Sales Operations Manager (m/f/d) (1-year-fixed-term contract)

cosnova GmbH • Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bayern, Germany • 3d ago

cosnova? The name might be new to you – but you certainly know our brands essence and Catrice: they are available in more then 90 countries and together generate annual sales of around 1 billion euros. Today, we rank among the Top 10 in colour cosmetics – thanks to our 900+ dedicated employees worldwide. With passion and creativity, they continue to write our success story every day.

Start your own chapter with us – bring your ideas and skills to an working environment shaped and supported by the values of a family-owned company.

The position is based in our office in MILAN.

Fulfilling responsibilities. A team that inspires.

Manage product data, translations, and sales materials, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Support the planning and execution of product launches, range updates, and limited editions, including product presentations, in coordination with cross-functional teams
Manage pricing activities through the preparation and maintenance of price lists and customer-specific plans
Monitor product performance and support reporting activities in collaboration with Sales teams
Coordinate, with Operations, order flows, stock allocation, and product availability to ensure smooth execution and minimize leftovers
Maintain and update master data across systems and customer platforms
Ensure timely communication and alignment with internal stakeholders and customers
Support e-commerce operations, including product content management and online assortment definition
Collaborate closely with the Italian team and maintain effective communication with the headquarters in Germany

You bring the skills. We give you the space.

Experience in the FMCG industry (preferably in the beauty sector), ideally within S&OP or Customer Service functions, is considered a plus
University degree in Economics, Management Engineering, or a related field
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and planning skills
Customer-oriented mindset with excellent communication skills and a passion for sales
Proactive and goal-driven approach, with a strong team spirit, collaborative attitude, positivity, resilience, hands-on mentality, and flexibility
Strong knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint (advanced); knowledge of SAP is a plus
Native or fluent Italian and good English (B2 or higher) for working with local teams and the German headquarters

Exciting work. Benefits that matter.

Fresh fruit, coffee, tea, cold drinks and a great cafeteria are standard – just a small taste of our bigger benefits.

For your rest: in addition to 30 vacation days per year, you will receive four weeks of paid special leave (sabbatical) in your seventh year with the company.
For your future: take advantage of our cosnovAcademy with its wide range of training opportunities.
For your office life: look forward to a modern, stylish workplace, free lunch on Mondays and Fridays, and complimentary underground parking.
For every stage of life: company pension plan, in-house gym, job ticket, subsidy for childcare costs, and many team events.

This is just a few of our benefits. Check out the rest at: www.cosnova.com/en/career

At cosnova, we value personality, talent and team spirit – not age, origin, gender, skin colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your complete job application in English or German. Your contact person for this vacancy is Nina Herbst (Senior HR Manager International, +49 6196 76156 1168).