Sr Manager

Home / Job Search / 189963 Sr. Manager, Indirect Sourcing Marketing (Content & Creative Services) Berkeley Heights, NJ, New Jersey Apply now Back New Jersey Berkeley Heights, NJ Sourcing Full - Time 08-Oct-2024 Senior Manager, Indirect Sourcing - Marketing, Content & Creative Services Division: Operations Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ with frequent travel to New York, NY (Hudson Yards) Reports To: Director, Indirect Sourcing, Marketing 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. At L'Oréal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L'Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. What You Will Do: As the Senior Manager - Sourcing Content & Creative Services, you will be responsible to develop, provide and implement sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, practicing formalized sourcing best practices and abiding by standards and procedures. You will be also responsible for identifying and implementing cost savings initiatives while improving the quality of L'Oréal's supplier base and optimizing performance across L'Oreal USA. In this position you will work in close partnership with the US Sourcing, US Business Partners, CDMO Content and Creative Services teams as well as L'Oreal USA brand teams to support key initiatives. You will report directly into the Director Sourcing - Content & Creative Strategies. This role provides the opportunity to enhance and develop invaluable business skills through training, networking and on-the-job experience. You will have the opportunity to be part of a new and exciting area that is changing every day - working on existing and emerging areas of marketing and advertising services and technologies - while ensuring L'Oréal's values and processes. What We Are Looking For: Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, Finance , Engineering, Marketing or similar discipline; 7+ years purchasing experience, preferably with experience in strategic sourcing and category management or at Media/Advertising/Digital Agency; High degree of financial and analytical aptitude a must; Excellent influencing and negotiating skills; Exceptionally strong Excel and MS office skills; Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to handle various situations, multiple priorities, changing business needs; Ability to develop a strategic Point of View on existing or social media e-commerce, emerging platforms - As a plus Understanding of the media agency and ad tech ecosystem (Ad Serving, Demand Side Platforms (DSPs), Supply Side Platforms (SSPs) - As a plus Understanding of CRM technical ecosystem and tactical implementation with Business Service Providers - As a plus 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 (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. 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