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

Reporting to the Head of Category & Activation, you will play a pivotal role in driving category growth and delivering exceptional retail experiences for our Consumer Products Division in New Zealand. As a leader within the business, you will mentor your team and shape the strategies that bring our world-leading brands to life for shoppers.

You will be responsible for:

• Driving Category Growth: Develop and execute comprehensive category plans in collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive both growth and profitability.
• Building Retail Partnerships: Engage with retailers to showcase category thought leadership, establish strong partnerships, and drive mutual business growth.
• Activating Our Brands: Develop and implement robust activation plans, creating impactful point-of-sale materials and campaigns that enhance the customer experience.
• Optimizing Product Offerings: Lead channel-specific assortment strategies to meet customer demands and maximize our product presence.
• Leading Your Team: Mentor and develop your team by setting clear objectives, providing guidance, and fostering a culture of excellence in activation strategy and execution.

We Are Looking For

You are a natural leader with extensive experience in the FMCG world and a proven ability to turn complex data into winning strategies. You excel at influencing stakeholders and building collaborative partnerships. Most importantly, you know how to lead and inspire a team to deliver outstanding results.

You are a great match if you have:

• Extensive Category Management experience within FMCG, with a track record of developing strategies that drive growth.
• Advanced analytical skills, enabling you to analyze performance, identify opportunities, and confidently adjust plans.
• Expertise in Brand Activation, with a portfolio of impactful point-of-sale materials and customer-centric campaigns.
• Proven success in influencing retailers, communicating complex information clearly and persuasively to secure favorable outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing A&P investments to maximize ROI.
• A collaborative spirit, able to work seamlessly with marketing, sales, and supply chain teams.
• Leadership and mentoring abilities to develop and guide a high-performing team.

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

ABOUT THE DIVISION:

In the L'Oréal Consumer Products Division, our mission is to democratise the best of beauty which means bringing beauty to all. And for us, beauty must be sustainable. 

The Consumer Product 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, and NYX Professional Makeup. The CPD division is L’Oréal groups largest division made up of 30k employees worldwide.

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.