Planner - Master Scheduling

Job Title Planner, Master Production Scheduling

Division L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty

Location: Somerset, NJ

Reports To: Director, Manufacturing Supply Chain

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 Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Possay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

What You Will Learn:

Build a balanced production plan over a 12-month rolling period based on the consolidated customer demands by the Global Brand Supply Chain group and the information on capacity, industrial constraints, components/raw material availability and reactivity.

• Define with the Global Supply Chain (GBSC) team key priorities and parameters for production planning, taking into consideration the relevant supply methods, reactivity levels and the stage of the product life stage.
• Build and validate with the GBSC and UP the rolling 12-month production plan allocating the equipment capacities of the plant.
• Determine production priorities and communicate availability dates on cruising products to MSL.
• Coordinate with Launch team to ensure correct prioritization and planning of launches.
• Daily issuance of Achievement/Adherence report to ensure 100% realization of plan.
• Define production parameters together with the short-term planners.
• Analyze and challenge the plant performance in terms of service and plan realization.
• Control inventory levels of Finished Goods/WIP including obsoletes and slow movers.
• Develop, communicate, and lead budget and 3-year plan process.
• Communicate and influence with all stakeholders.
• Own and drive agility programs.

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain discipline preferred.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility - cosmetics industry preferred
• Advanced Excel strongly recommended (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Must have strong written/verbal and communication and analytical skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously; manage change, provide program management and achieve results.
• Proven ability to develop short and long-range plans that meet established objectives and contribute to the overall goals and mission of the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interface with plant and corporate personnel at various organizational levels and external suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS, CIPM, or NAPM, CPM certification preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.

What’s In It For You:

• (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• (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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