Assistant Manager - Product Development

The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 37 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.

The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations. The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

With several billion units produced, the Operations Department is at the heart of the group's performance and is one of its major levers. Working in Operations at L'Oréal means working in a dynamic and diverse environment, with opportunities for functional mobility and an international career. A wide range of training courses, motivating responsibilities and highly varied assignments will enable you to learn and develop.

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

We have a suitable opening in the Operations – Product Development department. for the role of Product Development Manager for the SAPMENA (South Asia, Pacific, Middle East, North Africa) zone, based in Mumbai.

Scope

As a Product Development Manager, you will be responsible to manage a portfolio of projects within Operations, as Brand business partner, and in collaboration with R&I, with an overall vision of the finished product (pack, formula, process), in compliance with commitments made with the Brands, by ensuring global responsibility for the project (timing, gross margin, L4TF, perceived value, innovation, quality).

Job Responsibilities

• Study the feasibility of new briefs and advise marketing, by providing optimized solutions (pack, formula, process) as part of a consumer-centric and perceived-value approach.
• Formalize and validate the technical translation of the marketing brief, in compliance with the QCP system, including validation and monitoring of Autocoms.
• Implement and conduct product risk analysis where necessary.
• Prepare, distribute and ensure the monitoring of schedules. Show flexibility to speed up development and activate lead time improvement levers
• Prepare, distribute, and ensure the follow-up of prices estimates; discuss the gross margin and report dilutive projects.
• Contribute to the design-to-value approach by suggesting appropriate value-analysis actions (packaging, process, formulas) and by deploying validated actions.
• Create, distribute, and optimize SPOT scores.
• Discuss and build, together with the brands, the L4TF roadmaps and ensure they are monitored.
• Mobilize actors involved in the project and the necessary experts and ensure appropriate reminders are sent out.
• Report regularly on the progress of projects, report deviations (definition, scheduling, price, L4TF commitments) and suggest solutions, manage/coordinate multidisciplinary projects (process, tools, formulas, etc.)
• Help Brands prepare launch plans by incorporating profitability, scheduling, lead-time, quality, and L4TF challenges.
• Develop your knowledge of the market/competition as part of a category-based approach
• Promote and transform product innovation projects with the Brands, in collaboration with the Operations Innovation department.
• Ensure data quality through regular updates in the different tools: Magellan, MINDS, SPOT, TAG
  
  

L’Oréal Competencies

• INNOVATOR
• STRATEGIST
• PEOPLE DEVELOPER
• INTEGRATOR
• ENTREPRENEUR
  
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Lead your development projects with rigor, aiming for operational excellence
• Can obtain information from experts in a meaningful way to anticipate and manage risks
• Optimize the management of your projects by providing, at the right moment, the inputs needed for decision-making
• Understand and takes cognisance of Brand strategy (quality, profitability, quality level, etc.) and the challenges faced by Operation
• Develop optimized solutions (value for money, timescale, sustainability) to meet MKT expectations in accordance with operations strategy
• Identify brands innovation needs and push innovative solutions (packaging innovation, process, formula)
• Demonstrate knowledge of the technical areas on your activity: packaging, formula, manufacturing and packaging processes, supply
• Understand L’Oréal’s organizations, its Corporate Social Responsibilities and its design quality system.
  
  

Key Relationships

• Internal Stakeholders : Sourcing, Packaging, Marketing, DMI, R&I, Color and Artwork, Manufacturing, Quality
• Internal Stakeholders : Suppliers
  
  

Education And Qualification

• 3-6 years of experience in the Operations domain (packaging, sourcing, manufacturing, processing, etc)
• Project management skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral with diverse stakeholders)
• Excellent organizational skills, able to analyse rapidly evolving situations and prioritize
• To be at ease working in autonomy as well as driving project groups
• Passion for the beauty finished goods, and curiosity to constantly learn and explore new areas
  
  

Travel Required

• Travel will be need based on requirement.
  
  

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.