Regional Manager CZ/SK/HU

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Position Summary

The Region Manager will serve a critical role in building Edgewell business in Czech, Slovakia & Hungary. This key position requires working at both a strategic and a hands-on level, with a strong focus on customer management with consumer & customer at the center. The Regional Manager will work closely with Marketing, Commercial Strategy & SRGM, Finance, Supply Chain and other key stakeholders to deliver the growth ambitions in Czech, Slovakia & Hungarian markets. This position will report directly to the Head of Sales for Direct Markets

Universal Accountabilities

• Develop and drive regional market growth strategies for assigned markets in close collaboration with key stakeholders, to drive incremental and sustainable growth across the EPC portfolio.
• Develop and execute distribution & price strategies for all markets in strong collaboration with key stakeholders
• Act as regional business owner, accountable for volume, value, profitability, and market share across the assigned markets.
• Identify regional growth opportunities, risks, and structural barriers, proactively recommending strategic actions to Sales Head.
• Develop regional distribution and pricing strategies within defined group frameworks, ensuring competitiveness and value creation across markets.
• Own regional promotional effectiveness, adapting central guidelines to local realities and customer needs.
• Ensure strong collaboration with CE Commercial Strategy, SRGM, Shopper Marketing and Category Development in the regional roll-out of commercial initiatives.
• Drive consistent commercial standards and best practices across markets, while allowing for local flexibility where needed.
•  Partner with CE Brand, Shopper Marketing and Category Development teams to shape regional brand activation and trade marketing plans.
• Ensure successful regional launches of NPD, including sell-in readiness, activation quality and post-launch performance tracking.
• Provide structured market feedback and insights to influence future brand, category and innovation strategies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key regional customers and distributors, acting as the primary escalation point.
• Lead regional customer strategy, including key negotiations within approved commercial guardrails.
• Lead, coach and develop local market leaders / sales managers across assigned markets.
• Build a high-performance, customer-centric culture with strong accountability and execution discipline.
• Support succession planning, talent development and capability building across the region.
• Act as a role model for leadership behaviors and cross-functional collaboration.
• Own regional business planning, including input into Strategic Growth Opportunity Plans, ABP and QF.
• Prepare and deliver regional performance reviews, forecasts and insights to Sales Head, highlighting gaps, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure disciplined tracking of KPIs and commercial performance across markets.
• Drive corrective actions where performance is behind plan.

Skills & Experience

• Strategic, action-oriented person with experience working across departments, with demonstrated success in planning and accomplishing goals
• Strong Market & Commercial understanding – Business Acumen.
• Strong leadership capabilities, ability to influence decisions without necessarily having direct authority to make final decisions.
• Highly organized, flexible, self-motivated, and able to succeed in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, ability to articulate in a clear and concise manner across various levels of the organization.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills; ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and work effectively with team members and various key stakeholders, also under pressure.
• Proficient in analyzing data, reporting and making recommendations based on data and trends
• Computer skills, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Diploma or degree in a Marketing or Business-related subject
• 8  years of experience in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, managing sales teams with experience in people management, distributor management & marketing experience would be a strong asset
• Fluent English and business level of Czech is required. Any other  Eastern European language would be a strong asset

Key Stakeholders 

• Reports to Head of Sales for Direct Markets
• Key relationships locally will include Commercial: Sales, Category & Marketing, Commercial Strategy and Finance
• Directly manages 3 KAMs and 1 Sales Assistant.

What we offer

Competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, employee assistance programme, life insurance, discounts on Edgewell branded products, private medical insurance, a casual smart dress code, and, of course and a fantastic team atmosphere!

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