WHO WE ARE
Join us to create the future of beauty powered by tech!
At L’Oréal Groupe, we are shaping the future of beauty thanks to technology. Our global teams in tech accelerators, plants, and innovation hubs collaborate to create the beauty that moves the world. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while staying true to our commitments to society and the planet.
Be a part of our daring Operations team of over 20k exceptional minds. Here, you won’t just work on complex challenges; you'll help create sustainable and inclusive beauty alongside our visionary partners. Your role? Crafting, innovating, sourcing, producing, and delivering millions of products and services that touch every corner of the globe. It’s time to engineer the future of beauty!
THE MISSION
Within our Global Sourcing organization, we have upcoming movements and are seeking expert leaders in the Marketing Sourcing domain to join our team in different scops.
- Manage the Marketing Services expenditures for L'Oréal, with focus areas such as creative content production, advertising agencies, and strategic marketing partnerships.
- Develop and implement agile, innovative, and responsible sourcing solutions by collaborating with L'Oréal's marketing and digital teams and the best suppliers on the market.
- Develop strong and targeted partnerships, control expenses, and establish simple and ethical purchasing processes to support our brands' ambitions.
- Identify and collect business needs, define optimal supplier and agency portfolios, and develop future-proof sourcing strategies.
- Lead negotiations, run strategic RFPs, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with quality, CSR, and regulatory standards across segments such as Strategic Planning, Integrated Marketing Campaigns (IMC), Brand Advocacy, Content Production, and CRM.
- Develop and drive the category strategy for your assigned scope (e.g., Marketing Content, Production, or Agencies), aligning roadmap objectives with key stakeholders (Marketing, Digital, Finance, CSR).
- Bring in-depth market knowledge of the creative, production, and agency industry, with a strong understanding of internal brand needs and how the category can meet them.
- Upskill Zone and local Sourcing teams.
- Define strategy, sourcing guidelines, and identify Preferred Partners to build sustainable relationships.
- Anticipate medium/long-term developments related to new technologies and trends in marketing and content creation.
- Advise, communicate, and influence decision-makers at all levels of the sourcing process.
- Contribute to our sustainable commitments roadmap and lead the sustainable transformation of your category (including promoting diversity in production and agency teams).
WHO YOU ARE
First and foremost, we love people that are curious, collaborative, eager to have an impact and who value innovation, autonomy, and team spirit.
Secondly, it will be important for you to have:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in indirect sourcing or Marketing, with strong exposure to advertising agencies, creative services, or content production categories.
- Strong capability to influence, challenge, and align diverse stakeholders in a creative environment.
- Proven team player and self-starter with exceptional networking and relationship-building abilities.
- Outstanding project management and communication skills (written and verbal), with a demonstrated ability to simplify complex concepts and present results to top management synthetically.
- Strong orientation toward results, value creation, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and commercial agility.
- Solid contract risk understanding and sharp negotiation skills.
- Mandatory English proficiency.
ABOUT THE PERKS
Beyond innovating the beauty industry, L'Oréal provides a rewarding and enriching experience for its employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance.
Here's a glimpse of what awaits you:
- Make a Difference: Contribute to our sustainability commitments and be a part of a sustainable future.
- Career Growth: Personalized career pathways with opportunities for development within Sourcing, Operations, and beyond.
- Work-Life Balance: Additional paid leave and flexibility to work from home.
- Financial Well-being: Competitive salary, participation and profit-sharing scheme, comprehensive insurance plan.
- Employee Perks: Subsidized cafeteria, discounted products, continuous learning resources, health and well-being programs, concierge services.
NEXT STEPS
Once you have applied, here is what you can expect:
- To receive an answer shortly after your application.
- If your CV is selected, you will have an interview with one of our recruiters.
- You will then have a few rounds of technical and business discussions as part of the overall process.
We are committed to ensuring 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 characteristics protected by law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.