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Senior Marketing Manager New Product Development - Joico

Henkel · Culver City, CA, USA ·

Pay:
120.000 - 135.000
Job type:
Full Time

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting‑edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What You´ll Do

Translate professional insights, cultural trends, and consumer behavior into differentiated product concepts, positioning, and global campaigns
Partner with Marketing Director, shaping brand strategy and long-range innovation pipeline in close collaboration with senior brand leadership
Own select product strategy including new launch forecasting, sizing, and business case development
Present clear recommendations to leadership and sharpening facts to drive confident decision making
Lead end to end new product development, building strong product briefs and data driven business cases aligned to brand, performance, and financial targets
Own stage gates for cross functional alignment to deliver high performance, margin accretive innovation
Partner with R&D and Supply Chain to manage development timelines and ensure on time launches meeting cost of goods benchmarks (COGs)
Communicate project status, risks, and key decisions clearly to internal and external stakeholders
Partner with Consumer Market Research to brief, test, and validate concepts with professional stylists, consumers and research partners
Craft market‑leading product positioning marketing concepts and compelling claims for new launches
Partner closely with Packaging to lead pack briefs, color and material direction, and artwork routing, ensuring packaging delivers on brand vision, shelf impact
What makes you a good fit

5+ years of experience with a focus in professional haircare or beauty
Strong understanding of professional and consumer needs
Bachelors' degree or relevant experience in new product development
Strong strategic thinking, ability to deduce conclusions from market research to develop and execute effective brand strategies
Proficient in utilizing data to make informed choices
Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management abilities
High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
Financial acumen (budget management, business cases, P+Ls)
Advanced presentation skills and storytelling for senior level audiences
Leadership capabilities to foster a collaborative work environment
Some benefits of joining Henkel

Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary range for this role is $120,000.00 and $135,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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