Job Openings at L'Oréal

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Orchestrate the launches and push growth of pillar products using their own product, market and consumer expertise, to contribute to continued growth for the brand and the consumer relationship.
• Collect and analyse consumer and market insights and competition strategies to make recommendations to management
• Implement new launches, maintain growth in pillar products and animate core catalogue
• Propose and monitor marketing mix strategies (IMC/360/Digital/Retail) to build integrated, engaging consumer brand experiences
• Adapt communication material (imagery, digital, point of sale)
• Mobilise and work with other departments (sales, logistic, education, etc. ) and partner agencies to build broader business strategy; meet the deadlines
• Make recommendations to management on the category based on own expertise of the consumer, market and competitors (launch analysis, strategic memo, etc.)
• Manage budget and ensure sales forecast accuracy
• Effectively prepare clear messages for senior management
• Own the brand patrimony, guarantee the brand identity: ensure that all actions are in line with the sense of purpose while nourishing the brand
• Manage the local brand portfolio to win against competition and ensure brand positionings according to the global/regional strategy; develop and execute superior launch and promotion activations to meet the set objectives in market shares, net sales, margins and profitability
• Drive digitalization to the next level across all touchpoints (Consumer, Medical, POS) and become #1 dermo-cosmetic brand online in terms of engagement & e- commerce
• Build a local network in the market focusing on the extraordinary meaning of recommender- and KOL-management for the derma business; ensure high performing, actively collaborating sales and medical management organizations to gain strong recommendations from both, Pharmacists/DAs and Derms
• Implement best in class point of sale practices in line with global & regional guidelines

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

MARKET & CONSUMER INSIGHT

•  Identifies market drivers
•  Translates trends and consumer knowledge into meaningful insights

BRAND DEVELOPMENT

•  Thinks brand strategy
• Imagines disruptive products & services
• Develops integrated campaigns that work
•  Integrates retail & shopper expertise

ACTIVATION EXCELLENCE

•  Delivers excellence with agility and rigor
•  Integrates sustainable, business consciousness

COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP

•  Creates collaboration for bigger success
• Shares & leverages best practices

L'ORÉAL COMPETENCIES

•  INNOVATOR
•  STRATEGIST
•  PEOPLE DEVELOPER
•  INTEGRATOR
•  ENTREPRENEUR

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DESCRIPTION

Define and coordinate pay and social benefits strategy, enabling attraction of and building loyalty of talent while respecting business and budgetary concerns.

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Advise Headquarters and Human Resources teams on matters of pay and social benefits in order to ensure the competitiveness of pay from both a collective and individual perspective, paying particular attention to talent, by suggesting corrective action plans if necessary.
• Direct the process of pay revisions, conduct regular analysis on the competitiveness of pay and social benefits practices and make decisions on any variances noted in connection with our internal language.
• Define and coordinate procedures and apparatus for pay and social benefits.
• Drive methods enabling the improvement of employment policies and local practices in order to ensure their compliance with the Group's legal provisions and policies.
• Ensure coherence between processes, in particular in terms of pay, HRIS data and pay tools.
• Handle relationships with service providers in order to ensure the best cost-benefit ratio and define the rules of the Group.
• Ensure and direct budgetary impacts and KPIs within his/her area of responsibility.
• Communicate in a clear and transparent manner over policies on pay (e.g., L’Oréal Rewards, bonus policies, etc.).
• Manage a team by monitoring the development of expertise and skills.

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Deliver a service of excellence
• Champions HR tools
• Delivers HR Fundamentals
• Guarantees Compliance
• Build diverse team of champions
• Attracts, Recruits and Integrates Diverse Talents
• Customizes Employee Development
• Creates Continuous Employee Proximity
• Anticipates and facilitates change
• Enhances Collective Engagement
• Creates Future Readiness
• Transforms business challenges into HR Strategy
• Develops Business Acumen
• Anticipates Talent Pipeline
• Drives Individual and Collective Performance

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree or higher
• Minimum of 7 years relevant rewards experience 

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DESCRIPTION:

The IT intern for Supply Chain will be placed at L’Oréal SSA Woodmead. The incumbent will report to the SSA Supply Chain Director and will be responsible for enabling the digitization journey by removing redundant processes.

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Implement Power BI Dashboard to report all Supply Chain KPI’s
• Reports - Service, Forecast Accuracy, Bias, Reporting Validation and KPI commentary
• Implement Customer Dashboard in South Africa & Region

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Advanced Power BI (compulsory)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Google cloud (advantageous) 
• Engage with local and global stakeholders to achieve the digitization goals
• Promote collaboration among functions to ensure key deliverables are met

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:

• Degree in Industrial Engineering (Supply Chain module preferred)

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KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Acceleration of sell-in and sell-out on different Pure Player platforms
•  Owning the retailer partnership incl. joint KPIs and activation calendar
•  Managing the retailer P&L including investments and ROI tracking

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Joint business planning and tracking
• Building and aligning a winning strategy and annual activation calendar
• Ensuring sufficiency of paid media activations
• Regular tracking and data analysing of progress and sufficiency
• Delivering the monthly and quarterly sales, growth and market share targets
• Define right assortment and investment strategy
• Partnering with brand teams to ensure visibility of key products and new launches
• Partnering with the retailer(s) on executions, big events and new ideas

TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Solid Commercial & Digital understanding and sensitivity
• Good negotiating skills
• Sound communication skills (written & verbal), coupled with the effective ability to interact with people at all levels
• Team player – support the team objectives / sales goals
• Reliable, energetic, proactive, punctual & able to work independently
• Demonstrate business understanding and ability to analyse data and generate insights
• Results driven
• Knowledge of market, customer expectations and brand(s)
• Strategic thinking skills
• Sales ethics and sensitivity to legal issues and competition law

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 2-3 years of E-Commerce experience, preferably with South African Pure Players
• Minimum 3-5 years of Commercial and/or Marketing experience