Product Manager

YOUR IMPACT AT CHANEL 

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Perfumes & Beauty Marketing team based in Geneva. 

At the heart of the product strategy in the Swiss market, you contribute to managing the Perfumes & Beauty categories, from launch preparation to monitoring their performance. You ensure the follow-up of sales forecasts, assortments, pricing strategy, as well as key product availability issues. 

In this cross-functional role, you work closely with the Marketing, Sales, Training and Operations teams to guarantee optimal deployment of new products and sustainably support category performance. You also supervise an intern. 

Your main responsibilities 

Product strategy and performance 

• Adapt the global marketing calendar to the specificities of the Swiss market and develop product presentations for field teams. 

• Analyse category and product line performance to identify opportunities, growth levers and associated action plans. 

• Prepare monthly revenue projections and contribute to medium and long-term strategic and budgetary reflections. 

Launches and sales forecasts 

• Manage the deployment of launches, from sales forecast development to post-launch performance monitoring. 

• Manage and adjust sales forecasts for new products and ranges, within a calendar of approximately fifty launches per year. 

• Ensure follow-up of purchases, deliveries, stocks and actual product availability. 

• Define the distribution of products and sales support tools by point of sale. 

• Organise and lead launch preparation meetings with Marketing, Sales and Training teams. 

• Prepare and present quarterly sales and operations planning meetings. 

Pricing, assortment and stock management 

• Define and manage the pricing strategy for the Swiss market, taking into account brand positioning, range coherence and competitive environment. 

• Set prices for new products and coordinate the implementation of annual price adjustments. 

• Manage assortments by channel, client and point of sale type, ensuring coherence and proper execution. 

• Analyse, challenge and rationalise catalogs when necessary, in collaboration with relevant teams. 

• Manage issues related to losses and obsolescence to contribute to sound stock management. 

Budget, coordination and management 

• Manage budget envelopes and quotas dedicated to sales support tools, including testers and samples. 

• Coordinate the various stakeholders involved in category and launch management to ensure quality execution and respect of deadlines. 

• Supervise, support and develop the skills of an intern. 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING 

• Higher education in marketing, commerce, management or equivalent field. 

• Successful experience in operational marketing, product marketing or sales function, ideally in luxury, beauty or FMCG sectors. 

• Experience in sales forecasting, assortment management or launch management is a significant asset. 

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to turn data into concrete recommendations. 

• Very good command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. 

• Knowledge of the Swiss market and its specificities is an advantage. 

Your skills 

• Strong product sensitivity and keen interest in the beauty and luxury universe. 

• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills. 

• Rigour, organisational skills and attention to detail. 

• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 

• Structured, pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset. 

• Interpersonal ease, coordination and presentation skills. 

• Ability to reconcile strategic vision and operational precision. 

• Team spirit and collaborative approach. 

Languages 

• French: fluent, both spoken and written. 

• English: minimum C1 level. 

• German: minimum B2 level.