Mgr - Retail Merchandising

Job Title: Manager, Retail Merchandising

Reports to: Senior Manager, Retail Merchandising

Location: Hudson Yards, New York

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-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

Our Sales teams are into building relationships and showing why our products are worth falling for. It is about having the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing world of sales! Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Learn

The Manager of Retail Merchandising, under the guidance of the Senior Manager of Retail Merchandising, is responsible for managing the overall planogram process from creation to execution as well as in-store merchandising visions across multiple brands and categories to impact shopper behavior & engagement.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Own creating & distributing planogram item related reference materials to all cross-functional teams
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure merchandising and graphic production timelines and requirements are met
• Track retail trends and innovation
• Manage relationships with third party planogram vendors
• Lead point of contact for planogram development and execution. Develop category visions customized by retailer

Job Scope

• Lead the planogram process
• Drive category alignment with calendar to meet key timelines.
• This position will provide contact and interaction with senior leadership.
• Identify and pursue creative new ventures for the category and business.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at one time and meet required deadlines.
• Responsible for all assigned projects and objectives; works in collaboration with all internal departments and Field Sales.
• Continuously seek deep competitor insight and category trends
• Develop and maintain consistency of vision for category across retailers
• Requires strategic thinking skills, creative and original in terms of new or improved methods, procedures, or ideas regarding processes.
• Manage all third-party resources for in store execution
• Create, implement, and oversee continued evolution of strategies, remaining adaptable as team reacts to business needs and trends.
• Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organization’s objectives and schedules.

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For:

• Knowledge of planogram software desired
• Bachelor’s college degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Other Requirements

• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to perform under pressure within tight deadlines
• Effective business communication written and oral skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Able to balance internal and external customer demands
• Detail-oriented, results-driven, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial
• Decision Making Skills
• Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions

Additional Benefits Information As Follows

Salary Range: $98,00 - $116,000 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)  

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

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!

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