Job Title Manager, Materials Supply Planning

Division L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty

Location: Somerset, NJ

Reports To: Director, Manufacturing Supply Chain

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 Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Possay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

What You Will Learn:

Lead the Procurement team to ensure cosmetics raw materials are available according to the production plan and supply parameters while optimizing the stock levels. Oversee department to manage, lead and develop team through ongoing coaching, training, and support.

• Ensure the efficient relationship and communication within the procurement team, with the factory’s other departments and with suppliers
• Manage the operational relationship with the supplier’s fostering reactivity and flexibility projects
• Ensure the availability of materials for production and anticipating issues to minimize impact
• Define the materials supply planning parameters and standardize the supply practice
• Collaborate with Purchasing in the creation of relationships with suppliers
• Support the launch team in the validation of timelines for new launches
• Set objectives and follow up supply chain key performance indicators for suppliers’ service, inventory management of components and raw materials and excess and obsolete
• Develop and manage the Procurement team.  Organize workload split optimally, support and continue to grow expertise within the team and implement organizational change when required.
• Participate in development of yearly raw material and or packaging components budget.
• Fully Supports an interdependent safety culture and works proactively to accomplish the safety mission in the plant of zero accidents.
• Create and provide an environment in which employees can work safely and thrive.

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

•       Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering or Supply Chain discipline preferred.

•       5+ years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility - cosmetics industry preferred.

•       Advanced Excel strongly recommended (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)

•       Must have strong written/verbal and communication and analytical skills.

•       Must demonstrate excellent business and personal ethics.

•       Must have strong leadership skills with relevant experience in project management, manufacturing practices and dealing with internal/external customers.

•       Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

•       Ability to interface with plant and corporate personnel at various organizational levels and external suppliers.

•       Ability to manage change, provide program management and achieve results.

Preferred Qualifications:

•       APICS, CIPM, or NAPM, CPM certification preferred.

•       SAP experience preferred

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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