Job Title: Senior Planner – Master Planning 

Division: Operations     

Location: The HUB (Clark, NJ)

Reports To: Senior Manager, Open Manufacturing  

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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.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for representing Divisional cruising catalogs within the Open Manufacturing team. In this capacity, you will plan the plant’s 12-month production activity to ensure service to customers and the correct business priorities are accounted for while taking into account manufacturing constraints (i.e. Firm production Horizons for Contract Manufacturers, material lead times etc). As a Master Planner you will serve as primary point of contact for GBSC teams for the cruising OMA managed catalog for a variety of Métiers (Hair, Skin, Cosmetics, etc). This role is responsible for sharing mid to long term constraints and consistent collaboration and proactive communication to our business partners. This role presents the exciting opportunity to work cross functionally to solve operational bottlenecks and drive service results. 

What You Will Learn: 

• Develop a 12-month rolling production plan in collaboration with GBSC teams and MSC Category Team, allocate medium-long-term capacity of the Contract Manufacturer’s, and ensure the production plan is feasible. Also, alert GBSC teams in case of risk of nonrealization.
• Determine business priorities with the GBSC team to translate into a production plan & provide availability dates on low stock items. 
• Manage the relationship with divisional cross functional partners and build trust by information sharing, collaboration and driving initiatives to achieve service level targets and other key operational KPIs. 
• Lead strategic initiatives and partner with the MSC team to define ways to improve recovery on top service offenders, identify areas of opportunity and employ creative solutions to resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Work with OMA Category Team to adapt the monthly/weekly production plan w/ various Contract Manufacturers based on requests and collaboration from the GBSC teams.
• Challenge the results on achievement and adherence to ensure 100% realization of the validated plan & track plan stability by division.
• Define production priorities based on launches or/and business priorities and resource availability
• Regularly monitor Supply Chain performance and agility KPI and lead the corrective measures. Work in close partnership w/ Category teams to ensure Contract Manufacturers adhere to the monthly plan (Achievement/Adherence), are clear on Service priorities, & Gap to Net Requirement for the ideal plan. Report a summary of key indicators to other departments.
• Lead the Validation meeting with plant management committee. Lead the supply chain review with GBSC teams.
• Drive conversations about E&O and liabilities based on plan fluctuations with divisional partners.
• Analyze business signals (Net Requirement fluctuations) & proactively alert the OMA MSC (i.e Category team) & leadership of major plan changes. 

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering or Supply Chain discipline preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility - cosmetics industry preferred.
• SAP experience preferred
• APO planning
• Advanced Excel strongly recommended (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs etc.) 
• Must have strong written/verbal and communication and analytical skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously; manage change, provide program management and achieve results.
• Proven ability to develop short and long-range plans that meet established objectives and contribute to the overall goals and mission of the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to consolidate, present information and interface with MSC partners and corporate personnel at various organizational levels.
• Must be able to proactively problem-solve and have the drive to independently follow-through on tasks or follow-ups with MSC partners. 

Technical / Professional

• SAP experience preferred - APO
• Advanced Excel strongly recommended (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) 
• Must have strong written/verbal and communication and analytical skills
• Must demonstrate excellent business and personal ethics
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to operate cross functionally at various organizational levels 
• Ability to manage change, provide program management and achieve results
• Fully Supports an interdependent safety culture.
• Supports and embraces the Quality and Environmental missions of the Plant
• Must produce World Class Results through teamwork
• Must thrive within a changing organization
• Efficiently produce quality cosmetics in the right quality at the right time for L'Oréal USA customers
• Must create and provide an environment in which employees can work safely and thrive
• Must act as a responsible citizen in our company and community
• Must manage the plant’s assets to maximize our stockholders return
• Must demonstrate a 100% responsibility and not make excuses or cast blame
• Resolve conflicts directly
• Must listen for understanding and have a positive attitude

What’s In It For You:

Salary Range: $77,400 – $110,300 (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)
• 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)
• 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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