Lead – Packing Material & Contract Manufacturing, Indonesia

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 – Sourcing department. for the role of Lead – Packing Material & Contract Manufacturing for Indonesia geography under SAPMENA (South Asia, Pacific, Middle East, North Africa) zone, based in Mumbai.

Scope: Driving & delivering below Key Job responsibilities for business associated with Packing Material & Sourcing aspect of Contract Manufacturing for South Asia Pacific(Spend 30 M Euros).

Job Responsibilities

CONTRIBUTION TO THE BUSINESS GROWTH

• Anticipates business activity and acts proactively: Anticipate major evolution of needs.
• Propose the most valuable option involving internal and external network/resources. Use VA methodology as a part of the culture of need expression.
• Manages Performance and efficiency: Be accountable for purchasing performance. Support functional improvements for processes and tools. Ensure data quality.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of financial process: basic financial or accounting rules, structure and purchasing part, L'Oréal financial activity rules (rebates, fees, drivers…). Analyze the impact of choices/tariffs in a plant P&L.
• Formulate recommendations based of Supplier P&L analysis or L'Oréal/Brand P&L. Anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Driving and facilitating L4TF commitments with the strategic suppliers.
  
  

CREATE VALUE and OPTIMIZE COSTS, QUALITY & SERVICE on the total value chain

• Launch management, fast track launch process and supply management with BCP developments
• Optimize costs: Contribute and Lead Saving boost Agenda for India. Improve the cost model through a good knowledge of supplier process. Lead & implement productivity projects through usage of optimized TCO
• Develop a thorough market knowledge and market intelligence.
• Master the supplier Cost Models and upstream markets, run internal & external benchmarking.
• Build cost forecast for a category, share & control assumptions for budget construction. Manage KPIs; build continuous improvement strategy for financial & non-financial KPIs.
• Build year N+1 purchasing action plan and follow-up its implementation along the year N (trend)
• Supplier capacity planning and review
• Support TRANSVERSAL OPTIMISATION and AGILITY of the whole Value Chain through lead time and MOQ optimisation, service level improvements in close collaboration with the suppliers and internal stakeholders: category teams, Plants, Packaging, Supply Chain, Quality & Development teams.
  
  

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Control risks & operate responsibly.
• Operates according to internal control principles and legal rules.
• Evaluate & manage risks: apply risks policy and tools, propose & lead actions plan.
• Negotiates with integrity: Use innovative negotiation levers.
  
  

MAXIMIZE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP

• Build an integrated ecosystem with our suppliers. Support SRM agenda for the region.
• Create a preferred customer relationship with strategic suppliers.
• Drive supplier performance improvements based on 5 pillars: CSR, quality, service, innovation, competitiveness.
• Organize and gather market knowledge, propose action plans to benefit from market opportunities. Drive changes in the market structure.
  
  

Key L’Oréal Competencies

• INNOVATOR
• STRATEGIST
• PEOPLE DEVELOPER
• INTEGRATOR
• ENTREPRENEUR
  
  

Professional Experience & Skills

• Working in the FMCG sector, good understanding of market & suppliers.
• Proven ability to work and navigate in complex organizations and manage teams.
• Maintains a high standard of integrity, working with a cooperative attitude.
• Excellent communication / influencing skills in English (written & verbal) with exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• A talent for resolving conflicts and problems.
• Excellent skills on PPT, Excel, Power BI etc.
  
  

Key Relationships

• Direct – 3
• Indirect - 1
• Internal Stakeholders – Product Development, Packaging, Zone Teams, Finance, Factories, R&I and Worldwide Category Teams
• External Stakeholders – Tier 1 and Tier 2 Suppliers, Auditing agencies
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• MBA/ Post-graduate from packaging institutes preferable
• Minimum 8+ years of procurement/sourcing/category management
  
  

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.