Job Title Senior Analyst, Reporting, Assembly and SG&A - Supply Chain Finance
Division: CPD – Supply Chain
Location: Clark/Cranbury, NJ
Reports To: Supply Chain AVP
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 Consumers Products, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, and for us, beauty has to be sustainable. Our division holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, as well as NYX Professional Make Up.
What You Will Learn:
This position is responsible for supporting the Assistant Vice President of CPD Supply Chain with 3 key responsibilities. First, timely reporting during month end and trends of all financials to corporate operations teams and within our systems. Second, management of total CPD internal labor for assembly of displays and special ops. This requires strategic partnership with brand finance and internal assembly to ensure accurate forecast and reporting. Third, management of Gross Margin Operating Expenses including supply chain, customer care, and demand planning teams.
- Complete various reporting responsibilities for month end close and budget/trends including headcount, inventory and demand planning forecast indicators
- Prepare and distribute the consolidate the Supply Chain P&L for month end close and partner with the rest of the supply chain team to complete and distribute for budget/trends
- Create and Manage budget/trend calendars for Supply Chain Team
- Consolidate all Supply Chain monthly allocations for budget/trends
- Manage issuance of sales flash and partner with supply chain team and commercial finance team for final month end issuance
- Ownership of budget/trend for various Gross Margin teams including supply chain, customer care, and demand planning. This includes inputs from salary planning.
- Analyze and provide financial insight to internal labor for assembly for forecast and actualization. This includes partnering with brand finance to understand their strategic initiatives for in store displays and kits and obtain month end/trend variance commentary.
- Provide monthly analysis of SG&A and Assembly to AVP of Supply Chain Finance and for month end close presentation
- Identify Risks and Opportunities to deliver SG&A and Assembly objectives
- Perform all responsibilities in line with Financial Norms
What We Are Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
- 2-3 years Finance experience
- Proven analytical skills with attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive problem solving
- Works independently
- Strong computer skills required; must have experience with Excel and formulas
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Accounting or similar Business/Finance related field.
- Financial reporting experience and use of SAP or similar systems highly desirable
