The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.

The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

When beauty and tech collide, the impossible can happen!

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

We have an opportunity for the position of Product Manager – L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty Division for L’Oréal India and will report to Assistant General Manager, Marketing of L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty Division. 

In this Individual contributor role, you will 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 primarily for one of the LDB Brands. You should have a minimum of 4 years professional experience in operational marketing, product development and digital marketing.  Prior experience in Beauty/FMCG sector will be advantageous. The location of the job will be Mumbai.

• Implement new launches, maintain growth in pillar products and animate core catalogue
• Propose and monitor marketing mix strategies (360/Digital/Retail) to build integrated, engaging consumer brand experiences.
• Adapt communication material (imagery, digital, point of sale)
• Analyse consumer and market insights and competition strategies to make recommendations to management.
• 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.
• Be the brand guardian, guarantee the brand identity: ensure that all actions are in line with the sense of purpose while nourishing the brand
• Implement the retail strategy working hand-in-hand with the retail and education team and ensure the proper implementation of retail materials (services, advice, etc.)

Key success factors:

• Creative and strong aesthetics inclination
• Attention to detail and operational excellence
• Creative Conceptualisation for communication 
• Analytics and insights skill 
• Ownership of Work
• Work as a Team Player
• Drive alignment, interact effectively
• Demonstrate entrepreneurship, and innovate

Key Relationships:

• Internal Interactions – Sales, Medical Team, Supply Chain, Purchase, Merchandising, Finance teams
• External Interactions – Advertising, PR and Digital partners

Professional and 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

Physical Demands (e.g. % travel):

• Travel will be need based

Education:

• MBA from a reputed institute

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.