At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Dulcolax brand and develop impactful marketing campaigns.
- Company: Join Opella, a global leader in consumer healthcare with a dynamic local team.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, career growth opportunities, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Diverse workplace that values inclusion and encourages applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on consumers' health while working with iconic brands.
- Qualifications: Experience in brand management, preferably in FMCG or healthcare.
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
About the role
Let’s be real: talking about laxatives can be a bit awkward for some, but for us, it’s a mission. Dulcolax is the global heavyweight in its category, and we’re looking for a Brand Manager who can keep that momentum going right here in the UK. You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Brand Manager, you’ll bring your expertise, curiosity and drive to grow one of the world’s most recognised digestive health brands and help make health simpler, smarter and more human.
Dulcolax is a category-leading brand with a strong heritage and significant growth potential in the UK market. This role offers the opportunity to lead brand strategy and execution, combining commercial ownership, consumer insight, and creative marketing to drive sustainable growth. You'll work across a broad range of stakeholders and functions, helping shape the future of digestive health while delivering meaningful impact for consumers.
Main responsibilities:
- Lead initiatives that strengthen brand performance and accelerate growth.
- Translate consumer and market insights into impactful marketing strategies.
- Balance long-term brand building with short-term commercial delivery.
- Partner across functions to ensure consistent and effective execution.
- Model a challenger mindset through innovation, collaboration, and ownership.
- Develop and execute local brand strategies that support growth and market share objectives.
- Adapt global initiatives and campaigns to meet the needs of UK consumers and customers.
- Manage brand performance, budgets, and commercial outcomes, including P&L responsibility.
- Lead integrated marketing campaigns across digital, retail, and healthcare professional channels.
- Use consumer, market, and performance data to identify opportunities and optimise plans.
- Collaborate with Sales, Medical, Regulatory, and agency partners to deliver brand objectives.
- Influence and engage stakeholders across local and regional teams to drive alignment and results.
About you:
- Experience in brand management within FMCG, Consumer Healthcare, OTC, Pharmaceutical, or a related industry.
- Strong commercial mindset with experience managing budgets and business performance.
- Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insights into actions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
- Proactive, adaptable, and solution‑oriented approach to problem solving.
- Degree in Marketing, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to shape the future of one of the UK’s leading digestive health brands. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.
About Us
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be, for over half a billion consumers worldwide. At the core of this mission are our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, 13 manufacturing sites, and 4 science and innovation centres. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and a healthier planet.
Learn more at www.opella.com Ready to help the UK feel better? Let’s talk.
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DulcoLax Brand Manager in Reading employer: Opella
Opella is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities tailored to enhance your career in the Consumer Healthcare sector. Located in Reading, our hybrid work model provides flexibility, allowing you to balance professional and personal commitments while contributing to meaningful health and wellness solutions.
