Title: AVP- US Visual Merchandising
Brands: Urban Decay, Youth to the People, IT Cosmetics
Location: El Segundo, CA

Who We Are

At the heart of our company lies a dedication to innovation and progress. In all markets where we operate, we're committed to fostering excellence, empowering talented individuals, and leading the way in various industries.

Join L'Oréal: As the world's #1 beauty company, with a presence in over 150 markets, we are embarking on a transformative journey that embraces sustainability, digital innovation, and societal progress. We are dedicated to shaping the future of beauty by harnessing the power of technology, data, and science to tackle global challenges while staying true to our social and environmental commitments.

We're proud to have earned recognition as industry leaders in:

• Most Innovative Companies - Fast Company, 2023
• Top 5 - Most Attractive Companies Worldwide Among Business Students - Universum, 2023
• Top 25 World's Best Companies - TIME, 2023
• Top Companies for Executive Women - Seamount, 2023
• Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion - Disability Equal Index, 2023

With 86,000 dedicated employees spread across 150 countries, L'Oréal leads the global beauty industry and pioneers’ beauty technology. Our portfolio comprises 36 international brands grouped into four divisions. For over a century, we've been committed to making beauty accessible to all, and our goal is to reach another billion consumers worldwide through innovation.

Now, it's your moment to shine. If you are experienced, embrace challenges, value continuous learning, and want to create a positive impact, we invite you to join our diverse teams. Whether you're an industry veteran or a seasoned professional, we are always on the lookout for exceptional talents to contribute to our mission.

In the L’Oréal Luxe Division, we create the very best of luxury beauty. Our Division has an unrivalled portfolio of 23 aspirational brands (Yves Saint Laurent, Kiehl's, Lancôme, Prada, and Urban Decay to name a few) and an incredibly talented team of 28k experts, making it perfectly equipped to meet the endless and all-encompassing demands of luxury consumers around the world.

A Day in the Life

The AVP, Visual Merchandising will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will ensure visual standards are continuously elevated, and design solutions answer to the strategic business goals. Will develop consumer centric design solutions for both 2D Creative programs & 3D Visual Merchandising as well as oversee the visual expression of the brand in-store and responsible for meeting operational deliverables in the timeline, adhering to cost conscious design, streamlining communication and processes throughout the development process.

Requirements

• 12 years of related experience
• Requires a recognized discipline expert within the company
• Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
• Identifies applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to lead others to solve complex problems; provides advice on a wide range of issues within area of subject matter expertise
• Contributes to setting standards around which others will operate within area of expertise
• May lead programs/projects, integrating multidisciplinary teams across varied business lines
• Ability to master retail design fundamentals; decodes brand identity, master products and market insights; follows trends and understands competition
• Strives to deliver operational excellence; aligned with market specificities to ensure high standard of quality in POS material
• Ability to communicate clearly, and effectively across multiple departments
• Ability to work collaboratively in a strong team environment; contribute ideas, be persuasive/defend design solutions whilst remaining flexible and open to other points of view
• Superior organizational skills; handle multiple projects, and ability to adjust to pressing priorities
• Strong visual merchandising background

Responsibilities

• Close partnership with global team to ensure correct brand expression is maintained, for a high-end luxury brand for all instore execution.
• Sephora merchandising; animate & update the Sephora open sell gondola ensuring the design is competitive and answers to a strategic business objective.
• Ensure perfect Visual merchandising for the following Distribution: Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Open Sell environments; Including the creation of all merchandising Directives and planograms
• Develop and adapt Visual collateral for all new launches/ seasonal and or Holiday displays and temporary store environments that answer to the marketing strategy, and fit across the above-mentioned distribution

• Printing collateral, Prepress, including mechanical and dies for printing process, color proofing and matching •Close partnership with global team to ensure correct brand expression is maintained, for a high-end luxury brand for all instore execution.

• Sephora merchandising; animate & update the Sephora open sell gondola ensuring the design is competitive and answers to a strategic business objective.
• Ensure perfect Visual merchandising for the following Distribution: Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Open Sell environments; Including the creation of all merchandising Directives and planograms
• Develop and adapt Visual collateral for all new launches/ seasonal and or Holiday displays and temporary store environments that answer to the marketing strategy, and fit across the above-mentioned distribution
• Printing collateral, Prepress, including mechanical and dies for printing process, color proofing and matching

What We Offer

Salary Range: $147,100– $213,300 bonus (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)

Hybrid Work Policy (Up to 2 Days per week work from home for eligible roles, subject to manager approval.)

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

Your Future Team

Marketing at L’Oréal is about triggering real emotion! We create personalized brand experiences online and offline that make our consumers the heroes of our brand story. Every day, we push boundaries in the world of traditional and digital strategies focusing on all that big data has to offer. Come join our dynamic team!

We Are Committed and Engaged

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. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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