Grooming and Beauty Strategy & Business Development Director

Philips; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 93,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% on-target short-term incentive

Office-based with3 days in Amsterdam

Job summary

Philips Personal Health in Amsterdam seeks a Grooming and Beauty Strategy & Business Development Director to set and execute the strategic direction for the G&B business. You will diagnose challenges, develop plans, and translate them into actions, guiding organic and inorganic growth.

You will collaborate with PH and Group Strategy, gather market and competitive insights, and engage senior management and regional teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in personal care industry or top Strategy Consulting firm
• International business experience in Consumer/HealthTech
• Executive-level strategy and business development experience in a multinational

Responsibilities

• Shape the strategic direction of Grooming & Beauty Strategy, diagnosing challenges and translating plans into actions
• Lead organic and inorganic growth initiatives for Philips Personal Health
• Ensure strategies are embedded in operational and regional plans with Finance and regional teams
• Collect and derive insights from markets, competition, and societal trends to enable portfolio management
• Collaborate with senior management and act as a counterpart to other Strategy Directors to execute cross-Philips initiatives

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

International business

Growth strategy

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in Business, Strategy and Business Development

Job description

Job Description: Grooming and Beauty Strategy & Business Development Director

Philips Personal Health is a business that offers innovative solutions for consumers to improve their health and well-being at every stage of life. From oral care, grooming and beauty to mother and child care & woman’s health, Philips Personal Health aims to deliver meaningful and personalized experiences that enhance the quality of life for millions of people around the world. Philips Personal Health is part of Philips

As a member of the PH Strategy team, the Director G&B Strategy will play a pivotal role in setting and executing the strategic direction for the business unit, with specific emphasis on strategic deep-dives, business development, geographical expansion, transformation, and digitization.

• Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Job Type: Full time
• For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Minimum required Education:
Master's Degree in Business, Strategy and Business Development.

Minimum required Experience:
Minimum 10 years of experience with Master's in areas such as Strategy Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Growth Strategy, International Business, Business Development or equivalent.

Your role:

• As Director G&B Strategy lead you play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of the G&B business by diagnosing strategic challenges, developing strategic plans, facilitating problem solving, and translating plans into actions
• You support the organic / inorganic growth agenda for PH
• You ensure and validate – working closely with colleagues in G&B and PH overall Businesses and Finance, Regional colleagues – that strategies are embedded in operational and regional plans
• You collect and derive insights from up-to-date information about markets, competition, technical and societal development, enabling active portfolio management within PH;
• You team up effectively with senior management and interact with local stakeholders
• You act as a close counterpart to other Directors of Strategy within Philips Personal Health or Group Strategy and help to execute strategies across Philips

You're the right fit if:

• 10+ years’ experience in personal care industry, or within an outstanding Strategy Consulting firm (e.g. BCG, Bain, McKinsey)/Strategy and Business Development role at an executive level for an outstanding Consumer, Consumer Health or HealthTech company.
• In-depth knowledge of the healthcare ecosystem, including understanding of Personal Health environment, consumer landscape and delivery models (most important Grooming & Beauty)
• International business experience and in-depth experience in the Consumer or HealthTech domain
• Proven track-record influencing and building strong working relationships
• Proven track record of significant impact both in strategy definition and strategy execution in multinational organizations
• Agility, adaptability, strong communication, a growth mindset, and collaborative execution
• Willingness to travel

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €93,049.00 - € 155,081.00.

We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. This role is eligible for 6% on-target Short Term Incentive with your rewards linked to both individual performance and company results.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.