Kendo Brand Manager
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
About Kendo
Kendo is a dynamic beauty brand incubator within the LVMH family, renowned for creating and scaling distinctive names that shape contemporary prestige beauty. Since its founding in 2010, the company has combined entrepreneurial agility with the resources and standards of a global luxury group, fostering brands such as Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Ole Henriksen, and KVD Beauty. As an employer, Kendo offers an inventive, fast-moving environment where creativity, commercial rigor, inclusivity, and digital fluency converge. Its teams are encouraged to challenge convention, build culturally resonant products, and contribute to a portfolio defined by innovation, authenticity, and global ambition.
Kendo Brands seeks an experienced Brand Manager for Fenty Skin/Hair in Paris to drive European strategy and growth.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and pilot the development strategy for Fenty Skin and Fenty Hair across the European region in collaboration with global teams
- Optimize European assortment strategy in partnership with the Visual Merchandising Manager, manage product listings at Sephora, and analyze assortment performance with optimization recommendations
- Pilot brand prominence within Sephora stores, manage sampling plans, coordinate marketing activations across local markets, and oversee marketing budget tracking
- Analyze sell-in and sell-out performance, track key business KPIs, elaborate regular reporting, and identify growth opportunities with strategic recommendations
- Monitor market trends, innovations, and competitive best practices; analyze competitor performance and market actors
- Manage a team of 2 people and provide ongoing development and support to team members
Qualifications
- Minimum 5–7 years of experience in brand management, trade marketing, or operational marketing in beauty, luxury, or premium FMCG sectors
- Proven experience managing product launches and driving 360° marketing plans at European scale
- Strong analytical capabilities with demonstrated mastery of business KPIs (sell-in, sell-out, forecasts, ROI, assortment performance)
- Deep understanding of selective retail environments
- Fluent English (mandatory)
- Natural leadership with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5 years of significant experience in brand management, trade marketing, or operational marketing within the beauty, luxury, or premium FMCG sectors. Proven track record managing product launches and orchestrating European-scale 360° marketing plans.
Education
Not specified
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Kendo offers a fast-moving, entrepreneurial culture where brand builders, creatives, and beauty experts collaborate to develop distinctive global beauty brands. As part of the LVMH ecosystem, it combines the agility of an independent incubator with the standards, resources, and international perspective of a luxury group. The environment values innovation, inclusivity, commercial excellence, and hands-on ownership at every level.
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