- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
About MAC
MAC is a pioneering professional makeup authority, renowned for its artistry, inclusivity, and influential role in shaping contemporary beauty culture. Founded in Toronto in 1984 and now part of The Estée Lauder Companies, the brand empowers employees to champion self-expression, creativity, and diversity across retail, education, product innovation, and consumer experience. As an employer, MAC offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment where artistry meets commercial excellence, encouraging talent to develop deep product expertise, client relationships, and cultural awareness. Its heritage of supporting all ages, races, and genders continues to define a workplace built on bold ideas, collaboration, and authentic individuality.
M·A·C seeks a Product Manager for Travel Retail West, based in its London office under a hybrid model requiring four days in the office and reporting to the Regional Marketing Manager. The role owns regional product portfolios and launch execution, assortment, forecasting, marketing plans and performance analysis across multiple markets, while coaching Marketing teammates and contributing to regional projects.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own M·A·C product portfolios across the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and the Americas, driving flawless regional execution in partnership with Education, Commercial, Visual Merchandising, Demand and Supply Planning, Pricing, Master Data, Marketing, Corporate Account and Global Brand teams.
- Manage brand assortment; lead forecasting and proposals for basic and new product launches; and ensure strong product availability across markets and retail partners.
- Oversee 360° launch activations, key shopping moments, retailer programmes and regional marketing initiatives, ensuring consistent and effective delivery across relevant touchpoints.
- Analyse hero-product, key-launch and broader category performance, translating insights into recommendations and actions.
- Monitor non-saleable inventory forecasts, manage collateral allocation, support product-code activation, and contribute to pricing and assortment decisions with relevant teams.
- Develop Trade Marketing Calendars; create and present newness and launch presentations; and prepare retailer decks and commercial plans with Global and Regional Marketing teams and regional stakeholders.
- Present plans internally and to retail partners, and adapt global brand strategies and assets to diverse markets and customer footprints.
- Guide, coach and support Marketing teammates to foster their professional development and growth.
- Contribute to regional priorities and ad hoc projects, seeking opportunities to improve processes, ways of working and commercial performance.
- Take a positive, flexible, hands-on and committed approach in a fast-paced, dynamic and entrepreneurial Travel Retail environment.
Qualifications
- Experience in product management, marketing, trade marketing or a related commercial role within the beauty, luxury, retail or travel retail industry is advantageous.
- Outstanding analytical and organizational skills, strong attention to detail, commercial acumen and excellent presentation abilities.
- Strong business analysis skills and advanced computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Excellent communication, project management, organizational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
- Proactive, adaptable and solution-oriented, with the ability to build effective relationships and collaborate with stakeholders across functions, markets and retail partners.
- Comfortable working independently, influencing others and presenting recommendations with confidence.
- Creative, flexible and positive can-do attitude, with a consistent focus on executional excellence and continuous improvement.
Skills
Workplace
The role is situated in London, England, UK.
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Culture
MAC fosters a dynamic, artist-led workplace where creativity, individuality, and inclusive self-expression are central to the employee experience. The brand offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment in which beauty professionals are encouraged to build their artistry, connect authentically with diverse clients, and represent a bold global point of view.
About Cerulean
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