Chanel Product Manager — Fragrance

Chanel is a privately held French luxury House renowned for its couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, and beauty and fragrance lines. As an employer, the brand is recognised for its uncompromising standards of craftsmanship, creative leadership and global footprint, offering roles that combine heritage-driven savoir-faire with strategic commercial rigour.

1. Support end-to-end product lifecycle for fragrance SKUs, from concept and development through launch and post-launch performance.
2. Coordinate cross-functional activity with marketing, creative, R&D/perfumery, regulatory, packaging, supply chain and retail teams to deliver launches on time and on budget.
3. Develop product briefs and translate creative and olfactive direction into commercial specifications and packaging requirements.
4. Conduct market, competitor and consumer trend analysis to inform assortment, positioning and pricing decisions.
5. Manage launch timelines, budgets and vendor relationships; ensure compliance with local regulatory and labelling requirements.
6. Monitor sales performance and inventory, generate regular reporting and propose commercial actions to optimise sell-through and margin.
7. Prepare internal presentations and product training materials for retail and wholesale partners.
8. Act as a key point of contact for distributors, retail teams and external suppliers during the contract term.

1. Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, cosmetic science, chemistry or related discipline.
2. 2+ years’ experience in product management, brand marketing or category management within beauty, fragrance or FMCG for Assistant level; 4+ years for Product Manager roles.
3. Proven experience coordinating NPD or launch projects with multiple stakeholders.
4. Strong commercial acumen, analytical rigour and experience with forecasting and basic P&L considerations.
5. Familiarity with cosmetic/fragrance regulatory requirements and packaging constraints.
6. Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

1. Product lifecycle management
2. New product development (NPD) coordination
3. Market and competitor analysis
4. Forecasting and basic P&L analysis
5. Project management
6. Vendor and supplier management
7. Regulatory compliance for cosmetics/fragrances
8. Microsoft Excel
9. PowerPoint

Candidate should bring 2+ years of relevant experience for an Assistant Product Manager level or 4+ years for a Product Manager role, ideally gained within fragrance, prestige beauty or consumer-packaged goods. Demonstrable experience delivering product launches and coordinating cross-functional teams is required.

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, cosmetic science, chemistry or a closely related discipline.

Chanel cultivates an environment that values creativity, meticulous craftsmanship and discretion, while demanding commercial excellence. The workplace blends heritage-driven aesthetics with a global, collaborative structure, offering opportunities to work alongside artisans, perfumers and senior brand teams.