Category Leader - Skin

8 - 12 years

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As a global leader in beauty, driven by science and profound consumer understanding, L'Oral is seeking a strategic Category Leader to shape the future of a key product category by connecting Researchers, cutting-edge scientific evaluation, and consumer insights. Your mission as the Category Leader, Consumer & Evaluation Intelligence, is to serve as the critical bridge between complex scientific evaluation data and compelling consumer narratives. You will leverage consumer understanding to inspire breakthrough innovations and champion consumer-centricity across Research & Innovation, Marketing, and Product Development. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and execute a vision for the assigned category, identifying growth drivers and innovation opportunities. - Utilize market trends, competitive intelligence, and L'Oral"s scientific capabilities to drive strategic planning. - Act as the primary interface between Consumer Insights, Evaluation Intelligence, and key "Metiers" (R&I, Marketing, Product Development). - Drive collaboration to embed consumer understanding across the product lifecycle, influencing strategic decisions and fostering a consumer-centric culture. - Collaborate with Evaluation teams to interpret scientific data and transform technical findings into consumer-relevant insights. - Lead primary and secondary market research to uncover consumer motivations, behaviors, and unmet needs. - Catalyze breakthrough innovation by combining consumer insights and scientific evaluation for novel product concepts. - Contribute to the long-term innovation pipeline to ensure L'Oral remains a pioneer in beauty. Required Skills & Qualifications: - Education: Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Marketing, Business, Science, or related field. - Experience: 8-10+ years in Category Management, Product Marketing, Consumer Insights, or R&D in Beauty, FMCG, or Pharma. - Proven experience at the intersection of consumer insights and scientific/technical evaluation. - Track record of translating complex data into actionable strategies for innovation and growth. - Extensive cross-functional collaboration experience with R&D and Marketing. - Core Competencies: Exceptional strategic and analytical acumen, outstanding communication and influencing skills, highly collaborative, curious, proactive, and strong industry knowledge. L'Oral Competencies: Acts with sensitivity to the Mtier, Innovates, Connects with the brand, Engages and develops teams, Achieves results with integrity, Manages complexity, Demonstrates entrepreneurship.,

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