Are you passionate about health, nutrition, and driving impactful brand strategies?
Are you an experienced marketing professional with a strong background in brand management and category leadership? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Brand Manager to join our Specialised Paediatrics team and lead strategic initiatives across the Benelux region.

Our Mission

Our team is dedicated to improving health and nutrition for patients through innovative solutions, with key priorities including:

• Developing and executing strategic marketing plans for specialised categories.
• Driving growth through impactful multichannel campaigns.
• Managing innovation projects to optimise and expand the portfolio.
• Strengthening competitive positioning and market share.
• Leveraging best practices across Benelux while adapting to local dynamics

As Senior Brand Manager, you will co-develop the strategic plan and take the lead for your respective category. You will empower your team members to successfully execute marketing initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives. Reporting to the Head of Marketing Specialised Paediatrics Benelux, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, medical, market access, healthcare solutions, and finance. Your key responsibilities will be: 

• Analyse business dynamics and propose strategies to strengthen commercial and brand plans.
• Identify new opportunities to optimise and grow the portfolio, managing innovation projects.
• Develop impactful multichannel activations and mid- to long-term brand strategies.
• Drive competitive improvement for brands within the Metabolics & Ketogenics category and achieve market share targets.
• Optimise the value chain along the patient and customer journey, leveraging innovation beyond the product.

What do we offer? 

• A leadership role in a purpose-driven team focused on health and nutrition.
• Responsibility for both Belgium and the Netherlands, leveraging best practices across markets.
• The opportunity to shape category strategy and influence long-term growth.
• One direct report: Brand Manager Metabolics & Ketogenics.
• A dynamic environment that fosters learning, collaboration, and impact.

To thrive as Senior Brand Manager, you bring a proven track record of at least 5 years as a product or brand manager. This is not just any category – Metabolics and Ketogenics is driven by a strong purpose and a commitment to improving the lives of highly sensitive patient groups. You’ll need to be curious, passionate, and eager to become an expert, engaging regularly with influential external stakeholders. What are we looking for: 

• Ability to create insights-based communication that is visually compelling, strategically aligned, and delivers clear messaging.
• Experience with multichannel and digital campaigns.
• An ambitious, proactive, and pragmatic self-starter who takes ownership and drives results.
• A strong balance between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
• Enjoyment of working in a cross-functional environment and collaborating across teams.
• Fluency in English and Dutch (must-have); French is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop talent.

Your Background

• Minimum 5 years in a marketing function, ideally within healthcare, nutrition, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing complex projects and diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to grasp complex matters quickly and navigate dynamic environments.
• A genuine affinity for health and nutrition, with the desire to positively impact people’s wellbeing.

This is a role for someone who combines strategic vision with operational excellence, thrives in a collaborative setting, and is motivated by purpose. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. We are working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer:

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension, 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and you will receive a monthly health care allowance. In addition, you can get discount on your gym membership, and we offer initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. We provide continuous learning opportunities through workshops, online courses and training sessions.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.

What's next:

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 18th of November 2025. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA.

Need more information? Please contact Esther Vermeer, Talent Manager Sales & Marketing via esther.vermeer@danone.com. 

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.

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