Director, Sourcing Excellence – Tools Performance

At L’Oréal, we have made it our quest to deliver beauty for all.  It’s an aim that has seen us expand into over 140 countries, 89,000 employees, +34 international brands, €27 billion in sales and becoming the number one cosmetics group in the World! 

We firmly believe that our best success comes from when we can incorporate the concept of diversity at all levels. Our +34 international brands are presents on all Beauty Market segments and all channels.

We are proud of the sustainability commitment, “Sharing Beauty With All”, we made to our consumers and employees.  Along with our ambition to reach the next billion consumers in the coming years, we will leave a positively impact in our world.  After all, at L’Oréal, nothing is impossible…

Be a part of the adventure and join our diverse Sourcing Team: We are a team of passionate, diverse and responsible business partners, who innovate, create value and open new frontiers to fuel L’Oréal’s growth.

Position Purpose:

Be part of the digital transformation at L’Oreal!  Drive the implementation of new sourcing tools in the Direct and Indirect Sourcing Americas.  

In this position, you will animate a team of passionate buyers across the Americas (Canada, US, Brazil and Hispanic Zone) and will report directly to the VP of Sourcing Excellence Americas.  You will have the opportunity to develop a strategy to implement our tools in the Americas and propose tools evolution. 

In your role of functional administrator, you will be responsible for onboarding all new team members on existing sourcing tools, becoming the local expert, providing support and training to the Sourcing team.  You will represent the Americas Sourcing Excellence Team in meetings with the global teams and relay the needs of the Americas.

Tools and Training Key Objectives & Responsibilities:

• Develop as local expert and administrator on all Sourcing tools

• Onboard new team members on all tools
• Provide support to Hispanic Zone and Brazil
• Identify areas of improvements and organize refresher courses as needed
• Prepare training materials as needed
• Track KPIs on adoption rate of tools
• Interact with the WW team while representing the needs of the Americas
• Drive team’s engagement with new tools

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or similar discipline
• 6+ years of related experience, preferably within a sourcing excellence/implementation capacity 
• High Level of engagement, Self-Driven individual with strong communication skills and ability to influence in a matrix organization
• Ability to travel internationally
• Exceptional computer Skills including Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
• Legally eligible to work in the US on an ongoing and permanent basis without sponsorship.
• Strong organizational, analytical skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Competencies valued at L’Oreal:

• Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Act and lead with human sensitivity
• Manage complexity
• Achieve results with integrity
• Interact effectively
• Sensitivity to the métier.