Job Title: Planner - Physical Flows 

Division: Consumer Products Division 

Function: Supply Chain

Reports to: Department Director

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:

• Work with external suppliers and internal teams (Divisional Operation, Marketing and Technical Packaging teams) to procure packaging materials and ensure finish goods material arrive to the production site on time. Analyze forecast trends to account for high/low demand to prevent "out of stock" conditions. Collaborate with assembly Planning/Execution to develop projected line shift requirement, both internal and external, to meet customer's expected delivery dates.

What We Are Looking For:

Job Requirements:

• Education: BA/BS degree 
• 1-3 years Purchasing and/or Planning experience. 
• Independent thinker with strong decision-making skills. 
• Good attention to detail, strong mathematical and analytical skills 
• Microsoft Office experience with emphasis on Excel 

Tasks, duties and responsibilities:

• Participate in weekly conference calls with Divisional Operation Assembly, Execution/Planning, Technical Packaging and Marketing and Development teams.
• Use Wrike planning tool to track status of internal/external programs from inception to execution.
• Use different platform applications to manage programs:

1. Use DPM system to manage and track programs.
2. Creating POs in My Market system 
3. Use SAP to setup component codes. 
4. Publish completed display outlines to create Build of Material (BOM)

• Obtain quotes from packaging material suppliers.
• Obtain quotes from copacker vendors.
• Work with the Assembly Planning and packaging material supplier to ensure on time arrival of all componentry.
• Work with the Assembly Execution team to schedule jobs according to customer's expected delivery date.
• Perform weekly Book-to-book inventory discrepancy reports and work with copacker and internal systems to manage discrepancies.

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, & 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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