Senior Brand Manager - NIVEA

CARE FOR SKIN – CARE FOR PEOPLE
For more than 130 years, care for consumers and our people is what has driven us. Every day, our global brand icons, such as NIVEA, Eucerin, and Hansaplast, make more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries feel good in their skin. Join this world of care and start your career in an environment that offers you the freedom to drive our international business with your entrepreneurial spirit. Shape your professional future from day one and explore our collaborative culture with smart, courageous teams that all share one exciting goal: developing skin care products of the next generation.

For our Brussels based office, Beiersdorf Belgium is looking for a Senior Brand Manager – Nivea Skin Care (SUN, Body and APC – all purpose creams) - 1 year temporary contract .

As Senior Brand Manager, you will be part of the BNL Marketing team, and will be based in Brussels. The SkinCare team consist of one BNL Marketing Manager (based in NL), a Senior Brand Manager, Junior Brand manager and an intern in both Belgium and the Netherlands. You will work in close collaboration with your NL counterparts and also with other disciplines such as Category Management, RGM, Media, Sales, Finance, E-com etc.

Your main purpose will be to define and execute the local marketing strategy for the responsible Brand Group(s), based on the international portfolio to ensure meeting set objectives in market shares, sales and profitability.

• Daily Management of the product categories:
  • definition and implementation of successful launches and relaunches incl. analysis, follow-up of supply chain data, forecasting, follow-up of activation plans / follow-up of the core product portfolio;
• Manage and coach your direct report: the Junior Brand Manager.
• Business steering:
  • Understanding of challenges and opportunities for NIVEA SUN, Body and APC with clear recommendations  for the future
  • Responsible to steer and build action plan to reach Market Share KPIs
  • Ongoing generation of local insights to develop impactful and efficient action plans and identify the business opportunities to reinforce your categories in Netherlands / Belgium.
• Market analysis & performance tracking:
  • Analysis of the sell-in and sell-out results, follow up the competition activities (media, innovations, activities) and landscape, market evolution in terms of product and habits / trend, VMS forecasting.
  • Define and implement the local marketing strategy and plans based on the marketing mix levers and apply in the best way possible the international guidelines & strategies to the local market situation
  • Implement and execute marketing and media campaigns that are defined together with the Media and Marketing Manager
• Leverage partnerships and bring them to a new and higher level
• Owning the non-working marketing budget of your categories
• Engaging and motivating key stakeholders to maximize your category performance

Your Profile

What it takes to join us:

• 5+ years of experience in Brand Management or other relevant commercial role (preferably in FMCG);
• First and foremost: strong sense of ownership. good teamspirit, enthusiasm, flexibility and drive.
• Analytical skills and result-driven approach
• Accurate, well organized and attention to details
• Strong communication skills, both in written and verbal
• Fluency in English and French and/or Dutch required

Why Beiersdorf?

A great place to work: pure and simple. Besides offering you a challenging role & growth opportunities, you will also receive a competitive salary package & fringe benefits:

• A temporary one year Beiersdorf contract
• Great and professional team, dynamic and fast paced international FMCG environment
• Hospitalization insurance & pension sheme
• Company car & fuel card
• Meal vouchers & net allowances
• 32 holidays
• Possibility of 2 days of homeworking
• Health & wellbeing program

We know that feeling good starts on the inside. That means making people happy, from our consumers to you. Together, we work the magic that turns complex science into easy-to-use products: but look beyond the formulas and you’ll find a great place to work, combining care, collaboration and pure performance to create brands that are trusted by millions. We care for your uniqueness. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.