Job Title: Manager, Retail Merchandising

Reports to: Senior Manager, Retail Merchandising

Location: Hudson Yards, New York

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 Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

Our Sales teams are into building relationships and showing why our products are worth falling for. It is about having the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing world of sales! Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Learn:

The Manager of Retail Merchandising, under the guidance of the Senior Manager of Retail Merchandising, is responsible for managing the overall planogram process from creation to execution as well as in-store merchandising visions across multiple brands and categories to impact shopper behavior & engagement.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead point of contact for planogram development and execution. Develop category visions customized by retailer
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure merchandising and graphic production timelines and requirements are met
• Manage relationships with third party planogram vendors
• Own creating & distributing planogram item related reference materials to all cross-functional teams
• Track retail trends and innovation

Job Scope:

• Lead the planogram process
• Create, implement, and oversee continued evolution of strategies, remaining adaptable as team reacts to business needs and trends.
• Manage all third-party resources for in store execution
• Drive category alignment with calendar to meet key timelines.
• Develop and maintain consistency of vision for category across retailers
• Continuously seek deep competitor insight and category trends

• Identify and pursue creative new ventures for the category and business.
• Requires strategic thinking skills, creative and original in terms of new or improved methods, procedures, or ideas regarding processes.
• Responsible for all assigned projects and objectives; works in collaboration with all internal departments and Field Sales.
• Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organization’s objectives and schedules.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at one time and meet required deadlines.
• This position will provide contact and interaction with senior leadership.

What We Are Looking For:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s college degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Knowledge of planogram software desired

Other Requirements:

• Strong organizational skills 
• Detail-oriented, results-driven, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial
• Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions
• Effective business communication written and oral skills  
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Able to balance internal and external customer demands
• Ability to perform under pressure within tight deadlines
• Decision Making Skills

Additional Benefits Information As Follows: 

Salary Range: $98,00 - $116,000 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)   

• (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• (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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