
• Watch competition and market trends

Requirements

• Good education
• 7 to 10 years experience in the Duty Free / Travel Retail industry (Perfumes, fragrances, cosmetics, watches, fashion, apparel, food & beverage, wine & spirits, tobacco, consumer electronics, etc…)
• Bilingual English and Spanish
• Excellent with MS Office, Excel in particular
• VERY open to Travel internationally (40%) and work extended hours
• Familiar with multicultural and international environment
• Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Perfect presentation and communication skills
• Appreciated previous experience: Altadis, Bacardi, British American Tobacco, Davidoff, Diageo, Estee Lauder, General Cigar International, Imperial Tobacco, Inter-Continental Cigar Corporation, JTI, Japan Tobacco International, L’Oreal, LVMH, Moet Hennessy, Pernod Ricard, Philip Morris, Remy Cointreau, RJ Reynolds, Swedish Match
• Appreciated previous titles: Area Sales Manager, Area Export Manager, Area Manager, Account Executive, Business Development Manager, Territory Manager

Compensation

• $90k + 15% bonus + car + benefits

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this position is the Latin America and Travel Retail office af a very large Luxury Goods group.

Objective

This Area Sales Manager will be in charge of travelling extensively to Latin American accounts to implement sales and marketing policies (training, merchandising, operations marketing coordination).

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this role is a sales executive or sales representative with 4 to 8 years experience in luxury goods for Latin American or Travel Retail markets.

Job Description

• Optimizes sales per customer per point of sales according to agreed budget, and marketing investment guidelines.
• Visits customers regularly to:
• Inform on sell thru changes and modifies recommended assortments
• Maintain contact with sales personnel, and train them
• Control inventories and propose orders based on inventory management forms
• Forward orders to Sales Assistant in Miami
• Take point of sales pictures
• Negotiates display and corner space per brand, per store
• Checks for proper merchandising, and corrects as needed
• Organizes local promotions, launches, and training sessions
• Trains Points of Sales personnel regularly on products and merchandising
• Reports regularly on market conditions, competition activities and distribution changes
• Follows up on implementations of marketing events

Requirements

• 4 to 8 years experience in Luxury Goods with Latin America, the Caribbean and / or Travel Retail (Cosmetics, Fragrances, Watches, fashion, Apparel, Wine & Spirits
• Very open to travel (50% to 70%)
• Fluent in English AND Spanish (French would be a strong plus)
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Appreciated previous experience: Bulgari, Cartier, Christian Dior, Clarins, Clinique, Cosmetics of France, Coty, Elizabeth Arden, Essence Corp, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, Guerlain, Kenzo, Kiehl’s, L’Oreal, LVMH, MAC Cosmetics, Occitane, P&G, Parbel, Procter & Gamble, Roger & Gallet, YSL Beaute
• Appreciated previous titles: Area Sales Manager, Area Export Manager, Area Manager, Account Executive, Business Development Manager, Territory Manager

Compensation

• $75k in base Salary
• Full benefits package

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this position is the Latin America and Travel Retail office af a very large Luxury Goods group.

Objective

The Account Executive will be in charge of travelling extensively to the Caribbean and North American Travel Retail accounts to implement sales and marketing policies (training, merchandising, operations marketing coordination).

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this role is a junior sales executive or sales representative with 3 to 5 years experience in luxury goods for Latin American or Travel Retail markets.

Job Description

• Optimizes sales per customer per point of sales according to agreed budget, and marketing investment guidelines.
• Visits customers regularly to:
• Inform on sell thru changes and modifies recommended assortments
• Maintain contact with sales personnel, and train them
• Control inventories and propose orders based on inventory management forms
• Forward orders to Sales Assistant in Miami
• Take point of sales pictures
• Negotiates display and corner space per brand, per store
• Checks for proper merchandising, and corrects as needed
• Organizes local promotions, launches, and training sessions
• Trains Points of Sales personnel regularly on products and merchandising
• Reports regularly on market conditions, competition activities and distribution changes
• Follows up on implementations of marketing events

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years experience in Luxury Goods with Latin America, the Caribbean and / or Travel Retail (Cosmetics, Fragrances, Watches, fashion, Apparel, Wine & Spirits
• Very open to travel (50% to 70%)
• Fluent in English AND Spanish (French would be a strong plus)
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• UP-TO-DATE US work authorization (US Citizenship, Green Card, H1B Visa,…)

Compensation

• $40k to $45k in base Salary
• Full benefits package

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this position is a very well known luxury goods company with an office in Miami dedicated to the Latin American and Travel Retail markets.

Objective

This position is responsible for the professional and efficient managing of visitors, telephone calls and messages, as well as a variety of clerical duties that support costumer services, information and referral and the operation and presentation of a professional office.

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for the role is someone who is currently studying an dis willing to step in the fashion and luxury goods industry or someone with more experience as a Receptionist looking for stability in these uncertain times.

