Assistant Manager, Consumer Intelligence

Description

Position Summary:  The Assistant Manager, Makeup Consumer Intelligence serves as a strategic and analytical partner responsible for analyzing consumer, market, competitive, social and cultural intelligence and beginning to translate into actionable growth strategies for ELC’s global makeup portfolio. Working closely with the Executive Director - Makeup Consumer Intelligence, Global Marketing, Product Development, Regions and cross-functional partners, this role will help support category strategy, brand planning, innovation priorities and commercial activation.

Roles & Responsibilities

Category and Market Intelligence: Analyze global makeup performance, including market share, category growth, channels, geographies, and competitive activity.

Translate Data into Strategic Direction: Begin to move beyond reporting to develop the hypotheses, implications, and recommended actions for the business.

Support Consumer Research: Assist with design and oversee qualitative and quantitative learning plans across innovation, positioning, communications, portfolio strategy, and consumer experience.

Integrate Consumer and Cultural Intelligence: Combine primary research, syndicated data, social listening, search behavior, ratings and reviews, and competitive intelligence into a holistic view of the consumer and category.

Partner with Global Brands & Functions: Work closely with cross functional teams to support key priorities.

Operate with Independence and Agility: Anticipate stakeholder needs, flex across different project types, and rapidly build knowledge in new areas.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years of experience in consumer insights, market intelligence, analytics, strategy, or a related field; beauty, consumer products, or retail experience preferred.
• Analytical Expertise:  Proficiency in market share, category performance, competitive analysis, and business performance data.
• Consumer Research Exposure: Experience assisting with designing and analyzing qualitative and quantitative research.
• Social and Cultural Intelligence: Experience using social listening and digital consumer signals to identify emerging behaviors, trends, and opportunities.
• Strategic Synthesis: Ability to translate multiple data sources into clear business implications, recommendations, and executive-level framing.
• Learning Agility: Strong curiosity and willingness to flex across different business questions, methodologies, data sources, and project types.
• Communication and Collaboration: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate complexity, align diverse stakeholders and drive action without direct authority.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required; experience with data visualization, social listening and analytical platforms preferred.
• Beauty Category Expertise: Knowledge of beauty category and competitor dynamics.