Senior Manager Consumer Marketing

Your challenge

As Senior Consumer Marketing Manager, we offer you an attractive balance of strategic thinking and hands-on activity in an international business environment while taking initial ideas through to product development and market introduction.

Your responsibilities

• Driving the definition, development and introduction of product that bring ever-more rewarding and enjoyable experiences to consumers by meeting their needs. You will translate in-depth market, consumer and shopper insights, as well as competitive analyses into winning concepts. You will then integrate these new concepts into product roadmaps, develop and bring the concept from idea to market with communication.
• Steer the product development (PDLM) process from start to end, taking initial ideas through to product development and market introduction.
• Interact with various disciplines including Innovation, Technology & Development departments, internal and external Design agencies, manufacturing units or external suppliers, marketing management, marketing communication and international sales organizations.
• Work together with external partners to drive the propositions and maximize success.
• Help to extend the lifecycle of existing products by contributing with your marketing views.
• Interact on a regular basis with our marketing teams in key markets and ensure a successful product launch that fits with the local market needs.

Your team

You will be part of the Philips Beauty team, within the Business Group Personal Health. You will join us in the Haircare team base in Hong Kong, reporting to Business Category Leader. Philips is an important and recognized brand globally. You will be working in a network of various stakeholders based in the Netherlands (e.g. consumer marketing team, central communication team, market intelligence specialists) and in the countries (e.g., downstream marketing specialists).

Our offer

We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore.

We are looking for

• Master degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related fields with excellent academic track record, preferably an MBA
• Minimum 8 years of working experience in a product development or a similar role within a consumer-oriented product company.
• Knowledge of the dynamics of marketing / brand management of consumer products/FMCG including new product / category introductions.
• Proven record of accomplishment with global consumer / retail brands with a demonstrated ability to work with multiple and diverse markets.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills and broad interests that allow you to create multi-disciplinary environments that inspire and motivate others.
• Ability to collaborate with local marketing, and sales teams, and create network within and outside the organization

In return, we offer you

A challenging and diverse position in an innovative company. You will have the ability to grow both your professional and personal skills. You will have freedom to perform your job independently.