Manager of School Education & Training – L’Oreal PPD Brands Full Time NEW

Division: L’Oreal Professional Products Division

Location: Remote / East Coast or Central preferred

Reports To: Natalie Elliott – AVP of Business Development – Schools Channel

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 Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably, and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Redken, Matrix, Biolage, Mizani, Pulp Riot, Color Wow, & Pureology.

What You Will Learn

The School Education & Training Manager is responsible for building and implementing training programs to support the growth and acquisition of school accounts. The Manager of Education and Training will also help identify unique needs specific to schools and develop and implement training programs and events centered around those specific needs. The Senior Manager of School Education and Training is expected to drive the growth of PPD overall in schools and supplement brand education for their core accounts. This role requires 50% travel, focused on training in new and existing school accounts. A current cosmetology license is required for this role.

Role Responsibilities

• Education Development (20%)
• Develop class formats and content specific to school accounts, including, but not limited to, instructor facilitating, color theory and techniques, increasing clinic floor sales, texture and growing retail.
• Manage Texture Mastery training program. Assess needs and evolve training plan for future program iterations.
• Work in tandem with AVP of Business Development and brand EEM to create and implement education plans for assigned core accounts
• Create school onboarding plan for each assigned brand including resources from brand websites, L’Oreal Access and live brand education
• Manage school specific learning plans on L’Oreal Access, Pivot Point Lab and Milady Sima where applicable
• Experience in performing and managing digital education is a plus
• Training (60%)
• Facilitate instructor and student training for schools to support growth both existing and new accounts as a supplement to brand earned education
• Partner with AVP of Business Development to manage relationship for SPEC franchise company ESI and TSPA location including training needs, education budget, scholarship program and monthly update calls
• Monitor & track monthly sales to ensure schools are achieving growth; use insights to identify areas of opportunities for training. Develop new programs/content as required
• Create and implement monthly update calls with assigned core brands focused on new product launches, brand updates and education opportunities
• This role requires 50% travel
• New School Partnerships (10%)
• Partner with BDM team, EEMs and AVP of Business Development to close new partnerships by creating and supporting training plans for new school proposals.
• Facilitate immediate virtual launch meetings with new accounts covering brand foundational PK, L’Oreal Access and curriculum support to ensure smooth transition with conversion
• Additional Responsibilities (10%)
• Partner with AVP of Business Development to supply monthly performance reporting to management
• Attend respective brand trainings for assigned core brands
• Attend school focused trade show events such as AACS, PBA Beacon and SalonCentric SCNC

Required Qualifications

• Cosmetology License
• 3-5 Year education experience
• Facilitation skills/ experience
• Technical Skills- SAP, Microsoft, PowerBI, Power Point, Excel, Zoom, Teams
• Role requires 50% travel – Standing, Sitting
• Remote position when not traveling

Preferred Qualifications

• Cosmetology school experience
• Color certification / advanced education
• Relevant Industry Certifications
• Project management, communication, time management & detail oriented

As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L’Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs.

Additional Benefits Information As Follows

Salary Range: $75,200-$117,800 (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)
• 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 (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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