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Job Title Director- Marketing, Redken Haircare + Styling
Division: Professional Products Division
Location: Hudson Yards, NY
Reports To: Assistant Vice President Marketing, Redken Retail
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 Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L'Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, Biolage, Mizani, L'Oreal Technique and Pureology.
Redken is the #1 brand in the professional hair category in both Pro and Consumer channels, leading in Haircolor, Styling and Haircare. Redken has a complex distribution ecosystem across SalonCentric, Amazon, Ulta, Chain Accounts & D2C Ecom. The brand has 3 separate categories- Haircolor, Haircare, Styling- all of which hold the number 1 position in the pro market. Redken is the largest spender in the industry in Media and ranked #1 in the market in terms of advocacy metrics.
What You Will Do:
You will be accountable for the accelerated growth and strategic development of the Redken Haircare + Styling portfolio which encompasses key haircare pillars and the styling portfolio. Additionally, you will be responsible for a key strategic retail growth initiative that will span across the entire Redken Retail business (inclusive of new pillars & future innovation) which is Holiday Program (assortment mix, pricing management & animation). You will have 1x direct report - manager that will partner on the outlined needs to achieve success in the role.
This role requires a dual-lens approach: driving professional authority in the salon channel while simultaneously commanding the consumer landscape which includes partnership with major retailer partners Amazon, Ulta, & D2C. You will lead the strategy, implementation, and performance evaluation of the business across SalonCentric and key consumer channels.
As the Haircare + Styling lead, you are responsible for the comprehensive marketing ecosystem, from product innovation and promotional calendars to consumer advertising and media planning. You will lead the development of 360-degree marketing strategies that build brand equity and drive market share. You will collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners including Sales, Operations, Finance, Education, Brand Engagement (PR, A&I, Social), Creative, and Global Marketing (DMI), & CDMO (Media) to ensure seamless execution. Additionally, you will monitor and analyze business results to identify opportunities for optimization.
BUSINESS LEAD FOR REDKEN HAIRCARE + STYLING

• Omnichannel Strategy & Growth: Lead the execution and development of clear brand-building plans aligned with divisional objectives. This includes owning the 3-year marketing roadmap, new product launches, and communication strategies. You will serve as the architect for growth across both professional distribution (SalonCentric) and key consumer retail partners (Amazon, Ulta, and Redken.com). Building a strong relationship with your sales account manager counterpart will be key to drive favorable outcomes for the brand, retailer, and consumer.
• Consumer Channel Management: Drive the strategy for D2C, Amazon, and Ulta, ensuring a cohesive brand presence that maximizes traffic and conversion. Oversee the unique merchandising, assortment, and promotional needs of these high-growth consumer channels while maintaining professional brand integrity. Outside of driving S&C growth. continuing our #1 Treatment Brand in the market position & building Hero SKUs.
• 360° Activation & Support: Own the category support calendar, ensuring robust plans for key promotions, in-store merchandising, digital activation, and media elements.
  • Outside of broader Global campaigns with or without key spokespersons, you will be tasked with developing new marketing platforms that triangulate product benefit, Redken brand equity, and consumer or pro led insights.
  • Anticipation of potential gaps across media, e-commerce, launch asset packs & organizing initiatives to answer against those needs with Creative which include organizing photo-shoots, briefing net new.
  • Strong partnership with Brand Engagement Leads to best position launches & new marketing ideation for success.
  • Manage key A&P budgets that span across various 360 levers such as content, demos, GWPs, mailings, samples, and accounts.
  • Ownership of key Q4 Holiday Kit Programs across SalonCentric, Ulta, & D2C which includes strong collaboration with global, creative teams across conceptualization & activation, as well as pricing & product assortment.
• Vision & Innovation: Define the vision and strategy for your ranges & any innovation that falls under.
  • Work closely with Haircare team members and cross-functional teams to execute initiatives that resonate with both stylists and end-consumers.
  • DMI Partnership on Future of Brand: To ensure future growth, your ability to partner & create a shared vision of Redken Haircare will be key. This includes being able to provide quantitative & qualitative feedback on what is needed for Redken US to win market share over the next 3+ years across content, product, and whitespace opportunities.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure all launches are delivered on time and on budget. Strive for executional excellence across all marketing initiatives, from supply chain coordination to creative asset delivery.
• Forecasting & Financials: Develop and manage the forecast for corresponding ranges + hero SKUs, tracking trends and adjusting estimates as needed across new launches & ongoing priority SKUs. Maintain close alignment with Demand Planning to ensure inventory health. Ensuring close tracking & minimization of E&O, financial liabilities.
• Communication & Influence: Prepare and deliver compelling presentations to sales teams, distributors, and retailers across new launches or marketing moments. Interface with key salons and stylists to maintain a pulse on professional trends and competitor activities.
• Market Intelligence & Analytics: Conduct marketing research and analyze market segments to identify portfolio gaps, influencing future innovation proposals from Global partners (DMI). Provide Senior Management with regular quantitative and qualitative reports on campaign performance and launch results.
• Portfolio Management: Set pricing strategy and lead SKU rationalization efforts to ensure a profitable and efficient portfolio. Report & prepare business overview needs for key leadership management meetings.
• Competitive Strategy: Deeply understand market share dynamics in both professional and consumer hair markets. Identify "white space" opportunities to gain share and outperform competition across haircare landscape.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field.
• 7+ years brand management experience, preferably with beauty industry-related experience.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and forecasting experience.
• Strong execution, leadership and consensus building/decision making skills.
• Computer literacy on Windows, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to travel domestically periodically (max. 25%).
• Strategic thinker and effective communicator at all levels of the organization
• Proven leadership skills include the ability to lead, motivate, and develop team members.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across functional areas of the business enabling the successful achievement of initiatives across all brand categories.
• Understanding of the digital ecosystem including media, CRM, ecommerce and content.
• Superior leadership and communication skills. Need to be able to articulate clear business direction and strategies. Also, to liaise between different departments, participate in senior level management discussions and facilitate the creative process at all levels.
• Ability to travel domestically periodically (25%).

What's In It For You:

• Salary Range: $140,100- $203,200 (the actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
• 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

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