Location: 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY
Division: L’Oréal Luxe
Reports to: SVP, Creative
Who We Are
At the heart of our company lies a dedication to innovation and progress. In all markets where we operate, we're committed to fostering excellence, empowering talented individuals, and leading the way in various industries.
Join L'Oréal: As the world's #1 beauty company, with a presence in over 150 markets, we are embarking on a transformative journey that embraces sustainability, digital innovation, and societal progress. We are dedicated to shaping the future of beauty by harnessing the power of technology, data, and science to tackle global challenges while staying true to our social and environmental commitments.
We're proud to have earned recognition as industry leaders in:
- Most Innovative Companies - Fast Company, 2023
- Top 5 - Most Attractive Companies Worldwide Among Business Students - Universum, 2023
- Top 25 World's Best Companies - TIME, 2023
- Top Companies for Executive Women - Seamount, 2023
- Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion - Disability Equal Index, 2023
With 86,000 dedicated employees spread across 150 countries, L'Oréal leads the global beauty industry and pioneers’ beauty technology. Our portfolio comprises 36 international brands grouped into four divisions. For over a century, we've been committed to making beauty accessible to all, and our goal is to reach another billion consumers worldwide through innovation.
Now, it's your moment to shine. If you are experienced, embrace challenges, value continuous learning, and want to create a positive impact, we invite you to join our diverse teams. Whether you're an industry veteran or a seasoned professional, we are always on the lookout for exceptional talents to contribute to our mission.
In the L’Oréal Luxe Division, we create the very best of luxury beauty. Our Division has an unrivalled portfolio of 23 aspirational brands (Yves Saint Laurent, Kiehl's, Lancôme, Prada, and Urban Decay to name a few) and an incredibly talented team of 28k experts, making it perfectly equipped to meet the endless and all-encompassing demands of luxury consumers around the world.
A Day in the Life
The Vice President, Store Design plays a critical role in the evolution of the retail footprint across the LUXE Division. This position will lead, create and drive the strategic vision in collaboration with several disciplines of store design. The VP – Store Design will provide insights into competitive landscapes, design trends, innovation techniques and methods for design and relevant industry trends.
This leader will be a visionary who seeks out opportunities to create and define future store experiences that are built on commitment to being a source of inspiration for the industry, digital transformation and ensuring that customers are at the heart of all we do with our diverse and inclusive store environments.
Requirements
•15+ years of related experience
•Recognized as an expert within the company
•Holds in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline and broad knowledge of other job disciplines within the function
•Solves unique problems that have a broad impact on the business
•Contributes to the development of functional strategy
•May lead increasingly larger or more complex project teams across a function or business line, integrating multidisciplinary team across varied business lines and disciplines
• Eye for design and aesthetic with attention to detail.
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams to achieve successful execution on time, within budget and in line with strategic direction. Proactive and persistent in driving projects to completion and following up on deliverables from other departments. Resourceful in seeking out information and identifying solutions to problems.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills. Able to interact professionally with all levels of management, brand partners and outside vendors. Able to mobilize others to achieve results.
• Effective multi-tasker who can manage projects from conception through production in a fast-paced changing environment
• Able to provide clear direction and provide constructive feedback to enhance impact and effectiveness of communication.
• Provide design inspiration and technical guidance by “getting into the field to show and do”.
• Occasional travel
Responsibilities
•Lead, direct and develop designs of complete Store environments, as well as new fixtures and furniture.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, including creation of plans and budget, timelines, and milestones, always ensuring online execution.
• Lead and work to align Stores with strategy of overall design.
• Collaborate seamlessly with global partners on fixtures, materials, and layout to exist in all locations and adhere to budget requirements, while being an impeccable people leader, managing and leading Store Design team members
• A sustainability partner and leader that will work ensure that options align with budget allocations and plans for sustainability initiatives and LEED certified store locations.
• Align with Visual Merchandising team partners to understand goals and objectives of existing and future merchandising projects and Brand updates.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising team on merchandising layout and marketing set up for experiences and programs.
• Manage overall Store Design budget for vendor services such as renderings, design concepts, prototypes, production and installation.
• Partner with Marketing and Digital Marketing teams to introduce on-line/off-line guest experiences.
• Work with Purchasing and Procurement on vendor assessments for future design projects, renderings and opportunities
• Work with vendors on content management capabilities and resources also analytics as applicable
• Define support needed for in store digital content creation tailored to innovative experiences
• Quantify key insights and data from digital and future innovation pilots to create strategic programs that can rollout to brand partners as connection opportunities
What We Offer
Salary Range: $172,400– $250,000 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
Hybrid Work Policy (Up to 2 Days per week work from home for eligible roles, subject to manager approval.)
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
We Are Committed and Engaged
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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