Brand Partnerships & Category Growth Lead

Parfumado; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Alleo budget

Team lunches

25 vacation days

Pension plan

Swapfiets bike plan

Laptop & phone

Training budget

Monthly perfume

Job summary

Parfumado is scaling across Europe and seeks a senior, entrepreneurial leader to own the fragrance category in Benelux and emerging markets while guiding Parfumado's launch into new markets such as Germany. The role blends strategy with hands-on execution, growing our assortment and opening partnerships with brand houses, distributors and retail partners.

You will set commercial foundations for new markets, manage KPI-driven performance, and mentor junior team members as the category expands.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in brand partnerships, category management or commercial roles, ideally within fragrance or beauty.
• Strong network across brand houses and corporate partners to open doors in new markets.
• Strategic yet hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset in fast-scaling environments.
• Commercially sharp, comfortable owning KPIs and working with data.

Responsibilities

• Own the fragrance assortment and category strategy across the Benelux.
• Curate and manage niche and prestige brand portfolio, retail and distributor partnerships.
• Set and steer KPIs for assortment performance, forecasting, margins, sell-through and campaigns.
• Continuously optimise the assortment based on data and performance.
• Lead brand activations and campaigns with the Head of Brand and coach junior team members.

Skills

Brand partnerships

Category management

Commercial mindset

Data-driven

Relationship-building

Project management

English fluency

Job description

Parfumado is scaling across Europe and seeks a senior, entrepreneurial leader to own the fragrance category in Benelux and emerging markets while guiding Parfumado's launch into new markets such as Germany. The role blends strategy with hands-on execution, growing our assortment and opening partnerships with brand houses, distributors and retail partners.

You will set commercial foundations for new markets, manage KPI-driven performance, and mentor junior team members as the category expands.