Assistant Manager, Ecommerce APAC & ME (Contract)

About the role

Samsonite Brands is expanding its ecommerce business across the Asia Pacific and Middle East region and is looking for a Regional Assistant Ecommerce Manager to drive ecommerce for assigned brands and countries. The role reports to the Vice President of Digital Experience & E-Commerce, Asia Pacific & Middle East, and is based in the regional headquarters in Singapore. It suits someone with significant hands-on experience running an ecommerce business for a global premium brand.

Key responsibilities

• Lead local country ecommerce teams across the region, guiding them on digital brand development, channel expansion, campaign management and platform development to grow ecommerce business and P&L profitability
• Develop the brand across all online ecommerce and digital properties and act as the key ecommerce stakeholder
• Drive regionally-led campaigns spanning multiple countries
• Initiate, own and lead regional projects such as new site launches and functionality enhancements
• Replicate best practices across countries and use an analytics-driven approach to track and report results

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in E-commerce, Online Marketing or a related field
• At least 5 years of relevant experience with a premium consumer lifestyle brand
• Ability to lead and work with people at all levels, and to influence opinions without damaging relationships
• Decisive, detail-oriented, flexible and able to work with teams across multiple geographies and time zones
• Proficiency in English is mandatory; working knowledge of other Asian languages is an advantage