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

Are you ready to make an impact in the world’s #1 beauty company? As a Category Specialist, you’ll join our Category Business Development team, reporting directly to the Category Lead. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in driving the growth and development of your assigned category, working closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain, as well as key stakeholders within the CBD team, including Trade Channel, RGM, and Consumer Experience/Merchandising.

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Drive Change: Analyze market data, consumer trends, and competitor strategies to identify innovative business opportunities with a shopper-centric and cross-channel vision.
• Develop Winning Strategies: Create and implement short- and long-term category plans, maximizing performance through shopper levers, portfolio strategies, pricing, promotions, and assortment.
• Monitor Success: Track the effectiveness of multi-channel and multi-brand category plans by analyzing sell-out performance, market share, and sell-in data. Your goal? To create value for L’Oréal, our consumers, and our retail partners.
• Collaborate and Influence: Work in synergy with various internal teams to ensure strategic alignment and effective execution of category, brand, and customer plans.

We Are Looking For

You’re a great match for this role if you have:

• Experience: At least 5 years in similar roles within the FMCG industry.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the mass market, competitive dynamics, and consumer focus.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage projects and prioritize effectively.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across business functions.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Language Skills: Fluent in 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 and environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

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 €42 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.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to 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.