Category Lead

L'Oréal; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty corporation in Dubai is seeking a Category Leader to own the category growth strategy for Consumer Product Division. You will leverage data analysis and collaborate across various teams to drive actionable plans. The ideal candidate has strong business acumen and excellent communication skills. This role offers significant responsibility and opportunities for growth from day one in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Real responsibilities from day 1

Qualifications

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Ability to translate data into actionable business plans.
• Excellent communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build the 1–3 year category strategy based on shopper and category insight.
• Support in building and implementing the GTM strategy for CPD.
• Define category projects and share of space for retail collaboration.

Skills

Business Acumen

Analytical & Data-Driven

Collaborative Influence

Job description

Overview

Hello, we’re L’Oréal. We’re not just building brands, we’re shaping how the world experiences beauty. Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.

A Day in the Life

As a Category Leader for the L'Oréal Consumer Product Division, you will fully own the category short- and long-term growth strategy internally and externally, from vision to execution across O+O retailers.

Responsibilities

• CATEGORY STRATEGY O+O – Build the 1–3 year category strategy based on deep shopper, consumer, customer and category insight and build action plans that optimize category growth. Built in partnership with the activation category manager. Be the internal category Shopper expert of the specific retailer and/or channel, sharing insights with all stakeholders internally to build shopper driven action plans.
• GTM STRATEGY O+O – Based on the defined category strategy, support the activation category manager to build and implement the winning GTM strategy for CPD. Includes channel strategy, brands activation plan and value creation across RGM levers resulting in an annual valo plan including promo golden rules by brand (fully in collaboration with RGM). Define, own and track the sell out and market share target at category and brand level (aligned with divisional targets).
• RETAILER COLLABORATION PLAN O+O – Support the retail category manager to strategize our trade collaboration by channel and retailer based on aligning business priorities with the opportunity level of collaboration and ultimately impact with retailers. Define the category projects plan across retailers driven by the GTM strategy. Define the Share of Space and distribution targets for the retail category manager to implement.

We Are Looking For

We are seeking a candidate with a strong analytical mindset and the ability to see the bigger picture. You thrive in a collaborative environment and can connect the dots between various business functions.

• Business Acumen: You have a solid understanding of commercial strategies, financial targets, and supply chain operations, with an ability to translate data into actionable business plans.
• Analytical & Data-Driven: You are proficient in analyzing complex datasets to identify trends, forecast performance, and highlight key business insights.
• Collaborative Influence: You possess excellent communication skills and can effectively partner with and influence a diverse set of stakeholders, including Commercial, Brands, RGM, Supply Chain, Finance, and Medical.

What’s In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

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 €42 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.

Note: We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.