Plant Production Manager – Cairo Plant

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A Day in the Life

As our Production Unit Manager in Cairo, you will steer the heart of our Consumer Products Division's manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Plant Director, you will lead the teams responsible for producing our iconic Hair Care, Hair Coloration, and Skin Care products for brands like L'Oréal Paris and Garnier, ensuring we meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will be responsible for:

Driving Strategy & Performance: Developing and deploying the plant's production strategy, managing the full P&L for your scope, and ensuring your unit's performance contributes to our industrial excellence.

Leading Operations: Overseeing all production activities from Weighing & Processing to Filling & Packaging, while also managing the maintenance of all related equipment. You will guarantee that all operations comply with L'Oréal's stringent EHS and Quality standards.

Championing Continuous Improvement: Fostering a culture of excellence by implementing lean manufacturing principles and Industry 4.0 initiatives to boost agility, optimize costs, and innovate our production processes.

Inspiring & Developing Your Team: Leading and mentoring a large, diverse organization across production, maintenance, and planning. You will empower your people, build a collaborative and inclusive environment, and develop the next generation of Operations leaders.

We Are Looking For

We are looking for a seasoned and inspiring leader with a strong track record of transforming manufacturing operations. Your ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution is essential. You’re a great match if you have:

A degree in Engineering or a related field, with previous experience in the FMCG industry.

Proven ability to lead with a strategic vision, translating business goals into a clear, long-term manufacturing roadmap.

Expertise in managing complexity, navigating multifaceted plant operations while mastering EHS, quality, and lean manufacturing principles.

Strong business acumen, with experience managing a P&L and making data-driven decisions to drive financial performance.

A talent for people development, with a history of building empowered, inclusive, and high-performing teams.

Fluency in both English and Arabic.

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.

Our daring Operations team of thousands of exceptional minds don’t just work on complex challenges; They help create sustainable and inclusive beauty alongside our partners by crafting, innovating, sourcing, producing, and delivering millions of products and services that touch every corner of the globe.

The Consumer Products Division is on a mission to democratize beauty at its best. That means celebrating the diverse beauty of humanity and engaging the maximum number of people worldwide while elevating the mass beauty market with premium innovations. Our aspirational brands are at the forefront, inspiring and capturing consumer desires across regions and beauty categories. We have powerful, industry-leading brands like L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, and more.