Job Description

• Receive and direct all visitors to the correct person in the Organization
• Manage all telephone calls and messages, directing them to the right person and following up appropriately
• Receive, classify and distribute all incoming mail and couriers
• Prepare all outgoing couriers. Ensure timely preparation not to miss pick-up time. Coordinate deliveries to consolidate when possibly. Identify sender and cost center to track expenses and prepare monthly report to Finance
• Keep the Reception Area always clean and tidy
• Manage relationship with the building management to provide all necessary maintenance, key copies, parking decals, access cards and parking stamps, etc.
• Coordinate with building management all repair and maintenance needs
• Keep updated schedule for the Video Conference Room and the Meeting Room
• Ensure Conference Rooms are always clean and ready to be used
• Set up projectors and video conference room when needed. Set up the video conferences, operate and program the video equipment and projectors
• Assist in the organization of meetings in the office, ensuring the rooms are ready to be used, all needed equipment and supplies are ready, lunch/snacks have been ordered, etc.
• Periodically update extension list file of the Miami office and distribute to users in the office, in NY and in the Affiliates. Likewise, update names and contact information of key users in the three Affiliates in a local file
• Keep updated database of hotels and restaurants in the Area. Negotiate tariffs with hotels and restaurants
• Assist with all hotel and restaurants reservations needs
• Organize activities for the birthdays of the month (lunch, happy hour, cake in the office). Buy birthday gifts for employees
• Process and maintain extension tree (Telephone System)
• Reset passwords for new users (Telephone System)
• In charge of updates and general maintenance of the system and to support users to program basic functions (voice mail, numbers in memory, forwards calls, etc.) (Telephone System)

Requirements

• Very good presentation and communication skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office is very well appreciated
• Appreciated previous industry experience: Wine & Spirits, Luxury Goods, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Travel Retail, Consumer Electronics, Fragrances, Cosmetics, Watch & Jewelry
• Fluent in English and Spanish (French would be a strong plus)
• Up-to-date work authorization (US Citizenship, Green Card, renewable H1B visa…)

Compensation

• $12 to $13 hourly base salary

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this position is a worldwide leader in the cosmetics, fragrances and skincare industry. Their brands are in both the luxury goods and mass market categories.

Objective

The Financial Analyst role is to provide assistance to the Controller in preparing and reviewing forecasts, profitability, pricing structures, etc…

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this position has a bachelor of finance with similar previous experience in consumer or luxury goods industries (preferably in cosmetics, fragrances or skincare)

Job Description

• Prepare and review the P&L forecasts every month and every quarter
• Analyze brands profitability and price structures by account
• Analyze and explain the balance sheet positions every month
• Assist in preparing budgets
• Prepare reporting on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years professional experience as a Financial Analyst or similar position
• Previous experience in luxury products or consumer packaged goods strongly appreciated (includes cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, watch & jewelry, personal care products, food and beverage, etc…)
• Must be proficient with MS Excel and Access (Hyperion and Business Objects skills a plus)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, strong ability to commubicate with Senior management level
• Ability to work extended hours during closings and budgets periods
• Up-to-date US work permit (US citizenship, green card, or renewable H1B visa)

Compensation

• $50k to $65k yearly base salary
• Full benefits package

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client is the Latin American and Travel Retail office of a large European Luxury Goods group in Miami.

Objective

The Administrative/Office Assistant will act as an Executive Assistant for the top 3 executives of the office and as an Office Manager for both Travel Retail and Latin American divisions.

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this role is someone with a good professional maturity and a good previous administrative background. The position doesn’t lead to a Marketing nor a Sales position. Administrative candidates only.

Job Description

Executive Assistant
• Phone calls, sending and receiving faxes, printing and filing documents
• Scheduling and organizing business meetings and events.
• Planning travel tickets and hotels.
• Preparing travel expense reports.
• Preparing letters and power point documents and presentations (occasionally).
• Any ad-hoc business request.

Office

• Supervise Receptionist. Ensure all his/her responsibilities are fully completed
• Ensure the office is clean and organized.
• Order office supplies. Keep office closet and room clean and organized. Keep track of the expenses and budget.
• Order kitchen supplies. Ensure the kitchen, refrigerator, coffee machines and kitchenware are always clean and organized. Ensure supplies are available.
• Ensure bathrooms are equipped with all necessary supplies during the day
• Manage relationship with cleaning service ensuring the high expected standard is maintained.
• Ensure all office equipment is in good conditions and working properly: copiers, fax, postage machine, projectors, videoconference equipment, etc. manage all repairs, maintenance and scheduled service needs.
• Manage relationship with all suppliers: office, kitchen, copiers. Keep track of all contracts. Look for optimization and savings. Periodically quote services with other suppliers.

