- Location
- Neuilly-sur-Seine Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
About Sephora
Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.
Sephora is seeking a European Care Category Manager in Neuilly-sur-Seine on a permanent, full-time basis. The role leads category and brand portfolio strategy, assortment and merchandising, forecasts, budgets, launches and partner-brand activation across Europe, working with internal teams and 18 countries.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define the operational marketing strategy for the Care category and its brand portfolio across assortment, merchandising, promotion, communication and pricing.
- Develop the category and brand portfolio acceleration strategy, implement the appropriate online and offline offering, and manage its activation across Europe to achieve revenue objectives.
- Analyze market trends and consumer purchasing behaviour, and define priorities for attracting customers to the portfolio brands.
- Manage the brand portfolio by setting clear business objectives for revenue, growth, profitability and market share.
- Develop tailored strategies aligned with target customers and identify new products, segments and emerging brands.
- Analyze and manage assortment and merchandising, including forecasting new products and brands and monitoring performance.
- Track key performance indicators, including sales, product rotation, profitability and depreciation.
- Identify growth and performance-improvement levers, including range extensions, increased distribution and promotional offers.
- Optimize assortment by distribution channel, making listing and delisting decisions based on brand performance and market trends.
- Optimize merchandising to balance brand image with business objectives.
- Contribute to 360-degree launch plans for new portfolio products and collaborate with internal Marketing, Supply Chain and Negotiation teams and local markets.
- Monitor the approved budget monthly.
- Anticipate issues, raise alerts and propose corrective actions across the four pillars of the marketing mix.
- Build strategic relationships with partner brands and co-create activation plans, launches and exclusives.
- Contribute to cross-functional and intra-category projects that maximize portfolio visibility and performance, including business reviews.
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Marketing, BPM and RGM teams and colleagues across 18 countries, representing category and portfolio-brand priorities.
Qualifications
- At least three years of experience in marketing, purchasing, category management or business development.
- Master's-level qualification (Bac+5 minimum) from a university or business school, specializing in Marketing or Commerce.
- Fluent English is essential.
- Strong marketing sensibility, with both customer and business orientation.
- Autonomous, rigorous and results-oriented, with the agility to work in an international environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in cross-functional project teams and mobilize internal and market expertise to achieve objectives.
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years in marketing, purchasing, category management or business development.
Education
Master's-level qualification (Bac+5 minimum) from a university or business school, specializing in Marketing or Commerce.
Workplace
The role is situated in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France — conveniently close to Paris.
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Benefits
Training and development, personalized career plans, and opportunities to build skills and progress.
Culture
Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.
About Cerulean
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