Manager, Skincare and Haircare Food & Club, LDB Category Development

Role Overview

This position sits within L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty and focuses on shaping category growth for skincare and haircare within Strategic Food and Club channels. Based in Hudson Yards, New York, the role reports to the Director of Category Development Haircare. The manager will use shopper understanding, market intelligence, and category analysis to build strategies that improve the shopping journey and drive growth for the division’s brands.

About the Company

L’Oréal has spent more than a century dedicated to beauty, with an emphasis on quality, effectiveness, safety, sincerity, and responsibility. L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty works to support healthier skin through dermo-cosmetic innovation and is recognized as a global leader in this space. Its portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals, and Skinbetter Science, serving skincare and haircare needs across a wide range of consumers.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Guide the strategy and evolution of assigned categories within Strategic Food and Club.
• Develop a strong understanding of market movements and omni-channel category trends.
• Work closely with the Sales team to define account goals and create execution plans.
• Act as the internal subject matter expert on channel insights for teams such as Marketing and Trade Marketing.
• Apply category and shopper intelligence tools including NielsenIQ, Market360, Amazon Tech/Profitero, Scintilla, Numerator, Spate, Suzy, Ipsos, social engagement platforms, retailer loyalty systems, custom shopper studies, and external research sources such as Euromonitor, Kantar, Kline, and Mintel.
• Join senior customer meetings alongside Sales to position LDB as a category authority and strategic partner.
• Design end-to-end solutions across core category management areas such as assortment, insight generation, and digital or on-site merchandising, then help implement them with the buying team.
• Continuously look for opportunities, recommendations, and improvements that can strengthen business performance.
• Improve the quality, depth, and efficiency of commercial analysis.
• Adapt central category thought leadership, including Quarterly Market Assessments, for Strategic Food accounts and the Club channel.
• Support the move from traditional category management toward a broader category development approach centered on long-term growth and innovation.

Scope of the Role

• The role requires a broad understanding of the consumer packaged goods and beauty landscape, along with experience in mass retail.
• It calls for strategic and original thinking to improve processes, procedures, and approaches.
• The manager owns assigned projects and objectives while coordinating with internal teams and field sales.
• Success is tied to delivering against organizational goals and timelines while managing several priorities at once.
• The role involves regular interaction with field sales, account teams, marketing, sales operations, and other functions in New York, along with exposure to senior leadership.
• The position requires collaboration with distributed teams across off-site locations and the ability to build client relationships that support business investment outcomes.

What The Company Is Looking For

The ideal candidate is outcome-driven, able to turn shopper and market intelligence into practical actions that support profitable growth for the LDB hair category. Strong category management knowledge, analytical capability, and confident communication with both internal and external stakeholders are essential.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a closely related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in Marketing, Category Management, or Sales, preferably within beauty or consumer goods.
• Prior experience supporting retailer strategy development and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and contribute to plans that improve sales and profit.
• Experience in the beauty industry, ideally across more than one category.
• Working knowledge of shopper insights and how they inform category strategy.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to share findings and help shape action plans.

Benefits and Perks

The role includes a benefits package with medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and a pension plan. Additional offerings include flexible time off, company holidays, vacation, a vacation buy program, volunteer time, summer Fridays, and work-from-home days. Employees also receive access to L’Oréal product perks, a stipend for L’Oréal products, VIP access to the internal discount shop, a monthly mobile allowance, discounted gym memberships, employee resource groups, learning and development opportunities, mentorship, unlimited e-learning access, lunch-and-learn sessions, and mental health and wellness programs.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $98,400 to $140,200 per year. Final compensation will depend on factors such as location, work experience, education, and skill level.

Additional Information

L’Oréal encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification, as the company values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices. Candidates with disabilities or disabled veterans may request reasonable accommodation through the company’s accommodation contact. The company also maintains a Safe Together Plan, with safety and enhanced protection standards prioritized for all employees.