Regional Business Unit Leader Grooming and Beauty Western Europe

Lead the Future of Grooming & Beauty in Western Europe

The Regional Business Unit Leader for Grooming & Beauty Western Europe will drive the regional growth agenda, ensuring Philips leads the market in innovation, digital engagement, and category relevance and growth.

By connecting consumer insights, business strategy, and executional excellence, this leader will shape the future of Grooming & Beauty in Western Europe — delivering profitable growth and enduring brand strength.

Your role:

This impactful position’s responsibilities can be broken down into 5 categories:

Business Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the Western Europe G&B strategic plan, delivering on our strategic plan for 2026–2028 commitments for growth, profitability, and market share.
• Translate global roadmaps (OneBlade, Lumea IPL, Shaving, Beauty Tech) into locally relevant, high-impact go-to-market strategies.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and Marketing Communications to ensure integrated business delivery.

Consumer & Commercial Excellence

• Lead omnichannel marketing and shopper activation to strengthen brand preference and conversion across e-commerce and retail.
• Ensure NPI launch excellence, delivering strong sell-in and sell-out performance for new propositions.
• Optimize A&P investments for ROI, leveraging data, analytics, and AI-powered engagement to reach consumers more effectively.
• Partner with key regional customers to build joint business plans and accelerate category growth.

Portfolio & Innovation Management

• Manage portfolio health through strategic pricing, mix management, and SKU optimization to safeguard profitability and competitiveness.
• Collaborate with Global Business Units and R&D to shape innovation priorities that reflect regional consumer insights and category trends.
• Support the scale-up of Beauty Tech and Wellness ventures, driving early validation and go-to-market readiness.

Financial & Operational Performance

• Own delivery of sales, IGM, EBITA, and A&P efficiency targets for the G&B business in Western Europe.
• Improve price realization, productivity, and resource allocation to maximize margin expansion.
• Ensure forecast accuracy and S&OP discipline, enabling agile decision-making and performance tracking.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and inspire a cross-functional regional team across Marketing, Commercial, Finance, and Demand Planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability, aligned with Philips’ leadership competencies.
• Build future-ready marketing capabilities and succession strength through coaching and talent development.

You're the right fit if:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in consumer marketing, category or business leadership (FMCG, Beauty, or Consumer Health).
• Strong experience managing a team with direct and indirect reports in matrixed, cross-functional organization.
• Proven record in regional P&L management, innovation launches, and commercial excellence.
• Expertise in digital and omnichannel marketing, consumer insights, and portfolio strategy.
• Strategic thinker with a data-driven, consumer-centric mindset and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Sales experience is a plus.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.This is an office role.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

*This role will be posted until November 21st, 2025