Senior Brand Manager, Oral Care EMEA - FTC - 12 Months

Nuvance Health; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer health company is seeking a Senior Brand Manager to drive brand strategy within the Oral Care segment across the EMEA region. This role requires a results-oriented professional with strong marketing acumen, proven collaboration skills, and a deep understanding of consumer insights to shape strategies that resonate across diverse markets. The successful candidate will lead initiatives that enhance market share and deliver impactful brand communications while inspiring a high-performing team.

Benefits

Competitive Benefit Package

Learning & Development Opportunities

Kenvuer Impact Networks

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience developing and executing brand strategies in consumer health.
• Experience working with global teams and aligning strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead regionally aligned brand strategy and marketing efforts.
• Ensure compliance with global brand strategy across markets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive brand growth.

Skills

Brand Strategy

Collaboration

Storytelling

Analytical Thinking

Consumer Insights

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field

Master's degree

Job description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Senior Brand Manager, Oral Care EMEA - FTC - 12 Months

Kenvue have announced a planned move of offices to Reading, Berkshire in Q1 of 2026. Please note that this role will move locations along with this office move.

What we do

At Kenvue , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, LISTERINE, JOHNSON'S and BAND-AID that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who we are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours. For more information, click here .

Role reports to: Marketing Director Regional Deployment Leader EMEA EH

Location: High Wycombe, UK

Travel %: 10%

What you will do

Key Responsibilities

• Regional deployment lead working across need states as per focus workstreams require : partnering with Regional deployment need state leads in segment to help cascade globally aligned strategy and initiatives with limited shaping and transcreation.
• The RDL links the Region to the Global Brand / Need State Table on a day-to-day basis
• Ensures a cohesive approach to marketing deployment across clusters/ region, embedding principles of science of brand growth, aligned to Global Growth brand plan.
• Drives above market share growth through increased consumer penetration, leveraging global playbooks and toolkits.
• Modelling Kenvue behaviours

Leadership foundations:

• Member of regional segment team, executing globally aligned strategy and priority workstreams across need states partnering closely with regional deployment need state leads for segment.
• Ensuring strong collaboration & participation in Global Growth forum as per defined cadence.
• Responsible for effective cascade of Globally aligned strategy, comms, innovation to region at growth forums
• Provide consolidated consumer, HCP insights needs to regional deployment lead team for consideration
• 'Red' flag check with non-priority markets on key global initiatives (ie, regs, DE&I, legal, sustainability)

Brand & connections excellence:

• Ensure market /region compliance to globally aligned brand strategy, and positioning for need state projects
• Rollout global comms, content, playbooks to markets/clusters in region, editing only for regional nuances as agreed with Global need state and redeployment leads
• Ensure adoption & execution of SOBG principles across active markets
• Cascade of HCP & Influencers strategy, playbook and executional framework, including regional congress, contact & sampling strategy, where relevant for need state projects
• Executing within a framework for non-priority markets within a region, prioritize brand building activities as per globally cascaded 3 yr operating plan.

Innovation and portfolio excellence:

• Rollout Globally aligned innovation, as per stage gate governance & market prioritization.
• Lead commercial, cost saving & loss avoidance initiatives, applying Global governance framework where relevant.
• Ensure adoption of Portfolio Strategy, price, pack architecture, including any RGM, SPM regionally led actions.
• Co-ordinate any Master text Artwork amends through Veraciti, adhering to global design guidelines.
• Regulatory / Advocacy Orgs, manage impact of changes in guidelines, ie, product remediation / required changes.
• Coordinate regional need state input for executive sales & operations planning, any supply chain opps/issues (ie, OOS, allocation management) & subsequent action plans, as aligned with regional deployment leads.

Partnering & retail excellence:

• Ensure rollout and adherence to created category strategy and shopper toolkits.
• Drive key initiatives to meet perfect store metrics, with commercial capability team lead for need state projects

Putting our people first:

• Inspire the end-to-end high performing team, ensuring diverse views of the communities and consumers we serve are embedded in our thinking and plans.

Other Duties:

• Partners with supply and finance to ensure accurate supply projections and finance commitments.
• Analyse financial and share metrics to support execution of the global brand growth strategies
• Ensure compliance with marketing budget management across all cost lines as well as contingency management
• Consolidate total brand EMEA performance & insights for need state reviews, and external reporting.
• Works in partnership with the cluster and / or local market leadership teams to ensure connectivity to the need state/brand plans.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, or related field; Masters degree a plus.
• 5 years of Progressive experience developing and executing successful brand strategies, innovation, and operations, with a track record of driving business growth and profitability in the consumer health industry.
• Evidence of having shaped thinking in a complex/multi-factorial environment making the complex simple.
• Evidence of collaborative shaping with clarity & impact cutting through swirl not afraid to make difficult decisions.
• Ability to make clear choices and highly developed prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated business and cultural understanding of the local markets/regions we anticipate will fuel growth substantial experience working with global teams and cascading globally aligned strategic plans/ initiatives.
• Storytelling, empathy, audience acumen for impact.
• Navigating tough times Stretching personally, with a daring spirit.
• Strong track record of success working with local markets
• Deep understanding of the segment/category (consumer, insights & industry), evidence of managing complex brand portfolios, creating actionable plans and building strong capabilities required to grow our brands across the region.
• Evidence leading/ developing toolkits with consumer & HCP, local market E2E interaction excellence in brand execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing E2E innovation stage gate processes and milestones, resulting in sustained regional brand growth.
• Understanding and leverage of technology (data, insights, analytics, marcom, AI) to drive better outcomes.
• Experience & Influence in leading regional E2E cross functional teams Strong Finance Acumen.
• Proven experience in managing the complexity of working across numerous time zones, influencing senior level stakeholders, and managing & inspiring team members.
• Cycle of success in regional segment role either worked & lived abroad or deep understanding of multi region and emerging markets.

What's in it for you

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Kenvuer Impact Networks
• This list could vary based on location/region

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.