(Senior) Global Product & Brand Manager (m/w/d) | Hair Professional

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential premium beauty organization seeking a talented professional to lead global product and brand management for a professional hair-care portfolio. Reporting directly to senior leadership, you'll manage two direct reports while overseeing the complete product lifecycle from concept to commercialization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Product Management & Portfolio Strategy: Lead the entire product lifecycle independently—from ideation through formulation and packaging briefs to market launch; manage assortment planning, product innovation, and portfolio optimization
• Supplier & Production Management: Build and maintain supplier relationships, coordinate product development processes with manufacturers, and negotiate pricing structures, minimum order quantities, and production terms
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Conduct research and analyze market trends, pricing, consumer behavior, competitive landscape, and derive actionable recommendations for product and assortment planning
• Budget & Cost Responsibility: Manage project and product budgets independently, including cost and margin calculations, and optimize product profitability
• Launch Management: Oversee product launches including timelines, bills of materials, forecasting, and coordination with sales, supply chain, and international markets
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Organize and oversee internal and external product testing to validate claims, efficacy, and quality; manage necessary optimization processes
• Communication & Campaigns: Develop creative concepts for product communication and lead campaign development and execution with relevant stakeholders
• Digital Marketing Interface: Create content ideas and provide expertise for digital communications, develop storyboards and briefs, and collaborate closely on content and campaign implementation

What We're Looking For

• Completed university degree with several years of solid experience in product management and/or product development, ideally in FMCG, beauty, or professional hair-care sectors
• Strong knowledge of product development, supplier and production management, and managing products throughout their complete lifecycle
• Experience analyzing pricing, costs, margins, competitors, and markets, with the ability to translate insights into concrete product and business decisions
• Passion and proven experience in go-to-market and launch management, as well as developing and implementing innovative product concepts
• Experience collaborating and negotiating with external suppliers and manufacturers, and managing international partners
• Ideally, initial experience leading and developing teams, with enthusiasm for motivating employees, developing talent, and delegating responsibility
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills with strong problem-solving capabilities and organizational strength
• Strong communication skills, negotiation ability, and persuasiveness when engaging with internal and external stakeholders
• Courage to pursue new ideas, innovation mindset, and the determination to successfully transform concepts into concrete products, communications, and projects
• Fluent German and English language skills required
• Based in or willing to relocate to Munich, with hybrid work arrangements available

How We Work With You

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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