Launch Planner- L’Oreal Luxe - FTC
Hello, we’re L’Oréal. We’re not just creating beauty products; we’re shaping how the world experiences beauty—and it takes exceptional talent to make it happen. Intrigued? Keep reading, because this might just be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. As a Launch Planner in our L’Oréal Luxury Division, you’ll be at the heart of delivering flawless product launches and ensuring our consumers experience the very best of our iconic brands like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, and Giorgio Armani. With a dynamic, diverse, and passionate team, you’ll drive excellence in planning, stakeholder collaboration, and execution, all while contributing to our sustainability goals. Ready to lead the way in luxury beauty? Let’s go beyond together.
A DAY IN THE LIFE[
As a Launch Planner you’ll be the driving force behind the seamless execution of product Reporting to a collaborative and dynamic team, your day will be a mix of strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on problem-solving.
Morning: Start your day by reviewing project timelines and critical milestones for upcoming launches. You’ll connect with cross-functional teams—marketing, supply chain, and sales—to ensure alignment and address any potential roadblocks.
Midday: Dive into stakeholder meetings, where you’ll present updates, highlight risks, and propose solutions to keep projects on track. Your ability to simplify complex messages and influence decisions will shine here.
Afternoon: Focus on supply chain activities, ensuring shipments are on schedule and marketing materials are optimized for sustainability. You’ll also oversee the execution of Christmas coffret launches, ensuring every detail is perfect.
End of Day: Wrap up by documenting process improvements and lessons learned, ensuring the team is set up for success in future launches. You’ll leave the office knowing you’ve contributed to delivering exceptional experiences to our consumers.
Every day is an opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and make a tangible impact in the world of luxury beauty.
WHO YOU ARE
A successful Launch planner will bring a variety of skills and experience to the table including:
Stakeholder Management Skills
- Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders. Ability to manage upwards.
- Ability to reach mutually acceptable solutions to complex problems which arise.
Planning Experience
- A customer-centric mindset, with experience in Supply Chain able to manage and resolve issues under pressure
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail work in an ever changing & demanding environment.
Excellent Communication Skills
- Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels and simplify complex messages.
- Experience in presenting internally and externally and adapting communication style
Systems Knowledge
- Working knowledge of Excel.
- SAP knowledge is an advantage
- Experience in Supply Planning or Retail planning systems are an advantage
As an individual you will show:
Ambition: You anticipate, think and dream big, demonstrating a high level of aspiration. You are self-driven and show proactivity, especially when seeing problems as challenges. You thrive for exceptional performance.
Judgement: You can balance operational and strategic thinking, challenging the status quo and managing confrontation effectively. You cut quickly through complexity and ambiguity whilst also thinking sustainably and are future-oriented. You reduce complexity to get things done.
Resilience: You always demonstrate purpose and ownership mindset but manage your own energy well. You uphold positivity for others and persist, bouncing back when faced with obstacles. You step back at times and accept limits.
Empathy: You cooperate and network effectively, creating genuine and trustful relationships with diverse people. You are sensitive to beauty and related emotions, always supporting others and showing benevolence. You understand and respect others’ feelings and motives.
Learning Agility: You are a self-motivated learner, showing self-awareness and demonstrating openness and curiosity. You experiment and learn from mistakes and past experiences, always showing courage and stepping out of your comfort zone. You support the development of a learning culture.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our industry-leading award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
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 €29 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. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
In the L’Oréal Luxe Division, we create the very best of luxury beauty. Our portfolio makes up 26 brands of which 17 are global, including the highly-aspirational and multi-expert ones such as Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani. Thanks to our strong, balanced and complementary portfolio as well as our incredibly talented team of experts we are perfectly equipped to meet the endless and all-encompassing demands of luxury consumers around the world.
HOW WE RECRUIT
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal.