Product Brand Manager Kiehl's - Luxury Division

For our Luxury Products Division

Product Brand Manager Kiehl’s

This position for Product Brand Manager is for one of our exciting skincare brands: Kiehl’s. You will be part of the Luxury Products Division.

As PBM, you will be part of the L’Oréal Luxe Skin Marketing team driving brand awareness and business results. In this Product Brand Manager role, you will be working for one of our most exciting skincare brands: Kiehl’s. At Kiehl's, we've been obsessed with skin since 1851 - and nothing has changed. Rooted in apothecary tradition and driven by science, we craft high-performance formulas with the most potent ingredients. We have our own flagship stores, which makes this role unique.

About L’Oréal

L'Oréal is a world leader in cosmetics with a portfolio of international brands such as L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Kérastase, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani and Vichy.

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 are the owner of consumer insights, making sure they remain at the heart of our marketing decisions and strategies; from budget creation, portfolio management and media campaigns, all while enhancing and developing the brand equity. Unique to your scope will be that you are at the heart of retail, having our two flagship stores as your playground.

In short: you are accountable for driving and implementing the 360 strategy for Kiehl’s, answering the local consumer needs.

My responsibilities

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

• Lead a consumer centric and data driven approach, using category insights, competitor behavior, market trends and sell-out figures
• Create product vision, strategy and growth plan for the brand
• Implement the 360 execution of launches, projects and pillar always-on with the right stakeholders
• Be analytical and highly data driven
• Challenge the status quo, improve your brand, spot new opportunities and pivot when needed
• Be the guardian of the brand expression on- and off-line, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints

Your profile

You are strong analytically but pragmatic when the situation requires. As a person you are determined to make a great impact by taking initiatives and sharing your ideas. It is important to feel comfortable to collaborate with different stakeholders and that you know how to convince them if necessary. Furthermore you are open minded and supportive towards new initiatives and have passion for beauty and skincare. You like to drive the brand into uncharted territories, and are always on the look-out for the next opportunity for the brand. You have an entrepreneurial mindset, and are not afraid of taking risks.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Obtained a Master Degree, preferably in a relevant field
• At least 2 - 4 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 (this is a must-have)

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.