Job Title Analyst, Portfolio Management 

Division L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty 

Location: Clark, NJ 

Reports To: Senior Manager, Portfolio Management 

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, and skinbetter science 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: 

As a Portfolio Management Analyst, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Portfolio Management team by ensuring optimal inventory levels, efficient order fulfillment, and accurate data management. You will be instrumental in executing solution-based processes to maximize service through high fill rates, providing critical insights from large datasets, and supporting seamless operations across our 3PL network. This role requires a forward-thinking approach, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent collaboration to maintain the integrity of our inventory and support strategic business goals by:
 

• Supporting month-end activities by preparing detailed inventory reports, reconciling data, and contributing to compliance checks in close alignment with Division and Finance.
• Assisting with the implementation and maintenance of inventory management processes, providing analytical support to ensure optimal stock consumption across the network and identify opportunities for automation.
• Contributing to catalog management by ensuring data accuracy, tracking updates, and supporting the integrity of product information across systems.
• Proactively identifying and investigate inventory discrepancies, including those related to manual stock movements and DC-to-DC transfers, to maximize available stock and minimize impact.
• Conducting in-depth research on large data sets to provide insights and actionable recommendations that support strategic inventory and service level initiatives.
• Overseeing the daily processing of orders, troubleshooting inventory and system issues to ensure maximum order fulfillment for customer orders.
• Monitoring and review revenue orders to resolve or escalate any blocking points, ensuring smooth transaction flow.
• Supporting the optimization and utilization of SAP tools to improve inventory management and service levels, including assisting with SAP transitions related to inventory holds, allocations, and version changes.
• Developing and maintain robust inventory processes for 3PL locations, ensuring accurate reconciliations, reporting findings, and escalating issues based on tolerances, activity, and adherence to SOPs.

• Collaborating on identifying and improving end-to-end product availability communication flows to enhance On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance.

What We Are Looking For: 

Required Qualifications: 

• BA/BS degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
• 1-2 years’ experience in a customer care, wholesale, distribution, or manufacturing related environment 
• Demonstrates initiative by acting as a self-starter and taking on additional responsibility to further personal growth
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and influence functional groups.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal customers, engage in healthy conflict and effectively problem solve within a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task, manage priorities, and meet commitment with strong attention to detail
• Execute process improvement and lead projects enthusiastically in a fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Intermediate to advanced experience working in and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel and others relevant to the company processes such as Power Query and PowerBI.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in SAP preferred.

What’s In It For You: 

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• 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 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

Additional Benefits Information As Follows:

Salary Range: $70,000 - $79,000 ( The actual compensation will depend on  variety of job related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)  

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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