Administration

• Control travel expense reports. Reconcile AMEX and VISA statements with each employee expense report. Check back up for all expenses (credit cards and cash). Ensure the travel expense report is prepared according to the policies.
• Keep track of cell phone expenses and consumption, Prepare monthly reports. Periodically work with the supplier to ensure we are getting the best plan/rate for our needs. Order new cell phones: coordinate all replacements and updates in agreement with IS.
• Maintain leasing inventory and reports, indicating status of each lease, user, expiration date, cost, etc. Support IS and Finance in the process of receiving new leased equipment and returning old equipment.
• Filing/Storage: Assist the Finance Department in all filing needs: payments to suppliers and clients, expense reports, checks and transfers back ups. Keep track of all documents sent to Storage. Manage database of documents in Storage. Manage the process of sending new documents and destroying old ones.
• HR. Support the HR Area in the HQ with some local needs. Assist local employees with HR related information, act as a liaison between Miami office and HR in the Head Quarters.
• Keep track of time-off reports for vacation, sick days and personal days. Update and distribute monthly. File all absence requests.
• Assist the Finance Department in all other administrative-finance requests.

Requirements

• Smart and proactive. Team player. Results oriented. Flexible
• Must be able to anticipate needs and requests from Executives
• Detail orientated
• English and Spanish needed. French and Portuguese a plus
• Very good MS Excel knowledge
• Able to manage confidential information

Compensation

• $14 to $15 per hour in base salary

How To Apply

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Our Client

Our client for this position is a well established family owned high-end kitchenware manufacturer and distributor, headquartered in the greater New York area.The company is opening a Latin America office in Miami.

Objective

The Latin America Marketing & Sales Coordinator will be in charge of assisting the Latin America Director in growing the business by helping on any marketing aspect (catalogs, packaging design, pricing, presentations, event coordination…)

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this position is a Marketing professional, trilingual English, Spanish and Portuguese with experience working with latin america in consumer or luxury goods. This person needs a very good professional maturity to be able to make presentations…

Job Description

• Develop catalogs
• Participate in adapting packaging design and concepts to Latin America
• Develop and maintain price lists
• Develop PowerPoint presentations
• Coordinate sales collateral
• Follow up on sales leads
• Process the orders
• Track customer orders
• Participate in building forecasts and projections
• Manage inventory

Requirements

• Fully Trilingual English, Spanish and Portuguese
• Previous experience in working with Latin America for Luxury or Consumer Goods brands or distributors
• Apreciated previous experiences: Tableware, Tabletop, Flatware, Dinnerware, Chinaware, Glassware, Barware, Cutlery…
• Ability to talk to clients at a senior level and make presentations
• Good follow-up skills
• Very autonomous and organized
• Very good skills with Excel and the rest of MS Office
• Up-to-date work authorization (US Citizenship, Green Card, renewable H1B visa…)

Compensation

• Base salary of $40k to $50k depending on experience
• Full benefits package

How To Apply

For more information about the job description and the company, please contact us below. Attach your resume and cover letter if we don’t already have it.
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Our Client

Our client for this position is a world leader in the Wine and Spirits industry with a small office in Miami dedicated to Latin America.

Objective

The Controller is in charge of supervising the accounting and financial analysis duties for the office.

Ideal Profile

The ideal profile for this job is an ambitious professional with a Master’s in Finance and previous experience as a Financial Analyst, Controller or Finance manager among these industries: Wine & Spirits, Luxury Goods, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Travel Retail, Consumer Electronics, Fragrances, Cosmetics, Watch & Jewelry…

Job Description

• Provide all the necessary analytic information to the Commercial Department in order to give them the proper support for their negotiations to improve commercial terms.
• Support the General Management providing all the necessary information to optimize the decision making process
• Careful control & search for constant optimization of the expenditures at the Regional Level
• Analysis of profitability by customer, by door, commercial action and lines in accordance with brand management needs in order to optimize the allocation of investments
• Analyze return on investments in general to assure the resources are correctly invested
• Ensure and enforce the respect of rules and procedures of the Group
• Improve and follow up of procedures and internal control in the Regional office
• General Ledger review for Journal Entries correctness
• Preparation of required documents to assist auditors at mid-year and year ending statements
• Responsible for monthly and year-end financial statements
• Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation and submission of all required reports
• Responsible for a general review of accounts
• Responsible for all General Office Management and Control for the Miami Office

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration with Finance experience
• Appreciated previous positions: Financial Analyst, Controller or Finance manager
• Appreciated previous industry experience: Wine & Spirits, Luxury Goods, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Travel Retail, Consumer Electronics, Fragrances, Cosmetics, Watch & Jewelry
• 5 to 7 years Financial Management experience
• Fluent in English and Spanish (French would be a strong plus)
• Up-to-date work authorization (US Citizenship, Green Card, renewable H1B visa…)

Compensation

• $80k to $95k base salary
• Full benefits Package

How To Apply

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