Skincare Category Growth Lead – Retail Strategy

L'Oréal USA

BLOOMINGTON (MN)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Policy
Medical, Dental, Vision
401K, Pension Plan
VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop
Monthly Mobile Allowance
Unlimited Access to E-learnings

Job summary

L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Manager, Skincare Category Development to lead strategic category initiatives for the skincare portfolio with a major retail partner. This role emphasizes translating market insights into growth strategies and optimizing category performance.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in category management, strong analytical skills, and a collaborative approach to drive retailer-aligned plans, planograms, and assortment decisions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required in business or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years in category management, Target experience preferred.
  • Proven success in landing range reviews and retailer strategies.
  • Ability to generate actionable shopper insights.
  • Strong communication and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze category performance to shape skincare strategy.
  • Develop retailer-aligned category strategies and assortments.
  • Create planograms for virtual and in-store execution.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Buyers, Planners, SEM, Space Planning).
  • Deliver shopper and market insights from syndicated data (NielsenIQ, Market360, Numerator, Spate, Ipsos, etc.).
  • Influence decisions with fact-based recommendations.

Skills

Category management
Retail strategy
Insights generation
Communication & presentation
Analytical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field

Tools

VIQ
Numerator
Nielsen
Blue Yonder/JDA

Job description

L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Manager, Skincare Category Development to lead strategic category initiatives for the skincare portfolio with a major retail partner. This role emphasizes translating market insights into growth strategies and optimizing category performance.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in category management, strong analytical skills, and a collaborative approach to drive retailer-aligned plans, planograms, and assortment decisions

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