At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.
Your Tasks
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Support GAMD in building the category innovation strategy & pipeline
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Passion for and Deep understanding of category trends, consumer needs, jobs to be done and relevant target groups
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Monitor closely markets, competition, trade and the digital space to derive implications for category innovation and pipeline development (with close coperation and CoE)
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Deep dive into business and market data to spot opportunities and unlock innovation opportunities
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Derive relevant consumer insights in view of business challanges and develop strategies how to exploit them
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Generate category-specific, consumer validated innovation concepts for global (or sizeble regional) deployment
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Liase with regions to ensure closeness and to fuel global innovation with local/regional insights
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Close cooperation with NIVEA Brand Management to ensure smooth transition of innovation projects from Early Innovation / category discovery into (pre-)IIM
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Fuel consumer insights into communication Development process ensuring consumer centricity and single minded message.
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Deep dive and collaborate with early innovation to support creating long-term view for the category.
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Be ahead of the curve by fueling Sustainability into the overall face pipeline
Your Profile
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University degree, ideally master
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Many years of work experience with focus on innovation
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Profound marketing knowledge
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International mindset paired with international working experience
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Creative explores, Consumer-centric at heart
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Visionary, think global
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A passion for the opportunities of digitalization
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills/Passion for storytelling
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Out of the box thinking person with a digital mindset
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Ideally experienced in design thinking and agile ways of working
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Inspiring and convincing team player
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Fluent in spoken and written English, additional language is a plus
Additional information
We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae, salary expectations, relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture.
If you have any questions, please contact our recruiter Phiwe Mnyakama every Friday between 10:00 and 11:30 am via the telephone number +49 40 4909 6057.
Have a look at our benefits: What we offer – Our Benefits | Beiersdorf
