Senior Product Manager, Global Travel Retail (Hybrid)

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday

Pension and life assurance

Product discount

Job summary

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Inc. is seeking a commercially minded Senior Product Manager to lead the Global Travel Retail (GTR) product and category agenda.

You will translate global priorities into strategies that accelerate sell-in and sell-out across retailers, regions and channels, owning end-to-end product performance from assortment to VM space optimization. You will lead forecasting, demand planning and retailer allocations, partnering with Marketing, Commercial and VM to drive category

Qualifications

• Proven track record in product or category management with ownership of strategy, range decisions and commercial outcomes.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills; advanced Excel capability.
• Experience leading forecasts, demand plans, retailer allocations and launch phasing.
• Ability to translate performance insights into ranging and VM space recommendations.
• Excellent communicator and collaborative leader; able to align cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the GTR product and category strategy, annual roadmap and priorities across Core, NPD and travel-exclusive ranges, aligned to global brand direction and GTR commercial objectives.
• Lead monthly product and category performance reviews, integrating sell-in, sell-out, stock, distribution and forecast accuracy to identify risks and opportunities and agree clear actions and owners.
• Lead the monthly competitor and market review across product, activations and TREX, translating trends into recommendations for GTR strategy, ranging and launch plans.
• Own the GTR product marketing calendar, ensuring critical dates, OCD, product information, launch phasing and decisions are accurate and understood across teams.
• Lead NPD forecasting and demand planning, using market, product, seasonality and distribution insights; challenge inputs, build scenarios and recommend rephasing where required.
• Own retailer allocations and launch phasing for NPD, tracking performance monthly and driving reallocation or corrective action to maximise availability and sell-out.
• Lead the end-to-end in-and-out strategy for launches, discontinuations and range transitions, balancing stock risk, retailer needs and commercial priorities.
• Own assortment architecture and productivity by retailer, channel and market, using SKU and category performance to recommend new listings, delistings, range rationalisation and growth opportunities.
• Lead the product agenda in retailer strategy meetings, bringing compelling category insights, assortment proposals and NPD recommendations; clearly articulate the product point of view and secure alignment on next steps.
• Partner with Trade Marketing and Commercial to shape retailer and channel plans that bring the product strategy to life and deliver the agreed category ambition.
• Lead the development of travel-exclusive sets, owning the range proposal, commercial rationale, volume forecast, launch timing, retailer allocation and post-launch review.
• Act as the GTR product and category expert, partnering with Global Marketing and Education to translate product insights, claims and performance learnings into market‑relevant plans.
• Lead the development and delivery of product strategy presentations and business cases for internal leadership and retailer meetings.
• Own TOA and sampling forecasts and plans across launches and Core priorities, aligning quantities, timings and retailer allocations with campaign objectives, budgets and performance insights.

Skills

Product management

Category management

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Retail experience

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Excel

Job description

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Inc. is seeking a commercially minded Senior Product Manager to lead the Global Travel Retail (GTR) product and category agenda.

You will translate global priorities into strategies that accelerate sell-in and sell-out across retailers, regions and channels, owning end-to-end product performance from assortment to VM space optimization. You will lead forecasting, demand planning and retailer allocations, partnering with Marketing, Commercial and VM to drive category