Global beauty conglomerate spanning prestige cosmetics, skincare, and fragrance across 120 countries
Shiseido operates as a multi-brand beauty manufacturer with 10,000+ employees spread across manufacturing, sales, and marketing — a ratio reflecting a product-centric, retail-driven business model. The tech stack leans operational (SAP S/4HANA, Blue Yonder for supply-chain orchestration, Cognos for analytics) with emerging adoption of TikTok Shop and LiveRamp, indicating a shift toward direct-to-consumer and first-party data strategies. Active hiring spans 22 countries with strong velocity in sales (93 roles) and marketing (95 roles), while manufacturing and supply-chain pain points dominate: inventory management, forecast accuracy, production bottlenecks, and equipment downtime.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director, Digital Marketing Director, Warehouse Lead
Shiseido is a publicly traded Japanese beauty company with a portfolio of 11+ owned brands distributed across cosmetics, skincare, fragrances, and prestige segments in over 120 countries. The business spans manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and retail partnerships, with ongoing brand-specific initiatives like Sephora staff training and regional market expansion. Core operational challenges center on manufacturing efficiency (OEE improvement, equipment downtime reduction), supply-chain visibility (inventory liability reduction, forecast accuracy), and sales performance across geographies. The organization is scaling both front-office roles (sales and marketing) and back-office analytics (data reporting, brand performance analysis), supported by enterprise platforms (SAP, Salesforce Commerce Cloud) and cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP).
Enterprise systems: SAP S/4HANA, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Azure, AWS, GCP. Analytics: Cognos, Power BI, Google Analytics. Supply-chain: Blue Yonder. Design tools: Adobe Creative Suite. Recently adopting TikTok Shop and LiveRamp for e-commerce and data activation.
Shiseido recruits across 22 countries: Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Singapore, Australia, China, South Korea, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Taiwan.
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