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Job Title: Biz Planning Team Manager – CGO - Luxe Division

WHO WE ARE:

In the L’Oréal Luxe Division, we create the very best of luxury beauty. Our Division has an unrivalled portfolio of 23 aspirational brands (Yves Saint Laurent, Khiels, Lancôme, Prada, and Urban Decay to name a few) and an incredibly talented team of 28k experts, making it perfectly equipped to meet the endless and all-encompassing demands of luxury consumers around the world.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

Fuel commercial growth by turning data into actionable insights. This role owns sales forecasting, tracking, and performance analysis, providing the intelligence needed to optimize strategies and maximize revenue.

A. Planning & Forecasting

• Commercial Forecast Construction: Build and maintain the Commercial Customer Forecast, integrating multiple variables including Sell-Out (SO), Sell-In (SI), Baseline trends, Promotional impacts, and New Product Launches.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure consistency from an account perspective by aligning bottom-up forecasts with top-down strategic goals.
• Growth Governance: Lead and animate the monthly commercial planning process, acting as the key facilitator for the quarterly "Growth Meeting" to drive long-term business objectives.
• Risk & Opportunity Management: Proactively anticipate potential market risks and identify growth opportunities to ensure business continuity and target achievement.

B. Tracking

• Performance Reporting: Develop, maintain, and distribute regular sales performance reports. Lead performance meetings to highlight key trends, significant variances, and emerging opportunities.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with BU BPs (Business Partners) to measure and predict weekly sales trends. Ensure accurate forecasting of business risks/opportunities and manage the escalation process when necessary.
• Inventory & Health Monitoring: Continuously monitor Retail Stock Days to minimize business risks. Guide brands in maintaining an optimal stock balance to ensure healthy commercial operations.

C. Analytics

• Launch Performance Intelligence: Analyze potential and actual performance by account, channel, and SKU, with a specific focus on "Key Bets" (major launches) to measure ROI and market impact.
• Actionable Insights: Deep-dive into sales data to identify areas for improvement. Translate complex data sets into actionable insights and strategic recommendations to drive growth for the CGO (Chief Growth Officer) organization.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Professional Experience: Minimum 12–15+ years of experience in BP, Trade marketing or Finance
• Commercial Acumen: Deep understanding of the retail landscape, including the dynamics between Sell-In, Sell-Out, and Stock management.
• Data Synthesis: Ability to transform raw data from various sources (SO, SI, Promo, Launch) into a coherent commercial story.
• Strategic Communication: Proficiency in leading high-level meetings (e.g., Growth Meetings) and escalating critical risks to senior leadership with clarity.
• Collaborative Leadership: Proven ability to work as a "Business Partner" across different units (BU BPs) and brands to influence stock and sales strategies.

WE ARE ENGAGED & COMMITTED:

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way.

The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

(*Please attach your updated Eng. resume when you apply.)