Senior Associate, Market Intelligence – Beauty

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

What you’ll be doing  

The Intelligence function is a part of ISGBD business unit, that combines Intelligence, Strategy, Growth and Business Development functions. We are a trusted partner for the Chalhoub Group for industry, market, and consumer insights. Our mission is to support the growth of the brands by providing accurate and relevant industry and market data, as well as building the forecasts and looking into the future.

The intelligence team is positioned at the beginning of the funnel to spot and identify shifts and new trends in the industry, which later enable our retail teams, Innovation, and Investments in making insights driven decisions.

We remain agile in our reports and data sources, continuously on the look out to integrate innovative sources.

We are an agile and dynamic team that is positioned as a centre of expertise for industry dynamics and market knowledge. We are curious, questioning status quo and always look for innovative ideas. This role is a great opportunity for someone who is a team player, passionate about the beauty industry, and looking to learn and grow in a fast-moving industry.

Responsibilities

     Collaborative Partnerships:

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to capture the latest insights and new data on the GCC markets
• Engage with new partners to enhance data sources and trends
• Build a strong link between country teams and Intelligence team to improve common understanding of the GCC market & consumer

Support Beauty Intelligence team on reporting and insights on the GCC market,:

• Be a strong expert on the GCC beauty market
• Build in-depth understanding of the GCC consumer and its specifics by country
• Help in creating comprehensive beauty reports that highlight market size, shares, and key trends in the GCC markets. Compare regional trends by country to identify opportunities and challenges
• Be responsible for the mapping of beauty stores in the GCC countries to ensure that the reports fully reflect actual retail footprint

Data Collection and Verification:

• Collect and consolidate local market estimates for key markets
• Ensure data reliability and collaborate with partners on data verification

Industry insights:

• Stay up-to-date with industry developments, new brands, and trends within the beauty sector in the GCC countries
• Share findings to support strategic planning and business growth
• Provide insights into market shifts, key retail events, and e-commerce trends.

Support the team on presentations: Convey analysis and present findings to internal and external stakeholders, including senior management and external business partners

Ad-Hoc Requests: handle ad-hoc requests from management and other stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of information

Continuous Improvement: Continuously develop and enhance reports, studies, and deep dives, focusing on categories, trends, and key retail periods, to stay ahead of market dynamics

What you’ll need to succeed  

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
2. Minimum 6 Years of experience as a Market Intelligence professional
3. Expertise in the Beauty Industry is a major plus
4. Strong communication skills
5. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, visualization, and reporting
6. Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data sets to draw actionable insights
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings in a clear and concise manner
8. Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
9. Familiarity with market research methodologies and competitive analysis techniques
10. Passion for the beauty industry and a keen interest in staying abreast of the latest trends and innovations
11. Collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment

What we can offer you  

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.  We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.  

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.  

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.