Associate Manager, Displays

Wella

23h•$75,000 - $98,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Manager, Retail Display Operations leads promotional display execution across all channels and brands, enabling the sales organization to achieve its business goals. The role oversees the end-to-end display development process, from initial sales requests and financial checks through display planning, creative development, production, and delivery. It requires strong project management, attention to detail, business acumen, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build cross-functional relationships and influence partners to achieve customer-focused outcomes. The position works closely with Sales, Trade Marketing, Marketing, agencies, display manufacturers, and other partners. It develops display strategies for Clairol and OPI, plans forecasts and roadmaps across customers, manages the display budget, and tracks readiness and execution. The role is based in Calabasas, California or New York City, in a hybrid work arrangement, and reports to the Senior Manager, In Store Execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or at least 3 years of prior experience in consumer packaged goods or a Visual Merchandising position.
Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and InDesign to check print art files.
Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
Strategic thinking, strong follow-through, and project management skills.
Understanding of the display development process for delivering semi-permanent and permanent displays, mapping future needs, and recommending the best approach.
Ability to solve problems and make design decisions based on analytics.
Proactive approach and willingness to take initiative for the business.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams with a customer-focused mindset.
Strong communication skills to ensure a flawless process.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with NexGen, Spaceman, or JDA.
Knowledge of hair color or nail categories.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end display development process, including receiving Sales requests, checking financials, planning display mix with Sales and Trade Marketing, coordinating creative development with agencies and Marketing, and working with manufacturers and partners to produce and deliver displays on time and within budget.
Build strong relationships with the Sales organization and develop an in-depth understanding of retailers, shoppers, competitors, and key priorities to create display strategies for Clairol and OPI.
Create planograms using software such as NexGen, Spaceman, or JDA.
Define and plan annual display forecasts, roadmaps, calendars, and strategies across customers, identifying promotional opportunities within relevant categories.
Work with the Trade Marketing team to create and deliver displays that execute retailers’ promotional strategies.
Manage the display budget.
Ensure display readiness, project tracking, and execution.