Responsibilities

• Global Skin Care Category Strategy. Own the vision, direction, and commercial roadmap for Croda’s skin care portfolio, identifying where we win and where we grow.
• Innovation & Big Bet Platforms. Drive strategic innovation across skincare portfolio, delivery systems, sensory technologies, and sustainable emulsification.
• Trend Intelligence. Anticipating global shifts in skin biology, consumer behaviour, and competitive moves. Translate insights into actionable strategy.
• Portfolio Leadership. Shape and optimise the global portfolio, ensuring margin protection, category coherence, and long‑term value creation.
• Customer‑Facing Impact. Elevate Croda Beauty’s presence with best‑in‑class storytelling, technical authority, and differentiated ingredient narratives.
• Cross‑Regional Influence. Lead global marketing forums, align regional execution, and ensure consistent delivery of high‑value initiatives.
• Team Leadership. Develop and coach a small high‑performing team, building future leaders in category, brand, and innovation marketing including succession plan.
• Marketing Plan. Leads the development of marketing plans ensuring they deliver business value and ensures communication of marketing plans to relevant parties
• Central contributor to SBU or geographical territory strategy

Requirements

• Deep understanding of skin care science, formulation, or ingredient technology
• Proven experience in B2B beauty or specialty ingredients
• Strategic clarity with the ability to simplify complexity
• Commercially astute. Strong commercial instincts and portfolio thinking
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
• Experience influencing across regions and functions
• Leadership that inspires, empowers, and elevates others
• Degree level education in a technical, business, or digital discipline
• A high achiever - results and delivery focussed individual
• Highly self-motivated and able to get the best from others – an excellent team player
• Good planning and organisational skills - structured, disciplined & able to cope with pressure
• Strong cross cultural and interpersonal skills