L'Oréal · 20 hours ago
AVP, A&P PPD Finance
L'Oréal is a leading company in the beauty industry, and they are seeking an AVP of Finance for their A&P division. This critical role involves managing a $410M Advertising and Promotion budget for PPD brands, providing financial guidance, and collaborating with various stakeholders to optimize spending and drive decision-making.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmetics
Responsibilities
Manage A&P budget of $410M, which includes ten PPD brands, and identify key risks and opportunities in order to provide financial guidance to PPD CFO, through monthly presentation of results
Collaborate effectively with business partner such as PPD CDMO, Corporate CDMO Controller, SVP of PPD Education, in addition to brand Controllers to optimize spend, influence key decisions, while navigating the diverse needs and priorities
Lead discussions and alignment on Fuel Budgets across all PPD brands, encompassing Media, brand engagement, DDX, website costs, Education, Shows & Events, POS, merchandising materials sampling and prepacks
Lead the transition of a new A&P PPD specific planning tool to allow for easy comprehension and management of the A&P budget, while facilitating critical decision making
Drive the discussion of media plans with President of PPD brands and PPD CDMO and provide recommendations, to maximize the impact of such investments
Implement critical projects, such as BetIQ ROI analysis for Redken and Kerastase, influencer agency ROI and spend optimization; present key insights to influence investment allocations
Measure ROI in Education efforts, PPD brands and Education centers (Redken Academy and Prolab) to direct investments accordingly
Support, from a finance standpoint, the centralization and optimization of media management with the CDMO teams for future organization and structure
Manage Local Adaptations for A&P for the implementation of NEO and be an active voice with the project team to represent PPD divisional needs and specificities
Lead a team of six people and nurture young talent, through coaching and development, in order to improve ways of working and partnership with their own business partners
Mitigate risk to L’Oreal USA through compliance and adherence to the financial Norms
Qualification
Required
Individual with 10+ years of experience
Strong business acumen and experience in managing A&P expenditures
Excellent collaboration skills and great communicator to influence business partners
Problem solving skills and independent work style
Organizational skills to meet several deadlines
Agile with change in priorities and be able to pivot
Proactive and takes initiative
Can be the voice of finance in business discussions and decision making
Company
L'Oréal
No.1 Beauty Group Worldwide. No.1 most innovative company in Europe (Fortune's ranking).
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