Senior Global Product Manager Color

DRIVING TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF KEUNE COLOR

Professional hair coloring is at the heart of KEUNE. It is where creativity, craftsmanship, and science converge. In the coming years, significant innovations in our Color portfolio are planned. Therefore, we are looking for someone to advance the category: from sharp strategic choices to products that hairdressers love to work with.

As Senior Global Product Manager Color, you are responsible for the strategy, innovation planning, and results of our global professional Color portfolio. You know what is happening in salons and in the market. You translate that knowledge into clear choices, relevant innovations, and commercial growth.

You guide projects from initial insight and business case to development, professional testing, launch, and evaluation. In doing so, you work closely with specialists within KEUNE and with our international markets. In this independent senior role, you report directly to the Global Head of Product.

The position is based at our headquarters in Soest. International candidates are welcome; for the right person, we are happy to discuss possibilities for relocation support.

MISSION

You determine the strategy and innovation planning for our professional Color portfolio.

You recognize opportunities in salon needs, consumer trends, technology, and market developments and turn them into concrete plans.

You build a strong portfolio: from permanent, semi-, and demi-permanent coloring to bleaching products, direct color pigments, developers, and professional services.

You lead innovation projects from concept and business case to launch and evaluation.

You work with R&D and Education on formulas, shades, and performance, and translate technical results into benefits that are relevant to hairdressers.

You use sales results and market insights to set priorities and improve the portfolio.

You compare KEUNE with competitors on, among other things, performance, color systems, claims, salon services, and price.

You work with Brand, Creative, and Education on positioning, packaging, color charts, swatch books, and launch materials.

You involve our international markets in important choices, keeping an eye on local opportunities and needs.

You bring structure to complex projects, ensure decisions are made, and keep people and deadlines moving. If you see a risk, you come up with a well-thought-out solution.

YOU

You know the world of professional hair coloring well and know how to bring people from different disciplines together to make an idea a reality. You combine a sense for the craft with commercial insight and get energy from projects where substance, creativity, and execution come together. Your background may lie in product management, education, technical marketing, innovation, R&D, category management, or the salon industry. A specific job title or a fixed number of years of product management experience is not a requirement for us. What we do find important:

• You understand products, color systems, salon services, and the needs of hairdressers.
• You have experience leading complex projects, from initial idea to execution.
• You set priorities, create overview, and consistently follow up on agreements.
• You can translate market insights and results into clear commercial choices.
• You work easily with technical, creative, and commercial specialists.
• You dare to discuss ideas constructively and are also open to contradiction.
• You communicate persuasively, present strongly, and command English professionally.
• You can travel when the work requires it.

Have you been a hairdresser, colorist, or educator? Then we greatly appreciate that practical experience. Even with a different background, we would love to hear from you if you know the professional hair color market well and see yourself in this role.

OUR OFFER

• A salary that matches your experience, expertise, and the responsibility of this international role.
• The space to exert visible influence on a category that is central to the future of KEUNE.
• 8% holiday allowance, plus 23 vacation days and 4 ATV days on a full-time basis.
• A pension scheme via a.s.r., with an employee contribution of 4.75% of the pensionable salary.
• Travel allowance for commuting or public transport, a laptop, and a mobile phone.
• Staff discount on the entire KEUNE collection.
• Unlimited access to OpenUp and the possibility to participate in group classes at Personal Fitness Soest.
• An employer with a B Corp certification;

KEUNE

We are a family business with a long-term vision, where science is at the heart of everything we do. Our story began in 1922 in Amsterdam. Today, more than 100 years later, Keune is one of the fastest-growing brands in professional hair care products. From our headquarters in Soest, Keune products are developed, produced, and distributed worldwide to more than 90 countries. With a strong focus on sustainability and animal-friendly practices, we are B-Corp certified and continue to expand by opening a new location every year. Under the leadership of Philip Berlijn, we focus on building a strong brand, promoting collaboration, sustainability, and showing character in everything we do.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

We are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. We are open to candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, disability, neurodiversity, or any other protected characteristic. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

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