Bachelor's degree in visual arts or related creative field preferred; high school diploma required.
3-5 years of marketing experience, ideally in the beauty industry.
Experience in hair color, hair care, or professional beauty marketing preferred.
Strong analytical skills for synthesizing data into actionable strategies.
Exceptional knowledge of the professional beauty industry and performance metrics across channels.
Proven ability to create a cohesive brand presence across multiple platforms.
Strong project management and planning skills.
Responsibilities
Lead innovative product launches for Matrixhaircolor and manage the Supersync Demi-Permanent line.
Conduct market analyses to identify growth opportunities and propose strategies.
Oversee the end-to-end product development process in collaboration with various departments.
Ensure operational excellence for new and existing products.
Gather consumer insights to address portfolio gaps and growth opportunities.
Develop competitive product mixes including formulas and packaging.
Optimize product recommendations for various sales channels.
Benefits
Competitive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision.
Hybrid work policy allowing 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
Flexible time off including paid holidays and vacation.
Access to company perks like discounted products and mobile allowances.
Learning and development opportunities with unlimited e-learning access.
Participation in employee resource groups and innovation squads.
Access to mental health and wellness programs.
Full Job Description
Job TitleProduct Manager, Global Marketing
Division: Professional Products Division
Location: 10 Hudson yards
Reports To: AVP Pod Lead
What You Will Do:
Responsibilities will include:
Lead the development of innovative Matrixhaircolor launches and strategically manage the Supersync Demi-Permanent product line ensuring alignment with global brand vision.
Conduct deep-dive analyses across key markets to identify growth opportunities and propose worldwide acceleration strategies.
Manage and orchestrate end-to-end product development process by collaborating with all departments
Ensure operational excellence, both for new products, and renovation of existing ranges
Collect consumer, market insights, from drive countries, and to ensure the product development addresses growth opportunities/ gaps in portfolio
Optimize product recommendations to win in all channels: pro, consumer, e-commerce, back bar, etc
Monitor product portfolio and competition (new launches, pillars, animation of catalogue)
Work with R&I and technical center to select best winning formulas
Work closely with CMI on product testing plan
Ensure on-time delivery of launch material (dossier, product artwork, etc)
Work with sustainability, industry and lab partners to create most sustainable and desirable product mix
Work with finance partners to ensure improvement on gross margin of the portfolio (optimizations of formulas, packaging, valorization, etc)
Work closely with Campaign and Content managers to infuse them with knowledge and content of the project so they can create a winning campaign
What We Are Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
College degree (BFA, BA, or AAS) in visual arts or other creative fields preferred. High school diploma required.
3-5 years related Marketing experience, preferably with beauty industry.
Experience in hair color, hair care and/or hair styling and/or a professional beauty segment in marketing preferred
Highly analytical marketer skilled in synthesizing diverse data and research to develop actionable business growth strategies.
Exceptional knowledge of professional beauty industry along with products and content that performs best is important. This includes understanding of metrics and performance measures for all distribution channels. Not sure
Proven experience in creating a consistent and comprehensive brand presence across multiple channels preferred.
Visual sense of esthetics and attention to detail required.
Project management and planning skills required.
Ability to make quick decisions, problem solve and multi-task.
Excellent written/oral communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills required to effectively manage relationships with diverse international internal and external contacts.
Strong execution, leadership and consensus building/decision making skills.
Computer literacy on Windows, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Ability to travel domestically or internationally periodically (max. 25%).
Language skills a plus.
Ability to articulate clear business direction and strategies; to drive goals and objectives. Also, to liaise between different departments, participate in senior level management discussions and facilitate the creative process at all levels.
Financial acumen to manage budgets for category specific executions required
Hybrid Work Policy(3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
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 (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!
About L'Oreal
L'Oreal is a French personal care company that specializes in cosmetics and beauty products. The company was founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller and is headquartered in Clichy, France. L'Oreal is the world's largest cosmetics company and operates in over 150 countries. The company's products include makeup, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products. L'Oreal is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact and improve the sustainability of its products. The company has also been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
