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

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential beauty organization seeking a Global Product & Brand Manager to lead their professional hair-care portfolio. In this role, you will own the complete product lifecycle from concept through commercialization, managing product development, supplier relationships, and go-to-market strategy.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Managing the entire product lifecycle including ideation, formulation briefings, packaging development, and market launch
• Building and maintaining supplier relationships, coordinating product development processes with manufacturers, and negotiating pricing, minimum order quantities, and production terms
• Conducting market research, competitive analysis, pricing studies, and consumer insights to inform product and portfolio strategy
• Managing project and product budgets including cost and margin calculations and optimizing product profitability
• Leading product launches including timelines, bill of materials, forecasting, and coordination with sales, supply chain, and international markets
• Organizing internal and external product testing to validate claims, efficacy, and quality
• Developing creative concepts for product communication and leading campaign development in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Creating content ideas and technical input for digital marketing, preparing storyboards and briefs, and collaborating closely on content execution
• Directly reporting to senior leadership and managing two direct reports

What We're Looking For

Our talent team is seeking candidates with:

• Completed university degree with several years of solid experience in product management and/or product development, ideally as Product Manager, Product Development Manager, Global Product Manager, Product Innovation Manager, Product Portfolio Manager, or Category Manager
• Background in FMCG, beauty, or professional hair-care sectors strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of product development, supplier and production management, and managing products throughout their entire lifecycle
• Experience analyzing pricing, costs, margins, competitors, and markets, with ability to translate insights into concrete product and business decisions
• Passion and proven experience in go-to-market and launch management, plus developing and implementing innovative product concepts
• Experience collaborating and negotiating with external suppliers and manufacturers, and managing international partnerships
• Ideally some team leadership experience with enthusiasm for motivating, developing, and empowering team members
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with excellent problem-solving abilities and organizational strength
• Communication skills, negotiation expertise, and persuasiveness with internal and external stakeholders
• Courage for new ideas, innovative spirit, and the determination to successfully translate these into concrete products, communication initiatives, and projects
• Fluent German and English language skills

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will screen your profile and qualifications. If there's a strong match, we'll conduct an initial interview to understand your experience and career goals. We will then submit qualified candidates to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all communication should flow through our talent team to ensure a smooth process.

Pay

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

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