Manager, Brand Supply Chain Management, Consumer Products Division, L'Oréal Operations

Job Title Manager, Brand Supply Management

Division:
Consumer Products Division

Location:

New York, NY

Reports To:

Director – Demand Planning

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.

The Manager in Brand Supply Management (BSM) is in charge of Finished Product Supply Planning for a category(s) under the CPD signature. This important role connects Sales/Marketing and operation team to ensure successful product launches, facilitate constraint inventory with cross functional team, lead tradeoffs discussion with Sales and Marketing team to maximize group sales target while not create excess inventory in this V.U.C.A ( Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) environment.

• Accountable for end to end product life cycle
• Oversee launch inventory position for US market and translate US market strategy to operation needs that impacts global operation supply chain direction
• Leading Operations (Deployment, Assembly, GBSC, IM) and Business Planning (sales) during allocation period on weekly availability, sku /account priorities and base vs assembly priorities
• Establish correct inventory parameter and safety stock strategy at national and satellite DC level . Monitor and communicates supply constraints at an aggregated level
• Manage phase out strategy with Global Supply Chain and Sales team to ensure no service disruptions and minimal supply chain cost
• Key business partner in S&OP meeting that leads service risk & opportunity discussion which empowers the Brand GM to sign off monthly financials and inventory safety stock strategy
• Lead monthly Supply KPI scorecard and hot topics with Demand Planning, Marketing, Sales and Business planning team
• Weekly/Monthly DRP cycle to connect the latest supply signal to the factory caused by Tik Tok viral trend, Amazon and various retailer strategies. In addition, BSM manages import supply confirmation from other zones and weekly reservation from Global Supply Chain
• Spearhead monthly E&O production avoidance review with Finance controller and category sales team to align C sku strategy
• Scenario planning with GBSC during plant/line capacity and influence on priorities between product/brand/division based on risk assessment
• Establish and implement continuous improvement tools and process across US planning organization

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant business experience within Manufacturing or Supply Chain
• Possess well-developed communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills to be able to build strong work relationships with all levels of the organization
• Have the ability to synthesize information and create a clear synopsis of key issues
• Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and work independently
• Demonstrate success in persuasion,influence and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrate professional judgment and sound decision-making skills;
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing a team of individual contributor employees
• Develop appreciation of local markets and cultural diversity
• Puts the consumer as the central focus
• Challenges the status quo and strives for excellence
• Innovates beyond the product
• Seizes what is just starting and opens new ventures
• Strategist
• Builds a shared vision and strategic frame
• Leads transformation by aligning organization and human capabilities
• Demonstrates sound judgement in decision making
• Takes accountability with…