Snr Marketing & Category Development Manager

Senior Marketing & Category Development Manager (Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Assago, Milan, Italy
Function: Marketing
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days in office)

Making Useful Things Joyful

At Edgewell, we're behind some of the world's most trusted brands, including Wilkinson Sword, Schick, Billie, Bulldog, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones and Jack Black.

But we're about much more than the products we make.

We are a global team of 6,200 visionaries, doers, and makers. We bring joy to more than 50 countries, keeping a keen eye on efficiency and sustainability. We're also passionate about maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where our teammates can thrive. We are curious, collaborative and passionate about making everyday experiences better. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, included and empowered to make an impact.

If you're looking for a place where your voice matters, your development is supported and your work can make a real difference, we'd love to meet you.

Move Forward: The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Senior Marketing & Category Development Manager to join our team in Assago, Milan on a fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to drive growth across Italy and Spain by combining strategic brand leadership with category development expertise.

In this highly visible role, you'll partner with local commercial teams and international brand stakeholders to bring iconic brands to life in the market, shape category growth strategies, deliver impactful customer-facing initiatives and ensure the successful execution of marketing and innovation plans. You'll act as a key bridge between local market needs and international brand strategy while helping to accelerate growth across our portfolio.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop strategic and operational marketing plans for Italy and Spain in partnership with the Head of Marketing & Category Development and International Brand teams.
• Lead local market activation for assigned brands and product portfolios, ensuring effective execution across positioning, supply and commercial priorities.
• Turn market insights and consumer data into actionable growth opportunities and corrective actions.
• Shape communication strategies, develop creative briefs and collaborate with agency partners to deliver compelling campaigns.
• Act as the voice of local markets, ensuring brand strategies are effectively adapted while influencing international teams with local insights.
• Manage advertising and promotional budgets while supporting commercial and category teams across Italy and Iberia.
• Lead category reviews and innovation assessments, identifying opportunities to drive category growth.
• Build impactful customer presentations and strategic recommendations based on category, shopper and consumer insights.

Listen Up. Speak Up: What You'll Bring

We know that nobody matches every requirement perfectly.

If you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align with every qualification listed, we'd still encourage you to apply. We'd love to learn more about what you could bring to the role and our team.

We're looking for a commercially minded marketing professional who combines strategic thinking, analytical capabilities and strong stakeholder management skills. You'll thrive in a fast-paced consumer goods environment and enjoy collaborating across functions and markets to drive business growth.

What You'll Bring

• Broad experience across Marketing, Trade Marketing, Category Development and commercial roles within a consumer goods environment.
• Strong understanding of FMCG business dynamics, market drivers and category management principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to influence decisions and build strong partnerships across multiple functions and geographies.
• Experience translating consumer, shopper and market insights into business growth opportunities.
• Strong project management capabilities with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive, flexible and collaborative working style.
• Fluent English communication skills; Spanish language capability would be advantageous.

People First: Why Join Edgewell?

When you join Edgewell, you'll find:

• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Opportunities to grow and develop your career.
• Leaders who encourage fresh thinking and new ideas.
• Meaningful work with iconic global brands.
• Flexibility through a hybrid working model.
• An inclusive environment where people can be themselves.
• Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and medical cover.
• Discounted Edgewell products, complimentary beverages and snacks, casual-smart dress code and a fantastic team environment.

We believe our best work happens when people feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute.

Ready To Move Forward With Us?

If you're excited by the opportunity to join a team that's passionate about Making Useful Things Joyful , we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your career with Edgewell.

Our Commitment To Inclusion

At Edgewell, diversity of thought, background and experience helps us create better ideas, stronger teams and more innovative solutions.

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll work with you to ensure you have the support you need.

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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.