Now Hiring - L'Oréal - Manufacturing Director, Sales Operations, PPD in New York, NY

Job Title Director, Sales Planning & Forecasting– Sales Operations PPD National Accts / Local Channel

Division: Professional Products Division

Location: Hudson Yards, NY or Berkeley Heights, NJ

Reports To: VP- Sales Operations

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 Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably, and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, and Pureology.

What You Will Do:

This role will play an integral part in developing the forecast for all areas of business in the local channel as well as the overall division. The Director of Planning & Forecasting will partner with the Commercial Sales leads, Commercial Finance and Demand Planning to provide the SVP of Sales with a recommended forecast for each customer / channel. They will then work with the SVP of sales to fine tune and provide final forecast weekly, monthly & trend submissions for each of the brands for the channel. The Director will aid the Vice President in the development, planning and implementation of PPD sales programming/support with key analysis and tools to support business assessments, decision-making and validation processes. The Director will play a role in Ways of Working and Simplicity 2 process workstreams in partnership with the Vice President. The position requires a high degree of collaboration and communication with cross functional teams, including Sales, Digital, Customer Service, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Finance, Demand Planning and Executive Management.

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  Customer / Channel ($660M+)
• Monthly and Trend Sell Out Forecasts by Customer / Channel ($1.3B+)
• Partner with Commercial Finance & Customer Supply Chain on Stock & Sales Tool
• Provide key analytics, assessment and forecast insights leveraging Stock & Sales Tool
• Analyze key sales drivers impact on forecasts (promotions & launches)
• Manage Customer Accruals with Finance & Commercial teams
• Responsible for PPD Brand Trend consolidation For All Channel (Local & SalonCentric)
• Develop, Coordinate and update all annual/monthly Sales Customer Forecasts, Budgets & Trends
• Manage all reporting and analytical aspects of Other Sales Specific Programs (LT Commissions/Rebates)
• Lead w/ Business Analysis & Demand Planning to create Consistent Brand Reporting within appropriate timelines

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• 4-year College degree/professional experience
• 7+ years’ experience in Sales Planning, Commercial Finance and/or Finance
• Advanced computer skills (Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, SAP Analyzer & Power BI)
• Strong attention to detail for accuracy with the ability to multitask
• Exceptional organizational, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong project management skills with ability to influence and drive change
• Strong & effective business communication- written and oral skills
• Adaptable/flexible in changing environment

What’s In It For You:

• Salary Range: $139,700.00-$199,100.00
• (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

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!

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