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Brand Manager, Hair Care & Styling - Schwarzkopf Professional

Culver City, CA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the Hair Care & Styling business end to end with P&L accountability, strategy, and go-to-market leadership to drive growth and profitability.

  • Lead portfolio strategy, assortment planning, SKU optimization, and product lifecycle management.
  • Partner with Sales, Supply Chain and Marketing to execute launches, campaigns and ensure targets are met.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the Hair Care & Styling business, including P&L accountability, annual objectives, and key performance indicators
  • Develop and execute short and long-term business strategies to drive sustainable growth and profitability
  • Identify opportunities to accelerate sales, gain market share and improve overall business performance
  • Lead annual planning processes, business reviews, and portfolio recommendations
  • Serve as the marketing and commercial lead for the upcoming Schwarzkopf Hair Care business
  • Drive go-to-market planning and commercialization strategy for future launches
  • Develop channel-specific strategies with a strong emphasis on Specialty Retail partners, incl. Sephora and Ulta
  • Build long-term growth plans for the category while balancing Specialty Retail and Professional channel opportunities
  • Lead competitive analysis, category assessment, consumer insights evaluation, and market opportunity identification
  • Influence portfolio and investment decisions through data-driven analysis Portfolio Management

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration or related field
  • 5+ years of brand management, category management or commercial marketing experience
  • Demonstrated experience managing business performance and delivering commercial growth
  • Strong analytical, strategic thinking and financial management skills
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Excellent communication, presentation and project management skills
  • Beauty, hair care, prestige beauty or FMCG experience preferred
  • Experience working with Specialty Retail partners such as Sephora, Ulta, or similar
  • Experience launching new products or building emerging categories
  • Understanding of Professional salon channels and distributor business models with focus on the US is a plus

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
  • Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
  • Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
  • Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
  • Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
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Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands.Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace.Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of about 47,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.Imprint: http://www.henkel.com/imprintData Privacy: https://www.henkel.com/data-protection-statement-social-media

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DEU
40K employees (3,697 in marketing)
www.henkel.com

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Posted range

$100K/yr – $120K/yr

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