Hello, we’re L’Oréal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life

As our Retail Excellence Executive for the Professional Products Division in Melbourne, you will be instrumental in transforming our brand presence in retail environments. You will elevate the professional hair category by creating best-in-class shopper experiences and driving brand visibility. This role is a 12 month maximum term contract, commencing in March.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Planogram & Merchandising Excellence: Develop and align data-driven planogram recommendations for all retail doors, enhancing the shopper journey through optimal assortment and visibility.
• Visual Merchandising Management: Lead the end-to-end production and implementation of all temporary and permanent POS materials, from shelf strips to bespoke gondolas, while managing budgets and analyzing ROI.
• Execution & Tracking: Initiate and manage tracking for POS execution and planogram compliance, communicating updates and opportunities to internal and external stakeholders.

We Are Looking For

We are looking for a candidate who can turn strategy into flawless in-store execution. You have a keen eye for detail and a strong ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment. You thrive on collaboration and can effectively influence stakeholders to achieve outstanding results.

Key skills for this role include:

• Retail Activation / In-Store Excellence: Proven ability to manage and deploy brand activations in a retail setting.
• Shopper & Category Insights: Experience using shopper data and category insights to inform merchandising and activation strategies.
• Project Management: Strong organisational skills to manage projects from briefing to implementation, on time and within budget.
• Data Analysis & Business Acumen: Ability to analyze ROI and performance metrics to optimize visual merchandising and drive conversion.
• Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills to build relationships and collaborate effectively with retailers, agencies, and internal teams.

What’s In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

At L'Oréal Professional Products Division, we have more than 115 years of avant-garde to define the present and shape the future of professional beauty. We are an open space for innovation and technology while we take care of the planet, creating more hope and less waste, we create as unique experiences in every channel, just as unique as you are as you are. We are the cutting edge.

Please be advised that due to the upcoming festive break, our Talent team will be reviewing applications starting in the new year. Please expect to receive an update from us in January.

ABOUT L’OREAL GROUPE, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 

The L'Oréal Groupe in Australia & New Zealand is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role. If you require any adjustments or accommodations in our recruitment process, employment or have questions in regards to accessibility please email [email protected] to speak with our Talent Acquisition representative.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or disability. We are an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and a Family Friendly Workplace (Parents At Work & UNICEF). 

L'Oréal acknowledges the Traditional Owners & Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.