Cdi – Make Up Senior Product Manager – H/F/X

CDI – Make Up Senior Product Manager - H/F/X

Ready to bring passion into your career?

Clarins Group is a French family-owned company and a global leader in skincare and makeup, with a presence in over 150 countries.

The role :

Permanent contract to be filled as soon as possible. Based in Paris 17th.

We are currently looking for a Make Up Senior Product Manager to join our Make Up Marketing team.

As a Product Manager for the Make-Up Color category at Clarins, you will be responsible for a highly dynamic and complex product portfolio with strong development ambitions, overseeing the category from product development to launch and lifecycle management. Your mission is to deliver innovative, high-performance products and powerful 360° activations, fully aligned with Clarins’ brand values and market expectations, to drive sustainable growth and strengthen Clarins’ leadership in Make-Up.

What you’ll do :

Competition & market knowledge

• Market analysis: Stay informed about market dynamics, sub-segment breakdowns, top competitors, and emerging trends to provide global teams with actionable insights.
• Competitive strategies: Analyze competitor strategies including launch timings, product repushes, franchise building, and promotional activities.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze market performance in the makeup segment to support and refine brand strategy.

Marketing strategy

• Launch performance: Monitor and evaluate the success of product launches and the existing catalog portfolio.
• Strategic planning: Co-build the Color make-up strategy identifying key launches, discontinuations, franchise development, and target markets.
• Calibration: Establish launch ambitions by zone, set rank targets & define pricing strategy

Product development

• Concept development: Collaborate with global teams to develop product concepts and detailed product briefs.
• Operational coordination: Oversee and coordinate the operational development of current and future projects, ensuring responsible management of formula development, packaging, and other upstream processes.
• Assure project profitability

360° development

• Campaign activations: Create impactful, differentiated, and coherent 360° campaigns around product launches to maximize potential.
• Consistent messaging: Ensure consistent messaging throughout the 360° development process, and federate downstream 360° teams.

Portfolio management:

• Category animation & local relevancy: Drive the category beyond global launches by leading local relevancy projects, one-shots, and specific market requests. Partner closely with key markets to identify growth opportunities and co-create tailored initiatives aligned with global strategy.
• Manage fast-track developments: Manage fast-track projects responding to market opportunities, ensuring speed, operational excellence, and respect of brand standards and profitability.

Management

• Project Oversight: Provide guidance on project prioritization, offer constructive feedback, and ensure alignment with project goals (provide input on projects, follow up briefs, creatives..)
• Collaboration framework: Define clear ways of working (guidelines, toolkits, decision frameworks) to streamline collaboration, prioritization, and execution of local initiatives.

• Fluent in French and English

• Deeply knowledgeable and passionate about the beauty and makeup industry, with a strong grasp of market trends and consumer preferences and with a high sense of aesthetic
• Strategic and analytical, capable of translating market insights into effective product plans while being adaptable and resilient.
• Innovative and creative, always seeking new ways to captivate customers and differentiate products.
• Detail-oriented and organized, able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Collaborative and communicative, excelling in cross-functional team environments.
• Energetic and enthusiastic, bringing a positive and proactive attitude to your work.

• A Master 2 in business school or university degree
• At least 3-4 years of experience in product management within the beauty or cosmetics industry including previous experience in Eye category.
• Strong project management skills, with experience overseeing complex product development processes.
• Knowledge of the Pack Office (Photoshop or Indesign would be a plus)
• Good interpersonal skills: team spirit, ability to conceptualize, creativity, curiosity, proactivity, flexibility, enthusiasm, analytical skills, team player
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively.

We have :

• Over 70 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with our Clarins and myBlend brands
• A caring and inclusive company culture: at Clarins, we believe our people are at the heart of our success. Discover our values and working environment on our Welcome to the Jungle page
• An attractive compensation package, including profit-sharing and incentive schemes
• Benefits: health insurance, pension plan, transportation, sports & culture, Works Council (CSE), product allocation, company restaurant, etc.
• Development opportunities and a rich training offer, including unlimited access to our Digital Learning platform
• A flexible working environment, with up to 2 days of remote work per week (after 4 months’ seniority)