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Marketing Manager Benelux - NIVEA Personal Care

Your Tasks

CARE FOR SKIN – CARE FOR PEOPLE
For more than 130 years, care for consumers and our people is what has driven us. Every day, our global brand icons, such as NIVEA, Eucerin, and Hansaplast, make more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries feel good in their skin. Join this world of care and start your career in an environment that offers you the freedom to drive our international business with your entrepreneurial spirit. Shape your professional future from day one and explore our collaborative culture with smart, courageous teams that all share one exciting goal: developing skin care products of the next generation.

For our Brussels based office , Beiersdorf Belgium is looking for a Marketing Manager Benelux – Nivea Personal Care - 1 year temporary contract .

As Marketing Manager, you will be part of the local marketing BeNeLux team and reporting to the Head of Marketing Benelux, while working with local teams in both countries to develop and implement the marketing and communication strategy for our iconic brand NIVEA  Personal Care (Shower - Hair care - Deo - Men) based on the international portfolio. You will also manage, coach & develop a team of 4 BeNeLux colleagues:

  • Define the local marketing strategy based on the marketing mix KPI’s with a sense of local business needs while leveraging the BeNeLux synergies for the NIVEA Men face, deodorant, shower and Hair care & styling
  • Inspire, coach & support your team in both countries and take active measures to strengthen the internal talent pipeline.
  • Ensure excellent execution of the marketing strategy and plans according to annual business plan and in line with our brand guidelines (special focus NPD’s and Core) -->  Coordinate the BM in the team in developing & monitoring the go-to-market and activation plans in both countries for the respective categories
  • Act as the spokesperson and drive BeNeLux topics towards the Regional Europe personal care teams and ensure an efficient information flow to the Management Team (especially share all relevant information on the development of the local market)
  • Ensure to deliver the market share and net sales objectives for the respective categories and closely pilot the monthly KPIs: You monitor and analyze the performance of market shares compared to competitive activities and you revise and adapt the plans if necessary.
  • Responsible for ensuring a perfect validation process management (of artworks, media playbooks adaptations) and coordinate the marketing budget with the respective brand managers.
  • Has a good knowledge of the local media landscape and media trends, integrate local insights to optimize/adapt communication plans in strong collaboration with the BM and Consumer Journey & Media Managers.
  • Approves the media planning and drives the team towards an excellent execution with ROI mindset and ensure alignment of corporate brand image with global identity guidelines and adequate usage of institutional information – both internally and externally.
  • Close cooperation with all other business functions, Sales, SCM, Supply Chain, Financial Controlling, HR.
  • You are in charge with the local sales and S&CM managers to continue the local growth in terms of value market share

Your Profile

What it takes to join us:

  • Degree in Marketing - Business or other relevant field combined with 8/10+ years of relevant working experience
  • Business proficiency in English; both French & Dutch languages knowledge is preferred. At least one is mandatory.
  • Experience in handling international stakeholders is a big plus
  • Profound Marketing knowledge: having the understanding of BeNeLux retailer landscape
  • Leadership experience and a profound interest in coaching & developing others
  • Travel availability according to our guidelines: the position will be based in Brussels with travelling 2 times per month to the Netherlands
  • Project management skills and the capacity to drive simplicity and quick action in a complex environment:
  • Assertiveness and ability to listen and create consensus
  • Initiative and curiosity, to spot and pursue opportunities before competition.
  • Proactive in sharing and suggest proper adjustments.

Why Beiersdorf?

A great place to work : pure and simple. Besides offering you a challenging role & growth opportunities, you will also receive a competitive salary package & fringe benefits:

  • A temporary one year Beiersdorf contract
  • Great and professional team, dynamic and fast paced international FMCG environment
  • Hospitalization insurance & pension sheme
  • Company car & fuel (or EV charging) card
  • Meal vouchers & net allowances
  • 32 holidays
  • Possibility of 2 days of homeworking
  • Health & wellbeing program

We know that feeling good starts on the inside. That means making people happy, from our consumers to you. Together, we work the magic that turns complex science into easy-to-use products: but look beyond the formulas and you’ll find a great place to work, combining care, collaboration and pure performance to create brands that are trusted by millions.

We care for your uniqueness. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Job Details

Contract Type:
Limited, 1 Year / Full-Time
Country / City:
Belgium / Brussels
Company:
SA Beiersdorf NV
Job ID:
16677