Operations Assessment Center 2023

Job description

Job Title: Sr Analyst, Customer Supply Chain (CVS)

Division:   CPD

Location:  Lincoln, Rhode Island

Reports To:  Director, Customer Supply Chain (CVS)

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.  

What You Will Learn:

This position is responsible for supporting the work of the Supply Chain, Customer Service and Field Sales initiatives for major accounts. The individual will interact and partner with multiple departments such as Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales sub-functions as well as have regular direct interaction with the customer.  This role supports long-term initiatives focused around maximizing fill rate, sales, inventory, on time shipping, and minimizing costs and returns. Incumbent in this role is responsible for analyzing and validating large amounts of data and creating regular reporting that improves supply chain performance.

Tasks, Duties & Responsibilities

·  Extract, analyze, and manage data from internal and customer systems to both effectively and efficiently support the work of Supply Chain and Sales; Use report data to provide insights/suggestions and become an in-house expert on customer information data bases and best practices

·  Support replenishment initiative including CPFR, Promotions, Social Media events and seasonal lifts

·  Assist Customer Supply Chain management in the design and implementation of account specific reporting, identifying opportunities for increased sales by regularly monitoring key customer inventory levels/POS on promotional, launch, and basic product.  Provide store level analysis focusing sales initiatives on high volume doors and SKUs.

·  Actively participate in and lead portions of weekly cross-functional meetings and meetings with Sales/Customer

·  Lead data driven discussions on forecasting, product flow opportunities, shortages, and violations with both internal and external partners

·  Conduct ad hoc analysis directly associated with Operations & Sales activities.  Minimal travel required

What We Are Looking For:

·  4-year college degree in Supply Chain, Data Analytics or business-related discipline preferred
·  Required: 1-3 years’ experience, preferably in Supply Chain
·  Required: Strong Data Management skills and Microsoft Office Suite applications with an advanced focus in Excel, Access, and Power BI
·  SAP experience preferred
·  Customer Facing experience preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Direct experience with regular interaction/management of a retail customer and an understanding of relational data base concepts; the ability to merge and transfer files resulting in the creation of reports from multiple sources.
·  Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work individually and as part of a team
·  Ability to derive and articulate insights and actionable recommendations from data analysis
·  Leadership qualities with the ability to lead meetings attended by Management (Internal and External)
·  Excellent communication skills

Judgment and decision making will be moderate to intermittent depending on the situation. Supervision will be intermittent

Competencies:

·  Strong analytical skills, functional (transactional) knowledge, calculated decision-making abilities, and multi-tasking capability
·  Acts with human sensitivity: Demonstrates respect
·  Commitment to CPD Operations Values: Trust and trustworthiness, respect, teamwork, innovation, accountability
·  Interacts effectively: Listens and communicates effectively
·  Displays sensitivity to the "Metier" of L'Oreal: Focuses on quality
·  Demonstrates entrepreneurship: Takes initiative and focuses on customers
·  Achieves results with integrity: Conveys energy, acts with integrity, and focuses on results
·  Innovates: Shows curiosity and promotes team creativity
·  Manages complexity: Reasons from multiple perspectives

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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