Associate Brand Manager (Beauty)

About Us

AX Beauty is the beauty division of American Exchange Group, dedicated to creating and curating innovative, trend-driven beauty  products that resonate with today’s diverse consumers. With a portfolio of owned and licensed brands, we bring a fashion-forward, retail-savvy approach to the beauty space—merging industry insight with bold creativity and smart strategy.

At our corporate headquarters, the AX Beauty team is made up of passionate professionals across product development, marketing, sales, and operations. We collaborate closely to build brands that are both meaningful and marketable—always with an eye on quality, performance, and consumer relevance.

This is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where ideas move quickly from concept to shelf. If you're energized by innovation, thrive in a collaborative culture, and want to be part of shaping what’s next in beauty, AX Beauty is the place to grow your career.

Visit our website at https://axbeauty.com/

Position Summary:  

The Associate Brand Manager plays a vital role in supporting the Brand team across AX Beauty Brands’ personal care, beauty, and home fragrance divisions — with dedicated focus on the off-price business and home fragrance category. This position is responsible for ensuring seamless execution of brand programs through organized tracking, communication, and management of timelines, samples, and deliverables across multiple retail channels. 

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a strong interest in the beauty and personal care industry. This role is essential in supporting Brand & PD coordination, formula, packaging and sample management, and overall project organization to ensure each program launches on time and aligns with brand standards. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:  

Brand PD, Operations & Coordination:  

• Support the Brand team in managing timelines, key milestones, and deliverables across active product programs. 

• Coordinate cross-functional communication between Brand, PD, Creative, and Sales to ensure alignment on project objectives and deadlines. 

• Maintain and update project trackers for new and existing programs within personal care, beauty, and home fragrance. 

• Prepare and organize materials for internal and external brand/pd reviews, customer meetings, and retailer presentations. 

• Track packaging progress and artwork approvals in collaboration with internal teams and suppliers. 

Sample Management & Organization:  

• Manage the receipt, organization, labeling, and shipment of product and packaging samples. 

• Maintain a centralized inventory of all samples for internal reference and external distribution. 

• Coordinate delivery of samples for buyer meetings, photography, and product evaluations. 

Off-Price & Home Fragrance Focus:  

• Support the execution of programs for the off-price division, ensuring products meet retailer specifications and shipment timelines. 

• Assist in managing documentation and sample tracking specific to off-price customers. 

• Partner closely with the team overseeing the home fragrance category to coordinate fragrance briefs, packaging mockups, and product submissions. 

• Help organize and maintain fragrance reference libraries, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for brand and development teams. 

Administrative & Departmental Support:  

• Assist with meeting preparation and follow-up on action items. 

• Track project statuses and communicate updates to internal stakeholders as needed. 

• Provide day-to-day support to ensure brand operations run efficiently. 

Trend & Consumer Insight Support 

• Assist in gathering market, social, and consumer trends across the beauty and personal care landscape to inform brand ideation and product positioning. 

• Compile and summarize relevant insights from trend reports, social media, and competitive retail reviews. 

• Support the Brand team in translating key findings into actionable recommendations that help shape product development and brand direction. 

Position Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Brand Management, or related field preferred. 

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in beauty, personal care, or consumer goods industries preferred. 

• Must be able to work at our New York office 4x a week.  

• Exceptional organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. 

• Strong attention to detail and follow-through. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with project tracking tools is a plus. 

• Passion for the beauty, personal care, and fragrance industries. 

Salary: The anticipated base salary is $80k-$90k annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, internal equity, and location.

Working Conditions:   
Physical Requirements  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand at a desk for  extended periods. Must be able to operate desktop computers, multiple monitors, proprietary software,  phones, and standard office equipment. Occasional bending, reaching, and light lifting (up to 25 lb.) are  required. The ability to effectively listen, understand and communicate by telephone and in person is vital  to fulfilling the job’s essential functions.   

Work Environment  

This is a regular full-time position in an office and/or home office environment. Working overtime may be  required to meet the demands and deadlines associated with the position.   

NOTE  

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by  the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to  give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and  requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals  with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills,  aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude  individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or  others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or  abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other  than an “at-will” relationship. The company complies with ADA regulations as applicable.