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Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.
Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.
The role:
This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of New Product Development and Existing Development projects, ensuring they are delivered to agreed scope, timelines, quality standards, and commercial objectives. Acting as the central point of accountability, the role brings together cross-functional teams and external partners to drive momentum, manage risk, and resolve issues, while maintaining clear governance and stakeholder alignment. Through strong leadership, structured project management, and proactive decision-making, this role ensures projects are executed efficiently and continuously improved to support the business.
What you will do:
- Lead cross functional teams, including external partners, through each phase of the projects to ensure projects remain on track to achieve cost, time and quality.
- Ensuring clear communication on project status to stakeholders. Challenging where necessary.
- Pro-actively manage and communicate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle and escalate via appropriate channels with clear business impact
- Clarifying and continuing to define project scope throughout the project.
- Identifying, implementing and promoting process improvements. Identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
What you will need:
- 2- 3 years in the Beauty industry or FMCG
- Project Management certificate - Prince 2 or PMP preferred
- Experience using Teams, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint
- Experience of managing multiple projects in a fast paced business
- Strong stakeholder management experience
Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 17 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.
How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/
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Molton Brown London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
