Job Title Physical Distribution - VP

Division: DC Operations

Location: L'Oreal US NJ site, Flexible with some travel requirements 

Reports To:  Divisional Operations Director

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 Consumers Products, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, and for us, beauty has to be sustainable. 

What You Will Do:

As the VP – Physical Distribution, you will be responsible for leading one of the L’Oreal Physical Distribution teams located across several distribution centers located in New Jersey.   Also responsible for all Assembly operations and 3PL activity.  The positions will be responsible for setting the physical distribution strategy ensuring customer orders are fulfilled one-time and cost efficiently.  Through the development of a high performing team, this role is responsible for driving compliance with Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) standards, as well as L’Oreal USA policies and procedures required to achieve distribution excellence.  This role will provide you an opportunity to be part of the L’Oreal Supply Chain Transformation focused on modernizing our Supply Chain with a customer centric focus.

Key activities:

• Responsible for developing, establishing, communicating, and implementing global initiatives/operational strategy, overall success of operations and integrating activities into major organizational segments: operations, technology evaluation and optimization, and oversee safety, quality and compliance
• Ensures the efficient, economic, and quality performance of assigned areas of responsibility, including financial budget, manpower budget, and returns recovery objectives are achieved
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly reports of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for Supply Chain to ensure operational efficiencies and financial accountability.
• Analyze operating system and make adjustments to increase productivity
• Stay abreast of industry changes, technology improvements and productivity standards
• Ensure all local, state and federal regulations are met with regard to hazardous materials
• Work collaboratively with other Operations cross functional and cross divisional teams and peers across functions to execute overall strategy
• Lead teams’ collaboration with other business partners to ensure success of service to consumers
• Determines organizational structure and allocation of personnel by selecting, training and orienting warehouse leadership
• Partnering with warehouse leadership to develop standards of performance, evaluate performance, and conduct performance management planning
• Maintains ongoing communication with warehouse leadership to review programs, provide feedback, discuss new developments, and exchange information
• Oversee staff and ensure management teams coach, train and develop employees fur sustained careers within L’Oreal

 What We Are Looking For:

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field preferred
• Minimum 10 years of relevant business experience within Physical Execution 
• Possess well-developed communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills to be able to build strong work relationships with all levels of the organization
• Ability to synthesize information and create a clear synopsis of key issues
• Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and work independently
• Ensure attention to detail
• Demonstrate professional judgment and sound decision-making skills
• Demonstrate success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills
• Ability to successfully lead and develop a team of individual contributors and leaders
• Ability to manage in complex situation often needing to deliver innovative results
• Demonstrated success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills
• Results oriented
• Develop appreciation of global markets and cultural diversity

Key Competencies:

• Innovator
  • Puts the consumer as the central focus
  • Challenges the status quo and strives for excellence
  • Innovates beyond the product
  • Seizes what is just starting and opens new ventures
• Strategist
  • Builds a shared vision and strategic frame
  • Creates strategic scenarios for growth
  • Leads transformation by aligning organization and human capabilities
  • Demonstrates sound judgement in decision making
• Entrepreneur
  • Takes accountability with courage and transparency
  • Builds a consumer / customer-centric organization
  • Give space initiatives and enables teams to take risks
  • Delivers both sustainable and short-term results with integrity
• Integrator
  • Fosters a climate of trust, and constructive confrontation
  • Develops collective performance of the team
  • Encourages transversal cooperation
  • Actively networks for effective stakeholder management
• People Developer
  • Treats all individuals in a respectful and consistent manner
  • Leverages diversity
  • Stimulates learning
  • Empowers and develops individuals to contribute to their best  
  • Implement and utilize the L’Oreal USA Manifesto, Behavior Charter and Competencies

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  

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! 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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