Director of US Marketing, Thayers

at  LOreal

Job: Director of Marketing – Thayers US
Position type: Permanent
Employment type: Full - Time
Location: New York - New York
Country/Region: USA
Overview:
This position is responsible to drive brand growth by developing innovative strategies and go-to-market plans for both new launches and cores businesses with executional excellence. In addition, the Director of Marketing is responsible for owning and uncovering deep consumer insights to initiate breakthrough communications and data-driven marketing. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to performing business & competitive analyses, media planning and spend review, marketing budget/financial control, and preparing presentations for top management meetings. This position is an opportunity for a proactive, self-motivated individual to be both creative and analytical to help accelerate growth for this innovative and loved brand.
Job Responsibilities:

New Product Launches:

• Ownership and responsibility for supervising entire go to market process across multiple launches- shopper, social, media, education, etc.
• Participate in selling project to management at-large
• Generate long term strategic development
• Collaborate with Creative to create launch materials including merchandising and sampling

Strategy & Planning:

• Drive the research, analysis, category trends and insights to develop long term strategy
• Oversee and guide plans development and create vision for businesses
• Contribute significantly to total category strategy / plans
• Responsible for owning strategy for Sales and Trade planning

Financial P&L and Forecasting:

• Ownership of entire process and P&L
• Understand and manage financial implication of forecast (i.e.) E10 and Full year number
• Own accuracy of all budgets and roll up of total category with finance
• Manage budget allocation between spending buckets and brands with peers

Promotions/Advertising / Media:

• Work intimately with agency partners to create breakthrough consumer communications in all touchpoints, from traditional media to digital data driven activations
• Influence media recommendation and direction

Job Requirements:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of consumer goods or beauty marketing experience (skincare expertise highly preferred)
• Experience in Brand or Product Marketing required
• Experience working collaboratively with Global Marketing and R&D on a new product development or renovation
• Experience successfully launching and managing a new product or renovation through its entire life cycle

Competencies/Skills:

• Demonstrated L’Oréal Competencies: Leadership, Entrepreneurial Management, Achiever, and Innovator
• Brand Administration: create project plan according to panier portfolio gaps; in-depth knowledge of brand equity and management
• Market Research: ability to read and interpret research data
• Leadership: Demonstration of leadership with team; support departments and customers
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Information & Data management
• Rigorous quantitative data analysis skills
• Prioritization & Organization Skills
• Strong Interpersonal Skills (written and oral)
• Strong appreciation for our business / sensitivity to métier

What’s In It For You:

• Salary Range: $140,100 – $203,200 (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 (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!
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