Junior Brand Manager

Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.

Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.

The role:

To support the Senior Brand Manager/ Brand Manager in managing their sub-category from innovation concept to launch, incl. campaigns and activation through NPD led events.

What you will do:

• Supporting the Senior Brand Manager / Brand Manager generating actionable insights to help with formalisation of the overarching Category strategy for their assigned projects/sub-category, with a specific focus on consumer needs and market insights. Presenting analysis & recommendations to Senior Leadership team.
• Manage NPD projects from initiation to product concepts through to launch through Kaihatsu process. Responsibility includes delivery of on-time briefs with a clear business case with consumer benefit & commercial viability in mind. Working multi-functionally with Project management, Finance, Sourcing, creative and Pack Design teams. Continuously review project assortment & product performance to ensure we stay ahead of competition and relevant to market needs.
• Accountable for the organisation and delivery of bi-annual sell-in presentations working collaboratively with other Junior Brand Managers and the rest of Brand & Product development team
• Responsible for briefing global campaigns to Creative team and feeding into the creative conception through to asset creation ensuring the delivery is on Brand, taps into consumer insight and lands the key campaign objectives. Supporting the shoot organisation with sample ordering and any other support needed by Creative team. Driving the delivery of a global toolkit and reviewing activation plans across all touch points and channels to ensure consistency.
• Post Project/Campaign Analysis; Initiating and consolidating the analysis across functions and channels to understand the global campaign performance to turn into actions for future projects/ campaigns.
• Adhoc; time to time support on sample ordering, supporting market requests, raising POs, attending Insights studies, and administrative tasks to maintain ESG claims.
  
  

What you will need:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Minimum one year experience preferably within a health and beauty, brand - driven business
• A minimum of 6 months spent in a head office product development role
• Experience in a global business is advantageous
• Demonstrable consumer focus and ability to turn insight into actionable projects
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills. Microsoft office competence is essential
• Highly creative
• Comfortable with a high level of initiative and a clear focus on delivering results
• Demonstrable strong affinity with the Molton Brown brand and the luxury beauty world
• Flexible, adaptable and organised.
• Thrives on fast paced multi-channel retailing
  
  

Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 17 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/

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