Job Title AVP, Education - Lancome
Division: Luxury Products Division
Location: NY, 10 Hudson Yards
Reports To:
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 Luxe our mission is to provide our consumers the best products and brand experience by making it unique. Our portfolio is composed of 21 brands including major brands, highly aspirational and multi-expert, such as Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani and Youth to the People.
What You Will Do:
Lead the Education Development Design team to design and develop innovative results-oriented seasonal and Core Education programs for Beauty Advisors, Business Managers and Field Sales and Education to include reader’s guides, workbooks, collateral and audio-visual programs.
Job Duties and Accountabilities:
- Design and develop education programs based on needs analysis/direction of senior management and end-users. Present recommendations to Vice President, Education
- Ensure contents of existing and new education programs coincide with company objectives, i.e. change in product positioning, focus products, price increases, product name/description changes, selling strategies, etc.
- Participate in Marketing/Education meetings for awareness of product and program launches, line extensions, product positioning updates, etc.
- Conduct task force meetings with field sales, education and beauty representatives to develop the selling and motivational strategies for new and existing Education Programs.
- Participate in turnover meetings with Education, Purchasing and Corporate Design on design and production of Education materials.
- Determine priority areas for development of direct report and recommend solutions.
- Develop and conduct presentations for new Education Programs and Professional Development Skills for bi-annual Education Planning Meeting
- Direct and participate in presentation of Education Programs: Sales Discovery, Lancôme Discovery, Consumer Affairs, Company Store and New York Office staff
- Participate in Sales Meeting presentations as requested
Key Challenges, Issues and Complexity(Formerly Judgement & Decision-making section)
- Determine areas of strength and opportunities of direct reports
- Conduct focus groups to assess success of training programs
- Hiring of Educational Development team
- Moderate supervision required for this position
What We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 5 years experience in Retail Sales and Sales Training
- Excellent instructional design skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Proven track record in developing innovative results-driven educational programs
- Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe)
What’s In It For You:
- Salary Range: $147,100 - $181,30
- 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 (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!
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