Director (m/w/d) Goldwell Color - Global Kao Salon

Who we are:

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company guided by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

As our Director of Goldwell Color, you will lead the execution of the brand vision for the Goldwell colour category and all associated sub-brands, to meet our long term net sales and profit goals. You will own and drive activity to build the brand globally through well executed campaigns, as well as steer the NPD process for colour in line with the priorities for the Goldwell portfolio.

What you will do:

• Shape the development and implementation of the Goldwell Color brand and product strategy, through global, regional and local campaigns, new product development (NPD) and ongoing portfolio management
• Establish a new long-term growth strategy for Goldwell, cooperating with creative teams to utilise omnichannel campaigns and activity across all touchpoints (education, marketing, creative, digital)
• Identify business opportunities and product concepts based on customer and client needs, the industry landscape, key market trends and existing Kao technologies
• Collaborate with global / regional CS&P and commercial teams to optimise the product portfolio, perform market sizing and establish pricing corridors to ensure ROI on new product development
• Own the initiative calendar for Goldwell color and collaborate with regional and market teams to optimise delivery
• Oversee the annual budget and operating expenditure for all brand management activities
• Develop and nurture a team of global brand and marketing experts, fostering the required capability to build the Goldwell brand globally

What you will need:

• Fantastic experience working with creative teams in bringing executions to life on an international scale
• Professional experience in global brand building and local product marketing (ideally in the consumer products industry)
• Profound professional experience in the area of Hair Coloration
• Proven track record of growing categories via customer centric innovation and superior brand strategies
• Deep understanding of the salon or broader beauty business
• Proven delivery of successful integrated, omnichannel global brand campaigns

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with great benefits packages, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/