Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager - L'Oréal Paris

Are you passionate about visual merchandising and thrive in a fast-paced environment? We are on the lookout for an Assistant Merchandising Manager to join the L'Oréal Paris team and be a key player in bringing the brand and campaigns to life for our customers. Be part of our dynamic team and make an impact in shaping the future of beauty in our Consumer Products Division.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Ownership of end-to-end POS process: Management of the POS Critical Path (communicating dates to the wider team and ensuring deadlines are being met internally and externally). To manage the process from load-up, design and development to delivery and payment – ensuring we are on-time and within budget.
• Management of promo / semi-permanent installs and updates: Adapt the retail concepts for the retail environment appropriately. Use technical knowledge to ensure best in class execution and durability. Manage all projects efficiently and effectively, from initial load-up meetings to briefing design agencies and through prototype, approval, final production to instore implementation. Deliver installs that uplift the brand image, ensuring sign off by the appropriate leadership teams are obtained including General Manager & Brand Leaders.
• Guardianship of brand identity: De-coding brand image, value and sense of purpose and translating appropriately for the UK market. Understand UK customers and environments and integrating that into all we deliver. Administration: Ensure all working documents are kept up to date and prepared for the following year (WIP, CPA, etc). Share the information with the relevant stakeholders in an appropriate time frame. Manage and adapt processes to always improve efficiency for the team.
• Budget: Work closely with the Head of Merchandising to build and maintain the budget. Raise all Purchase Orders. Record over/under spend, flagging issues and finding savings/efficiencies where possible.
• Communication: Internally ensure transparency on deadlines and budget to manage business expectations and deliver projects that are on brand, customer focused, exciting, on time and within budget. Develop a close working relationship with external partners and suppliers to develop a common goal and synchronised way of working. Work closely with the internal teams (MKT, Commercial, etc) to ensure a seamless way of working.
• People management: Responsible for the development and management of the team intern. Inclusive of all communication with HR and university, supporting learning and development through varied mediums. Monitoring progress and following the development path as per agreed with the Head of Merchandising.
  
  

Who You Are

• Previous experience in visual merchandising for a similar FMCG brand
• Ability to demonstrate entrepreneurship
• Ability to manage complexity and interact with a wide range of stakeholders
• Super creative: whether it be in overcoming challenges or creating artwork for your channel, creativity is our backbone, and we love new ideas.
• Organised: You love a list and have strong planning and organisation skills – with the ability to re-prioritise as required.
• 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.
  
  

Who We Are

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact. In the L'Oréal Consumers Products Division, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, which means bringing beauty to all. And for us, beauty must be sustainable. The Consumer Product Divisions holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, and NYX Professional Makeup. Beyond our four iconic global brands, we have a unique brand portfolio including others like Essie and Carols Daughter.

What We Offer

Our people are at the heart of everything we do and play a vital role in the success of our company. We are committed to offering you a package that is fair, competitive, and equitable to help support you to do what you love most, achieve your goals and become the best version of yourself.

Our range of optional benefits include money-saving offers and exclusive discounts, in addition to health & wellbeing support, development opportunities, flexibility, and leave entitlements. You will also have access to private medical and dental insurance, an enhanced pension, 25 days annual leave increasing after 3 years’ service, an online staff shop with up to 60% off products, access to incredible trainings and monthly talks, enhanced family leave provisions as well as up to 4 weeks paid fertility leave. We also have app partnerships with Thrive for mental health and Peppy Menopause support and an employee assistance service available to all employees for if and when you need it.

How We Recruit

At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond.