Strategic Commercial Planning Manager, Luxe

L'Oreal USA, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K, Pension Plan

Paid time off

VIP product shop access

Mobile allowance

E-learning access

Mentorship programs

Wellness programs

Job summary

L'Oréal USA, Inc. in New York is seeking a Manager, Commercial Planning - Luxe to drive Luxe Budget/Trend planning and forecasting for Retail and Net Sales across brands like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Youth to the People.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to align promotional activity, launches, and net sales targets, ensuring accurate bottoms-up forecasting and optimal allocation of A&P budgets. Hybrid office presence supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in a sales support role in Consumer Products or related field.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience working in a data warehouse environment.
• Understanding of the P&L.
• Strong computer skills, with emphasis in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong ability to communicate complex information to internal audiences up to GM/President.
• Analytical ability to influence decision making with facts and reasoning skills.
• Ability to analyze data at granular levels.
• Excellent communication / presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple business priorities concurrently.
• Ability to effectively work cross functionally.
• Prior experience working within an SAP environment a plus.
• Prior experience working with planning/forecasting a plus.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis is required.
• Being present in the office three days a week is considered an essential function of all office-based roles for eligible full-time employees.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Marketing to understand the A&P spend and how each Brand plans to grow for Budget/Trend.
• Coordinate with Marketing & Supply Chain on Launch Activity and ensure Retails & Nets Sales align with Budget/Trend.
• Interact with Finance and KADs to understand minorations spend impacting Gross to Net for Budget/Trend.
• Collaborate with KADs and Head of Sales to understand promotional activity by account for budgeting/trending.
• Consolidate monthly projections from each KAD by account to build a bottoms-up forecast for Retail and Net Sales.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SAP

Job description

L'Oréal USA, Inc. in New York is seeking a Manager, Commercial Planning - Luxe to drive Luxe Budget/Trend planning and forecasting for Retail and Net Sales across brands like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Youth to the People.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to align promotional activity, launches, and net sales targets, ensuring accurate bottoms-up forecasting and optimal allocation of A&P budgets. Hybrid office presence supported.