Assistant Manager, Category Development (Hair Color) Full Time NEW

Division: Consumer Products Division

Location: New York, NY

Reports to: Director, Category Development (Hair Color)

Who We Are

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L’Oréal Consumers Products, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, and for us, beauty must be sustainable. Our division holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, as well as NYX Professional Makeup.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as category expert for Brand Marketing, Brand Activation and Commercial Teams. Align CPD Brand team priorities and Go to Market strategies to maximize growth and drive market share,

Explore and develop deep understanding of market trends, category & competitive landscape dynamics, and consumer insights to inform category growth drivers, brand priorities and development of category growth strategy.

Deep understanding & application of Category Development toolkit such as, but not limited to: POS & Panel Sources (Nielsen, Rakuten, Numerator, Powerbi), Third Party Research (Kantar, Euromonitor, Spate, Talkwalker), and bespoke shopper research tools

Provide Omni-Channel insights to retailer & multi-functional teams by leveraging ecommerce tools, dashboards and panels (Market 360, PowerBI, Nielsen). Leverage ecommerce tools/dashboards such as Market 360, Ecom Dashboard. Ecommerce MRMs to provide omni-channel commercial insights to the retailer and multi-functional teams.

Analytic and presentation support for internal & customer meetings; CPD National Summit, CPD International Leadership Meetings, Brand MBR’s, 3 Year Plan, Customer Line Reviews & Category Onboardings

Liaison between Customer Category Managers & Central Teams; communicate key initiatives and category trends to ACM team streamline internal requests out to ACM team. Identify category opportunities, and deliver action plans to Account Category Managers for retail implementation to drive growth, secure incremental space and improve brand positioning.

The Network You Would Work With

• Category Lead, CCMs and Account Category Manager peer group.
• Marketing, Brand Activation, and Head of Sales.
• CMI and Shopper Insights.

What We’re Looking For

• Analytically minded with a focus on solving complex business problems through data analysis and a strong understanding of our internal business strategy-
• Ability to navigate fast-paced environment, demonstrate agility in complex project scenarios and determine the right solution and resources needed to address different questions
• Understanding of how different data is generated and its potential limitations
• A strong storyteller who can craft visualizations that are focused but thorough and is comfortable presenting to upper-level management
• Aims to build relationships with cross-functional teams to further their knowledge and impact within the company

Background & Experience

• 2 – 4 years of experience working in a strategic consulting or business analytics role
• Hands on experience working with large datasets to derive insights and make recommendations
• Experience creating & presenting complex analyses and recommendations to senior leadership
• Understanding of market trends and competitive landscape.
• Experience building tools to help streamline analysis processes
• Educational background in Data Analytics/Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Economics or Marketing
• Strong skills in Microsoft office, with intermediate level excel skills (complex functions, pivot tables)

What’s In It For You:  

• Salary Range: $84,500 – $120,400 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)  
• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)  
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)  
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)  
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)  
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)  
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)  
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs   

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L’Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!  

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