ABOUT THE DIVISION:

In the L'Oréal Consumer Products Division, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty which means bringing beauty to all. And for us, beauty must be sustainable. 

The Consumer Product Division holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, and NYX Professional Makeup. The CPD division is L’Oréal groups largest division made up of 30k employees worldwide.

We are looking to recruit for a Head of Instore Excellence to lead a team of five, own the merchandising vision and drive excellence in execution to improve the shopper experience and drive category and brand growth for CPD.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

BRAND LOOK AND VISION

• Lead the Temporary merchandising vision of our brands in store.
• Ensure brand expression in the Temporary POS to improve shopper experience.
• Own agency relationships and tenders in conjunction with Procurement.

IN STORE FUNDAMENTALS

• Improve our GTM strategy through process optimisation (e.g. POS streamlining and simplification, building 3C WOWs and RASCI)
• Initiate and integrate Temp POS execution tracking into existing divisional processes to ensure divisional focus on Perfect Store principles and in store compliance.
• Deep knowledge of shopper intelligence to mentor and coach team to design best in class merchandising solutions across different channels.

FIELD EXECUTION

• Support the Field Merch planning and task management with BIG to deliver CPD execution priorities and $MS ambitions. team in the implementation of Merch updates, projects and opportunities 
• Accountable for Temp POS in store compliance and BIG field budget, ensuring accurate management of the budget and reporting to Finance.

ABOUT YOU:

• You have prior experience within Brand, Customer/ Trade Marketing, Merchandising or similar
• Can demonstrate strong leadership capabilities to engage and drive a team of five
• Strong stakeholder management skills to influence and engage across CPD and the wider L’Oréal business
• You are a strategic thinker with the ability to see opportunity, drive positive change, deliver and execute the Activation POS merchandising vision for CPD
• You have strong commercial acumen with proven track record of achieving results 

ABOUT THE PERKS:

• Profit share, Life Insurance and Income Protection
• Hybrid work environment. Enjoy WFH 2x days per week
• On-site gym, café and staff shop at our St Kilda Road Office
• Access to Health & Wellbeing Programs throughout the year
• Corporate & Staff Discounts, as well as annual product allowance

ABOUT L’OREAL AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 

L'Oréal ANZ 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 ANZ acknowledges the Traditional Owners & Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.