Product Brand Manager Valentino & Mugler

Product Brand Manager Valentino & Mugler – Luxury Products Division

About L’Oréal

L'Oréal has been a world leader in the cosmetics business for more than 100 years and has grown into one of the largest FMCG companies in the world. With international brands such as L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Kérastase, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent and Vichy, we offer relevant products for every consumer.

This position covers the responsibility of Product Brand Management of both Valentino & Mugler.

Valentino & Mugler form part of our couture fragrance portfolio. Despite their couture DNA both brands have unique positionings with clear, differentiated go-to-market strategies. As a PBM, you will be part of the Fragrance Brands Marketing team accountable for driving awareness and business results.

Who am I?

As Product Brand Manager you are part of a multidisciplinary marketing team and within it, you are the ‘Brand Champion’. Furthermore, you will be the expert of your consumers, its strategy, and the budget choices, all to maximize market share and enhance the brands equity.

In short: you are accountable for developing, driving and implementing the 360 strategy for Valentino & Mugler, answering the local consumer needs.

My responsibilities

The Brand Product Manager has a diverse set of tasks, consisting of:

• Incorporating consumer centricity and data driven insights for the category, competitor behavior, market trends and sell-out figures
• Build the product strategy, growth plan & supporting budget
• Implement a 360 plan for launches, renovations and always-on pillar support with key stakeholders
• Protect the brand equity / expression both on & off-line, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints: artworks, claim validation, model rights, DMI croppings and layouts, etc.

Product Forecasting & Budget Management

Your profile

You are analytical strong but pragmatic when the situation requires. Determined to make impact by taking the initiative, localizing global ideas and sharing ideas with generosity. It is important to feel comfortable to collaborate with different stakeholders and influence when necessary. Furthermore you are open minded and supportive towards new initiatives and have passion for beauty and skincare.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Obtained a Master Degree, preferably in a relevant field
• At least 3 - 5 years’ experience in (preferably category driven) brand product management
• Experience with fast and effective internal and external stakeholder management.
• A broad understanding of FMCG and/or Luxe business, such as Digital, Category Management, E-Commerce and Sales.
• Fluent in English and native in either French or Dutch

What do we offer?

When you start at L'Oréal, you get a great deal of responsibility from day one. To develop, we offer an introduction program and an individual training program. Training can be local or at the global headquarters in Paris. An enriching experience where you will meet international peers.

And furthermore you will find with us:

• An inspiring work environment with ambitious colleagues;
• A healthy career perspective with good development and career opportunities;
• A competitive salary which is adjusted on an annual basis in case of good performance;
• Good secondary employment conditions, such as a 13th month, profit sharing, discount on medical expenses and a favorable pension scheme;
• Discount on L'Oréal products
• Nice extras such as various sporting company activities.

Finally, a great added value of working at L'Oréal is that you will be working with so many different people and functions. This offers you the opportunity to broaden your knowledge about different stakeholders. You will work together with colleagues from fields such as Sales, Marketing, Digital and Finance.