Brand Manager H/F

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers . Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries . We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Brand Manager H/F – FRANCE

Rueil‑Malmaison, France. Hybrid model – 3 days per week in office.

About the Role

We’re looking for a commercially driven and strategically minded Brand Manager to join our French team. This role brings together brand strategy, shopper activation and commercial accountability, playing a pivotal role in driving sustainable brand growth in France. You will be responsible for developing and executing annual brand plans, leading innovation launches, and ensuring strong in‑market activation in close collaboration with Sales, Category Management and European teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement annual brand plans aligned with regional and global strategy.
• Adapt global toolkits into impactful French campaigns and activation plans.
• Lead local asset development and campaign execution.
• Define portfolio strategy, innovation priorities and product lifecycle management.
• Monitor brand KPIs (Nielsen metrics, internal metrics and equity metrics) and drive corrective actions.
• Partner closely with Sales and Category Management to align pricing, promotion and distribution strategy.
• Ensure excellence in NPD launches.
• Oversee media, digital and in‑store activation with agency partners.
• Track competition and market trends to inform brand decisions.
• Manage brand A&P budgets and ensure efficient allocation.
• Contribute to customer plans and build trade stories with strong brand rationale.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG marketing (brand and/or shopper roles).
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Proven capability in 360° campaign development, asset localisation and performance tracking.
• Confident working cross‑functionally in a matrix organisation.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into action.
• Strong ownership, accountability and execution focus.
• Fluent in French (written and spoken). Very good English level.
• Hands‑on, results‑oriented and commercially minded.

Benefits

• Hybrid working.
• Health insurance, life and disability coverage.
• Additional retirement plan, profit‑sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program and the Inspire JOY programme.
• Up to 25 days of annual leave + 11 RTT days.
• Financial support for sports and cultural activities through the Works Council.
• Casual dress code, caring atmosphere.

Permanent contract, full‑time, based in Rueil‑Malmaison (1 minute from the RER A).

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.