Consumer Products Division

The Consumer Products Division’s mission is universal: to offer the best in cosmetics innovation to the greatest number of people on every continent. Its brands are available in all mass-market channels (hypermarkets, supermarkets, pharmacy’s and retail stores). The division is the spearhead of the group’s quest to win over a further billion consumers. The Consumer Products Division includes popular brand such as L’Oréal Paris, NYX, Mixa, Garnier, Maybelline & Essie. 

You will;

L’Oréal UKI is seeking dynamic, results driven eCommerce- National Account Manager to accelerate our beauty Pure Play business. Working in a newly formed, fast moving pure players team, they will be joining at pivotal time. Managing one of our fastest growing and most strategic beauty e-commerce customers.  

The pureplayers account team sits within a newly formed & purpose-built e-comm business unit with expertise in performance marketing, shopper marketing & content creation and delivery – enabling the team to work closely with experts & brand partners who are essential to grow this strategic channel. This role is an exciting opportunity to take on an established business and take it to the next level. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Be building credible and collaborative working relationships with your customer & key cross functional contacts, including supply, finance & marketing

Present internally & externally, to multiple stakeholders, new business opportunities which deliver value for both L'Oréal & the customer, considering the impact for your team but also the wider channel

Using Market insights develop retailer centric strategies for your customer; identify joint objectives and build business plans for mutual growth

Sell brand & product propositions & negotiate commercial plans 

Influence future retailer initiatives and collaborations; ensuring our brands maximizes all available opportunities in store and online

Manage all lines of the P&L from, sell in down to gross margin, retail sell out and your share position in the market and SIT levels to ensure delivery of key KPIs both internally & externally. Including negotiating & tracking the business plan with the customer. As part of this you will need to be comfortable trading e-com specific levers such as media as part of the wider business plan with the customer. 

Must have a meticulous eye for detail when it comes to e-merchandising. Will have strong passion for growing the user experience of the beauty shopper, and a hunger to continually improve the product detail page across Imagery, text & reviews to grow the conversion rate.  

You will be able to apply category approach which is insight driven and incorporates brand plans to ultimately execute an activation plan that excite shoppers and wins share. Including the ability to build & execute a promotional strategy that encourages the right shopper behaviour and grows category value.

Understand the critical importance and certain technicalities of supply chain in delivering exceptional customer service and market leading user experience. 

Will be strategic in planning to grow page traffic with through both organic content and paid levers. Responsible for a good return on investment in marketing packages and campaigns bought from the retailer. 

You are;

• Negotiator: Strong negotiator & collaborative in your approach to customer relationships, someone who looks for a win-win opportunities with our retail partners

• Highly numerate – strong analytically

• Proactive:  driven and tenacious with an ‘anything is possible attitude’ 

• Organised: Highly organized with prioritization skills.

• Measured: We want to track the success of our campaigns and initiatives so projects must be able to show ROI.

• Accurate: You have the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and meet deadlines. 

• Entrepreneurial. Every day, you spot opportunities to drive growth for our brand and our customers, making sure the good name of our brand is always protected. 

• Super creative: Whether it be in overcoming challenges or creating artwork for your channel, creativity is our back bone, and we love new ideas. 

• Teams are the new heroes: There is no better feeling than being part of a successful and dynamic team, so even if you are Superman or Wonder Woman, you recognise that teams are the real heroes. 

• Only Human: we all make mistakes, but you are not afraid of failure. You learn and show how the experience has helped the business learn for the future and benefitted all.

• Ambitious: You crave success and L’Oréal is the ultimate place to achieve your dreams. We will support you all the way and make sure you have the support and development in place to help you succeed. 

• You. You are real. And you’re true to yourself. We cherish and celebrate diversity so you will feel right at home whoever you are.

You have;

• Minimum 2 years of Account Management experience and preferably Grocery E-com experience.

• Proven experience of managing customer P&Ls and KPIs

• Good appreciation of digital marketing & supply chain in the beauty industry 

• A strong communicator and passion for collaboration.