Senior Category Manager – EU

Overview

As Senior Category Manager for Europe, you translate global brand strategy into regional category priorities to boost portfolio performance and hero product growth. You lead two Category Managers and a shared Category Analyst to deliver integrated EU marketing plans across Colour, Complexion, Skincare and Fragrance. You shape category visions, evaluate NPD opportunities, and align with global partners to ensure a coherent regional product offer. This role combines strategic leadership with cross‑functional execution in a fast‑paced, creative beauty environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• birthday leave
• inclusive parental leave
• pension and life assurance
• Medicash and Employee Assistance Programs
• dog-friendly days and spaces

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated EU product marketing plans aligned with Retail and gross sales and commercial priorities
• Lead Category Managers to define category visions, growth plans, and portfolio architecture
• Consolidate category recommendations and align priorities with Head of Marketing EU and global partners
• Manage cross-category NPD and promotional prioritisation with commercial and global teams
• Coordinate cross-category launch and promotional planning and resolve competing priorities
• Oversee portfolio and lifecycle performance, optimise availability with Supply Chain
• Develop differentiated channel portfolio priorities across Specialty, Department Stores and Online/Pure Players
• Review pricing ladders and lifecycle recommendations with Head of Marketing EU
• Use market and portfolio analysis to identify growth opportunities and partner with Global NPD
• Lead, coach and develop Category Managers and the shared Category Analyst
• Partner with Go-To-Market, VM, Sales, REOPS and Communications for launch readiness and execution
• Lead, coach and develop direct reports and align cross-team priorities

Key requirements

• Demonstrable marketing experience, preferably in beauty, with category ownership
• Strong strategic and commercial thinking with ability to translate global strategy to regional plans
• Excellent cross‑category prioritisation, analytical capability, and stakeholder influence
• People leadership with ability to empower and develop high performing teams
• Strong collaboration, agility, results‑driven mindset, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication and ability to translate insight into action
• Knowledge of European markets is favorable
• Flexible, positive, professional attitude and high attention to detail

• collaboration
• agility
• results-driven
• portfolio management
• NPD (new product development) coordination
• pricing and lifecycle management

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