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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Senior Brand Manager
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About this Position
Henkel is in search an ambitious and strategic Senior Brand Manager to shape the future of our Hair Care business across 9 diverse markets. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a challenging and evolving category, strengthen established segments such as Shampoo, and unlock new growth opportunities in emerging segments like Hair Treatments. If you are passionate about building brands, driving innovation, challenging the status quo, and turning bold ideas into business impact, this is your opportunity to make a difference!
What you´ll do
- Develop and implement brand strategy for Hair care category (3 brands) and annual marketing plan across nine markets of Central Asia and Caucasus, aligned with global brand objectives and business priorities.
- Drive brand performance, market share, sales growth, and profitability through data-driven decision-making and effective marketing investments.
- Lead the development and execution of impactful 360° marketing campaigns across TV, digital, social media, influencer marketing, and other relevant consumer touchpoints.
- Drive portfolio development and new product launches, translating consumer insights and market opportunities into successful growth initiatives.
- Analyze consumer trends, category dynamics, and competitor activities to identify opportunities and strengthen brand relevance.
- Manage regional marketing budgets, optimize resource allocation, and measure campaign effectiveness and return on investment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration with sales, trade marketing, finance, regional marketing and other stakeholders to deliver brand and business objectives.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in brand management, preferably within FMCG.
- Proven experience in developing and executing brand strategies, ideally across multiple markets.
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of brand performance, market share and marketing ROI.
- Experience in integrated marketing campaigns, digital marketing and product launches.
- Excellent analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively across different cultures and markets.
- Strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, results-oriented approach.
- Fluency in English.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Annual bonus
- Meal Allowance
- Medical Insurance after probation period
- Mobile limit
- Up to 30 days paid sick leave per year
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
JOB ID: 26102939
Job Locations: KAZ, Almaty Province, Almaty
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
If I have questions regarding my application, who do I contact?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.