A Day in the Life

As our  Retail Category Manager for Haircare & Colour, you will play a crucial role in supporting our category growth strategies with major retail partners. You will work closely with the Category Strategy Head to analyze data, prepare insights, and help execute plans that ensure our brands thrive in the Australian market. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your commercial skills and build a career in the dynamic world of beauty retail.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Category Strategy Head in the development and execution of category plans and reviews.
• Assisting with the analysis of market data, consumer & shopper trends, and sales performance to help identify key insights.
• Helping to prepare reports and presentations for internal teams and external retail partners.
• Collaborating with the sales and marketing teams to support the successful launch of new products and brand/category execution.
• Maintaining accurate records of assortment, pricing, and distribution and making recommendations based on data. 

We Are Looking For

You are a perfect match for this role if you are highly organized, detail-oriented, and have a genuine interest in turning data into compelling stories. You are a proactive team player, eager to learn and contribute to a fast-paced commercial environment. We are looking for someone with:

• Some experience in or exposure to account management, category analysis, sales, or a related commercial field.
• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in using tools like Excel to work with data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A collaborative spirit and the ability to work effectively in a team.
• A keen interest in the retail landscape and a desire to build a career in category management.

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.

Who We Are

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

The Consumer Products Division is on a mission to democratize beauty at its best. That means celebrating the diverse beauty of humanity and engaging the maximum number of people worldwide while elevating the mass beauty market with premium innovations. Our aspirational brands are at the forefront, inspiring and capturing consumer desires across regions and beauty categories. We have powerful, industry-leading brands like L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, and more.

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.