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In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Are you passionate about luxury make-up and beauty? Do you have natural affinity with people and enjoy imparting new beauty knowledge? Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

We have a suitable opportunity in the Consumer Products Division for the position of Senior Manager/Manager (Channel Activation). In this role, you will be responsible for managing the sales planning process for the retail business in the traditional trade channel. You should have a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in Commercial functions preferably with exposure to field sales and sales planning in traditional trade channel. The location of the job will be Mumbai - HO.

Key Responsibilities:

- Development & deployment of channel's commercial & GTM strategy for short & long term horizons in conjunction with the Commercial & Divisional leadership

- Responsible for management of channel budgets & spends along with delivery of top-line & gross-sale AOP for the year inline with the strategy

- Development & design of the right commercial input levers for the channel within the strategic framework keeping in mind the hygiene in trade.

- Development & deployment of right analytical tools, insights and RGM principles to measure & refine strategic commercial inputs & opportunities for business

- Development of the right sales forecast & spend budget for the annual and monthly planning cycles for the channel

- Spotlighting, sizing, GTM development and tracking of new product launches in the channel in partnership with marketing, sales & supply chain teams.

- Development, deployment and refining the right Rewards & Recognition programs for the 3P resources.

- Management of relevant 3P vendors along with efficient deployment of 3P resources under SDM purview

- Development of the right enablement tools, tech & non-tech, for increasing efficiency & productivity of the commercial eco-system

- Development of the right MIS tools, reports & dashboards to assist effective & efficient decision making by leadership

- Contribute, in required facility, to various Zone & Country commercial projects.

- Enable, mentor and develop direct and indirect teams members for higher-order future opportunities in the organization

Education - Post Graduate/MBA

WHO WE ARE:

For 115 years, L'Oreal , the world's leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world.

With our broad portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability commitments in our L'Oreal for the Future program, we offer every person around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility, while celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality.

Present in India since 1994, L'Oreal India is a 100% subsidiary of L'Oreal S.A. Today, L'Oreal India is present on all distribution channels with 27 brands, available in consumer channels (L'Oreal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup); in hair and beauty salons (L'Oreal Professionnel, Matrix, Krastase, Redken); in selective distribution (Kiehl's, Lancme, Yves Saint Laurent), CeraVe and La Roche-Posay in pharmacies and drugstores, and perfumes and make-up sold through L'Oreal International Distribution (Armani, Prada, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Victor & Rolf, Mugler, Azzaro, Maison Margiela, Cacharel, Guy Laroche, Urban Decay, Paloma Picasso, Youth To The People).

L'Oreal India employs more than 1,800 people in its head office in Mumbai, four regional offices, two production plants in Chakan (Maharashtra) and Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), two Research and Innovation centers in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) and one India Technology Hub in Hyderabad.

In India, L'Oreal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are built around three pillars: empowerment, environment and education. In addition to the group's CSR commitments, L'Oreal brands (L'Oreal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Krastase, Matrix, L'Oreal Professionnel) are also leading community impact initiatives in India.