Manager, Product & Trade Marketing- International (Maternity cover 5 months)

Our Story

Launched in 2015 Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized award-winning beauty brand drawing inspiration from Brazils beauty rituals warmth and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide with clinically proven results transformative textures and transportive fragrances.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand we have expanded globally with teams in Paris London and Germany.Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors including being named one of TIME100s 2024 Most Influential Companies Fast Companys 2024 Worlds Most Innovative Companies and WWD Beauty Incs Power Brands of 2024 underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

What Youll Do

The INTL Product & Trade Marketing Manager will work closely with the regional teams across EMEA TR & UKI as well as with the global product management team.

This role provides strong exposure to business-driven marketing with a focus on sell-in and sell-out performance by product category assortment and marketing calendar management and launch performance tracking. It also includes competitive and pricing analysis as well as the translation of market and consumer insights into actionable recommendations to support both global strategy and regional execution.

This is a fixed-term contract (5 months) to cover a maternity leave starting mid-April until mid-September 2026.

What Youll Be Working On

PRODUCT & TRADE MARKETING MISSIONS

MARKET ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTS:

• Conduct monthly sales analysis by market and product category (sellin/ sell-out).
• Monitor competition consumer insight pricing and trends to inform global and international marketing strategies.
• Translate market research into actionable insights and strategies.
• Create and share regional insights and data with global teams.

STRATEGIC MARKETING:

• Understand and advocate for regional consumer segments ensuring consumer insights are central to all strategies.
• Collaborate with Global Product Marketing to ensure regional alignment with global strategies and ensure clear product positioning and compelling USP/ Claims across all touchpoints.
• Serve as the regional voice managing relationships between Global Product Marketing and local teams.
• Conduct post-launch analysis to optimize future campaigns.
• Prepare and present Business Review including developing charts for PowerPoint.

TRADE MARKETING AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:

• Oversee trade marketing offers including GWP and commercial activation catalogues coordinating with local vendors to produce marketing tools.
• Lead annual planning processes including the bi-annual assortment process ensuring alignment in product assortments and regional strategies.
• Manage long term regional marketing calendars and analyze the viability of innovations and initiatives.
• Maintain a long-term regional calendar including ongoing analysis of innovation viability and regional needs.
• Partner with Visual Merchandising on planogram and consumer facing copy.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND SUPPORT:

• Ensure flawless execution of the marketing calendar by building operational discipline within the team.
• Assist in preparing for key retailer meetings.
• Provide data and insights to support Visual Merchandising decisions.

DATA & ANALYTICS LEADERSHIP:

• Lead as the data and analytics expert with the ability to quickly pull analyze and summarize data on the market competitors and retailers.
• Develop simple effective reports/dashboards across multiple facets of the business to track progress against plans.

Must Haves:

The role requires a strong sense of organization attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced performance-driven environment. It suits a candidate with a strong interest in both the strategic and operational aspects of trade and product marketing.

This position is ideal for someone looking to deepen their understanding of business analytics product categories and performances and cross-functional collaboration within a dynamic and international setting.

What Youll Bring:

• Flexibility & Agility: you thrive in a fast-moving international environment adapt quickly to shifting business priorities and proactively embrace new challenges.
• Time & Priority Management: you effectively plan organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Strong Analytical Mindset: you are comfortable working with sales and performance data (sell-in / sell-out) and able to translate complex figures into clear actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Market & Category Awareness: you demonstrate a strong understanding of product categories market dynamics competitive landscape and pricing using these insights to support assortment launches and go-to-market strategies.
• Business & Detail Orientation: you combine rigorous attention to detail with a solid understanding of product performance and commercial execution.
• Collaborative Approach: you build strong trust-based relationships across regional global and cross-functional teams contributing to aligned and efficient execution.
• Clear & Impactful Communication: you confidently synthesize data structure key takeaways and share insights in a way that supports decision-making and drives action.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Minimum 5 years experience in retail/cosmetics/luxury goods
• Noticeable experience in marketing (product or/and trade)
• Rigor autonomy organization adaptability and proactivity are essentials for the job.
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of rigor autonomy adaptability and proactivity.
• Strong interest in beauty categories and market trends with the ability to identify white space growth opportunities and translate them into relevant go-to-market and engagement strategies.
• Solid understanding of how marketing and consumer engagement initiatives drive business performance (sell-in sell-out acquisition conversion and retail growth)
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple cross-functional stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial mindset resourceful and comfortable taking initiative in a fast-paced high-growth environment
• Positive solutions-oriented attitude with strong interpersonal skills

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Why Sol de Janeiro

• Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team members
• Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth
• Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality
• The chance to be part of a fast-growing award-winning global beauty brand

The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time.

Sol de Janeiro is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at .

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Manager