ASSISTANT MANAGER – NEW LAUNCH CO ORDINATOR, MSC

L'oreal Usa; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

L’Oréal is seeking an Assistant Manager – New Launch Co-ordinator / Product Life Cycle for the Pune Plant. You will work closely with the plant and HO teams to drive agility in supply chain and coordinate launches with international development teams and the factory.

You will manage supplier relationships, ensure component procurement reliability, and support monthly planning with the master scheduler, while maintaining EHS compliance and safety standards.

Qualifications

• B.Tech with 2–3 years of experience or more.
• Strong analytical abilities and data-driven decision making.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint.
• ERP basics and purchasing process understanding.
• Self-starter who can initiate and drive launches cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Drive agility in Supply Chain through new launches and renovations.
• Coordinate launches with international development teams and factory.
• Manage component suppliers and establish procurement parameters.
• Ensure availability of components for production and respond to crises.
• Develop new suppliers in coordination with the sourcing center.
• Prepare monthly plan with the master scheduler and integrate launches.
• Ensure compliance with EHS rules and responsible health and safety risk control.

Skills

Analytical skills

Self-Starter

Education

B.Tech

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PPTs

ERP basics

Job description

The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 36 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. 50% 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. In our quest to win the next billion consumers, 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 Manufacturing Supply Chain Division for the role of Assistant Manager – New launch Co Ordinator/ Product life cycle, based in Pune Plant.In this role, you will be responsible for closely work with plant and HO team to drive agility in supply chain and coordinate launches with the international development teams and within the factory. Manage and develop the relations with the component suppliers, ensure the reliability of the procurement of components. You come with min 2 years of relevant experience. The location of the job will be at Pune Plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive agility in Supply Chain through,
• New launches & renovations
• Measuring & improving industrial agility:
• Supply contribution
• Flexibility on Hero sku’s
• Coordinate the actions of his/her cell during the preparation of the annual budget.
• Discuss and validate the new launches retro-planning with the international development teams.
• Communicate and coordinate the launches internally and with suppliers ensuring deadlines are respected.
• Consolidate all the necessary information for the calculation of provisional and final PRI’s.
• Communicate MAD’s for launches to logistics.
• Provide to the sourcing center with logistic pre-specifications for new references.
• Manage the relationships with the suppliers of components.
• Define together with team the suppliers’ procurement parameters.
• Guarantee the availability of components for production; act in situations of crisis.
• Develop new suppliers in coordination with sourcing center.
• Participate in the elaboration of the monthly plan together with the master scheduler (integration of launches, confirmation of availability of components).
• Manage the component stock levels and follow up supplier’s evaluation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by Superior.
• Ensure respect all EHS rules.
• Manage the risk assessment program for launches and reno.
• Ensure the success of the EHS program to communicate about incidents and improvement opportunities.
• Identify, evaluate & control health and safety risk in their unit.

Quality

• Comply with the personnel hygiene rule including wearing the PPE based on the room classification within factory.
• Work in accordance with written procedure

Working Relation

A. Internal

- With development team to follow-up launch and DF

-With sourcing center to issue pre-spec, follow-up prices issue, to coordinate PO (purchase order), and to follow supply parameters (MOQ, …)

-With MSL / Supply chain to integrate launch quantities, and to follow costumers forecast for existing item

-With all factory to coordinate the launches

-With packaging team to follow-up packaging development and issue of packaging spec

-With UP to send data for availability PM or arrival PM

-With warehouse to ensure incoming material are entered in system and are identified

-With countries to inform and have agreement on obsolete costs for PM and RM

B. External

-With supplier to order PM, and improve suppliers’ performance.

-With forwarder to coordinate import shipment

Problem & working challenge

-The difficulty to coordinate the launch with different actors (DMI, development, sourcing center, packaging, supplier, UP) and different constraints.

-The difficulty to anticipate any issue concerning launch, and lead action plan in case of delay of the retro planning.

Authority

• Validate retro planning and OTBS on industrial point of view.
• Order required PM to ensure production.
• Report unsafe acts and conditions to related parties.
• Act as Logistic Manager in the area of New Launch during in the absence of Logistic Manager.
• Good Knowledge MS Office, Excel & PPTs, ERP basics
• Self-Starter and Initiator
• Good analytical skills

Reporting To: Plant Supply Chain Head / Planning Cell

Education: B.Tech with more than 2-3 years of Experience.

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.