DulcoLax Brand Manager

Brand Manager – Dulcolax

- Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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.

- 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.

• 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.

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.