Hello, we’re L’Oréal.
We're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading—this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.
A Day in the Life
In this pivotal role, you will lead the development and transformation of new innovations for makeup products, focusing on applicator creation. Reporting to [insert reporting structure], you will collaborate with global Advanced Engineering, R&I, Marketing, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance consumer experiences and drive L’Oréal’s business forward.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Innovation Leadership: Drive the creation of innovative applicators and packaging solutions that deliver emotionally charged experiences, ensuring manufacturability and alignment with consumer needs.
- Project Management: Oversee technical timelines, manage milestones, and ensure on-time delivery to industrial teams. Manage and influence innovative design-to-conception and design-to-cost processes.
- Sustainability: Champion sustainable packaging initiatives, designing the packaging of tomorrow and driving sustainability goals.
- Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across functions, including CMI, Product Development, Marketing, and Packaging Engineering. Establish trust and foster a solution-driven culture.
- Technical Expertise: Leverage knowledge of molding processes, materials, and manufacturing capabilities to mitigate risks and transform ideas into reality. Develop and maintain expertise in emerging trends, packaging technology, and finished product manufacturing capabilities.
- Communication: Present compelling stories to highlight the benefits of created applicators and packaging, addressing the "Why, What, and How" of conception, consumer needs, technical challenges, and key project milestones.
This role offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment where creativity, technical expertise, and leadership converge to shape the future of beauty.
We Are Looking For
You’re a great match if you have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Proven experience (8+ years) in package engineering and new product development, preferably in cosmetics or consumer goods.
- Strong technical knowledge of molding processes, materials, and manufacturing capabilities.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present compelling visions and influence stakeholders.
- A creative, curious, and solution-oriented mindset, with a focus on sustainability and innovation.
- Expertise in managing documentation, materials, and information for rapidly changing priorities.
- Awareness of intellectual property (IP) to respect existing patents and actively engage in patenting new technical solutions.
- Strong PC skills; MS Office, PowerPoint and CAD software
- Professional level of spoken and written English
What’s In It For You
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
- Real responsibility from day one—there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as people with disabilities, are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated!
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.
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 Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L’Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain.
We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and 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.