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Category Management Administrator

Guaynabo, PR, Puerto Rico

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Permanent

Puerto Rico

Guaynabo, PR

Sales

Full - Time

06-Dec-2024

Job Title: Category Administrator

Division: Consumer Products Division

Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Reports To: Category Development Manager

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 Consumers Products, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, and for us, beauty has to be sustainable. Our division 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, as well as NYX Professional Make Up.

What You Will Learn:

The Category Management Administrator is responsible for leading efforts to apply the principles of category management as strategic business units to deliver greater value to the consumer, foster business growth and do justice to our brands in assigned accounts. Customer assignments are broader requiring Advisory.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the optimal achievement of spaces that give competitive advantage to our products in terms of location, distribution, and exhibition on the shelves of the assigned accounts, following the principles of category management

• Handles analytical depth and uses market information to the maximum to support decision-making aimed at maximizing sales, profitability and satisfying the customer and consumer.

• Develops, presents, and implements effective planograms considering the rotation and profitability of the products in each category.

• Evaluates, shares, and makes recommendations on the results of navigation, implementation, distribution (POG) and learning strategies to define proactive and corrective actions in future reviews.

• Directly responsible for the management of "fixtures" for Cosmetics in its clients, as well as the implementation and inventory of the graphics during innovation periods.

• Coordinates and acts on findings in store audits that seek the quality of execution of our categories (cosmetics and personal care)

• Identifies opportunities and develops recommendations to optimize the gondola space, considering the needs of the client and the leadership objective of our brands.

• Supports creation of selling points/stories to present initiatives. This includes projects to enhance our brands and categories for the benefit of the growth of both parties.

• Provides support to sales, marketing and key account managers on issues related to categories and product mix analysis and category management execution KPIs.

• Active collaborator in the input to the internal teams (sales, logistics and marketing) on product distribution, filling of gondola for innovations and withdrawals of the portfolio – collaborator in the initial forecast process in each category review and planograms.

• Active participant in the development and application of "Insights" together with Marketing and Trade Marketing.

• Responsible for supervision and training of the staff in charge.

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures, including without limitation the Employee Handbook, ethical standards, health and safety protocols.

• You can perform other tasks related to the position as required or that may arise in the future.

  What We Are Looking For:

  Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration or related disciplines.

• Language: Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish)

• Years of Experience: Minimum five (3) years of experience in similar or related position. Experience in the consumer goods or beauty Industry is preferred .

• Job Specific Experience/Skills:

• Proficiency in supplier management software like Retail Link, Pro-Space, Nielsen.

• Up to date with the latest category management principles.

• Working knowledge at evaluating current business retail practices.

• Ability to generate reports on market activity and communicate them effectively.

• Ability to think from a consumer and customer centricity perspective.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Excel, business applications. Certified Professional Category Analysts (CPCA) is preferred.

• Travel: This position may require traveling up to 15% for business meeting or trainings.

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentials functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee spends specific time in the following physical activities:

  • Stand: 1/3 to 2/3

  • Walk: 1/3 to 2/3

  • Sit: Over 2/3

• Talk or hear: Over 2/3

  Also, the employee lifts specific weight following safety guidelines and policies established by the Company.

• Lift up to 10 pounds: Under 1/3

• Lift up to 25 pounds: None

  Lift up to 50 pounds: None

  Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of products/category

• Research and market data analysis

• Knowledge of competitors, markets trends and consumers

• Financial knowledge (P&L, S21, Cost of Goods, sales forecasts)

• Excellent communication skills (Written and verbal).

• Possess strong interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate with confidence to both internal and external customers.

  What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)

• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)

• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)

• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)

• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)

• Employee Resource Groups (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!

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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