Director, Direct Sourcing - Contract Manufacturing Hair & Skin

L'Oreal USA • Clark, NJ • 2h ago

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New Jersey

Clark, NJ

Sourcing

Full - Time

05-Sep-2025

Director, Direct Sourcing - Contract Manufacturing Hair & Skin

Division: Operations

Location: Clark, NJ

Reports To: AVP, Direct Sourcing Contract Manufacturing

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty ? in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oréal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L'Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain.

What You Will Do:

As Director, you will play a critical role in leading and executing direct sourcing strategies for the Contract Manufacturing Hair and Skin team. This role will build strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders across various functions and global regions to secure advantageous contracts, drive innovation, and ensure long-term competitive advantage.

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Leadership: Translate the overall vision into actionable team goals, fostering a high-performing environment and developing team members with varying levels of experience. Identify long-term challenges and opportunities for L'Oréal Americas, developing and advocating for sourcing strategies that create a sustainable competitive edge. Present and defend financial results to upper management.

Supplier Relationship Management: Cultivate and manage strong relationships with key strategic suppliers in the Americas, serving as the primary point of contact for strategic discussions and complex negotiations. Secure favorable contractual agreements encompassing commercial terms, intellectual property, supply security, and business continuity plans.

Innovation & Collaboration: Drive innovation by animating the supplier innovation network, capturing and communicating their contributions to internal stakeholders. Develop strong partnerships with internal teams across the Americas, including Business, Open Development, and Plant & Development teams, to create collaborative sourcing strategies that address diverse business needs.

Global Alignment: Build a strong strategic network with worldwide sourcing teams to ensure the Americas' perspective is integrated into global initiatives and strategies. Autonomously influence cross-functional business sourcing teams both regionally and globally.

Team Development & Performance: Manage and develop a team of diverse professionals, providing constructive feedback and fostering growth and autonomy.

What We Are Looking For:

Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree preferred

10+ years' experience strategic sourcing

Team management experience

High degree of financial and analytical aptitude a must

Excellent influencing and negotiating skills

Exceptionally strong Excel and MS office skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to handle various situations, multiple priorities, changing business needs

What's In It For You:

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!

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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