Job Title: Manager, Packaging Innovation, Skincare

Division: Operations

Location: Clark, NJ

Reports To: Director, Packaging Innovation

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 Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L’Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Learn:

In this position, you will be managing and coordinating new innovations for skincare products. Your balance of creativity and execution will foster a roadmap to drive new product development.  

The mission is to successfully create innovative products that deliver an emotionally charged experience, the best product performance, and fuel L’Oreal business.

Bring an expertise in the packaging and product development field, to be able to offer a strong, viable technical position, while bringing valuable and meaningful solutions to the partners we support.

Functions and basic duties of the role, but not limited to:

• Manage and influence innovative design to conception and design to cost
• Management of all project milestones in technical timelines to ensure on-time transferring to the industrial teams
• Drive sustainability initiatives though conceiving the packaging of tomorrow
• Create, identify, and implement process improvements
• Develop and maintain a professional knowledge of new or emerging trends, inclusive but not limited to packaging technology
• Up to 25% travel to domestic and/or international suppliers and plants

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Must have authorization to work in the US on a permanent, ongoing basis, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• 8+ years of proven experience in package engineering & new product development desired; preferably in the cosmetics, consumer goods or related field. 
• Skincare development experience is a plus
• Strong PC skills; MS Office, PowerPoint and CAD software
• Experience in technical elements necessary for the development and commercialization of new products, with an understanding of timing and financial impacts
• Ability to create amazing and innovate ideas, with an understanding for the capability to transform into manufacturable products
• Knowledge of mold functionalities and molding processes
• Experience in working with a broad spectrum of materials and manufacturing
• Able to anticipate and mitigate risks to successfully transform innovation

Preferred Qualifications:

• French, Portuguese, and/or Spanish Language skills are a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to deal effectively with all levels of a diverse and global organization and supplier base
• Flexible approach to problem solving and ability to present compelling vision to gather senior management’s support of the team’s ideas
• Good self-management and organizational skills to manage documentation, materials, and information for rapidly changing priorities
• Knowledge of finished products manufacturing capabilities – internal to L’Oreal and external
• Curiosity, creativity and out of the box thinking (unknown) 

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:

• 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 (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!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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