SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE

Director, Own Brands

SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Berlin • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • You’ll scale our own brand business from a solid foundation to the next level—across categories like OTC, beauty, supplements, wellness, and more
  • You’ll build, lead, develop, and inspire a team of experts in product development, category management and go-to-market to accelerate Redcare’s own brand success
  • You’ll define and implement a comprehensive short- and long-term own brand strategy, including a clear brand identity and architecture for all European markets
  • You’ll manage the full product lifecycle, from identifying market potential to development and launch, ensuring regulatory compliance, effective product management, and commercial performance
  • You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. brand, regulatory, marketing, supply chain) to create an ideal setup for our own brand operations
  • You’ll identify innovation opportunities, including licensing and strategic partnerships—to expand the own brand portfolio by leveraging consumer insights and market trends

Requirements

  • You bring solid experience in private label/ own brand leadership , with a background in the pharmaceutical/ OTC, BPC, supplements, or nutrition sectors
  • You have a strong track record in both product development and commercial strategy: having built impactful own brand products and defined brand identities and value propositions for diverse markets and customer needs
  • Ideally, you have an established network in the CDMO/ CMO ( Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) ecosystem and experience with licensing deals
  • You’re excited by a leadership role where your vision shapes a Europe-wide product footprint, and you have experience leading your own team as well as steering cross-functional teams
  • You’re business fluent in English; German skills are a plus
Benefits
  • Work from Home : If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
  • Redcare events : We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
  • Kindergarten Grant : We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month.
  • Mental Health : Get quick and professional help from psychologists of Likeminded if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge.
  • Personal Development : We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow.
  • Mobility : Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time.
  • Sports & Health : Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
product developmentcommercial strategyregulatory compliancemarket analysisbrand identityproduct lifecycle managementconsumer insightslicensing dealscategory managementgo-to-market strategy
Soft skills
leadershipteam developmentcollaborationinspirationstrategic thinkingcommunicationvisionary leadershipcross-functional teamworkinnovation identificationnetworking