Director, E-commerce Partnership & New Initiatives

Job Description

Job Summary:

• This role is an Asia based position and leads ecommerce business partnership development and new business model creation in the region, working very closely with ELC’s global and regional digital partners like Alipay, Lazada , Tik Tok , Wechat and etc
• This role seamlessly partners with ELC Travel Retail in the region to develop TR’s strategic digital initiatives, including TRDPP (Travel Retail Digital Partnership Platform), Duty Free E-commerce in Hainan, CTC global e-commerce , and etc
• This role provides strong project management supports to TR’s new initiatives, leading the co-creation of business and partnership model with ELC’s digital partners, ensuring the alignment of the project priorities, securing the right level of supports , and tracking the project progress to ensure the successful implementation
• This role works very closely with Travel Retail, fully leveraging Global Online’s capabilities in ecommerce and leading the knowledge transfers processes
• This role works very closely with TR and APAC/CN to lead the Global 3PP and Digital Partnership Strategy in the region

Key Responsibilities:

• Seamlessly partner with Travel Retail to lead the PMO in the region for the strategic initiatives with digital platform partners;
• Closely work with Travel Retail team to drive the digitalization of duty-free business and offer the on-the-ground support in the region
• Manage the proactive communications with digital platform partners , align the strategic priorities, and drive the co-creation opportunities in the region.
• Provide the regular update of digital platform trends and innovations, research and analyze best practices (including the competitor analysis), create benchmarks for valuable insights to inform the strategy development and guide key initiatives
• Propose and develop business cases for new business initiatives with digital platform partners

Required Competencies

• Strong project management experiences
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management
• Strong business analytical skills , consulting background preferred
• B2C ecommerce retail experience is a MUST , especially in luxury& prestige market
• Good understanding of digital ecosystems, including Wechat, Tmall, Allipay , Lazada and Tik Tok
• Technology background and Data competence are preferred
• Graduate degree, MBA preferred