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Job Title: Director - Procurement (Material Supply)

Division: Manufacturing - Consumer Product Division

Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas

Reports To: AVP - 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 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. 

Department: Manufacturing Supply Chain

Position Overview:
Lead a dedicated material supply and replenishment team to ensure seamless material availability for manufacturing operations while optimizing inventory levels. Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including Master Planning, Short-Term Planning, Launch Teams, Quality, Finance, and Sourcing—to balance supply security, inventory health, and financial targets.

What You Will Do:
As Director of Procurement (Material Supply), you will lead the material supply and replenishment team, ensuring materials are available to support manufacturing operations. You will work across functions to manage supply risks, optimize inventory, and meet financial targets.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing material replenishment team. Set and track key performance metrics—such as material availability, inventory value, stock-out rates, and supplier OTIF—and drive continuous improvement. Manage financial routines, including budgets, quarterly trends, pre-budgets, and Health of Inventory (HOI). Proactively communicate short- and long-term supply risks to senior leadership.
• Short-Term Material Planning & Operations: Oversee end-to-end material replenishment for raw materials and packaging components to support production schedules. Address supply shortages, coach the team on expediting critical orders, and resolve delivery delays. Balance inventory optimization with supply security, minimizing obsolescence and destruction while preventing downtime. Consolidate constraints, review monthly orders, and communicate plan feasibility to Launch Managers, Short-Term Planning, and Master Scheduling. Lead daily, weekly, and monthly operational routines, including capacity reviews, alert management, and inventory health reviews.
• Long-Term Strategy & Vendor Management: Drive cross-functional alignment on inventory optimization and financial targets. Manage strategic vendor performance through scorecards, partnership reviews, and regular alignment meetings. Represent the plant on the LUSA-wide Steering Committee and lead agility and process-improvement projects. Build supply chain resilience by identifying vulnerabilities, establishing robust risk mitigation plans, and leading crisis management.

What We Are Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
We are seeking a leader with at least seven years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility. Cosmetics industry experience is preferred. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or supply chain discipline.

You are a great fit for this role if you demonstrate:

• Analytical & Technical Skills: Strong analytical skills and high proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, logic testing, and pivot tables. Computer skills should include experience with spreadsheets, presentations, graphics software, and database management.
• Leadership & Project Management: Strong leadership skills and relevant experience in project management, manufacturing practices, and working with internal and external customers.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface with plant and corporate personnel.
• Planning & Prioritization: The ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously and track production against plan.
• Change Management & Results: The ability to manage change, provide program management, and achieve results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS certification preferred.
• CIPM, NAPM, or CPM certification preferred.
• MBA desired but not required.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility in the cosmetics industry preferred.

What’s In It for You:

• Competitive benefit package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and pension plan)
• Hybrid work policy (three days in the office, two days working from home)
• Flexible time off (paid company holidays, paid vacation, Vacation Buy Program, volunteer time, Summer Fridays, and more)
• Access to company perks (VIP access to L’Oréal’s internal shop for discounted products and a monthly mobile allowance)
• Learning and development opportunities for career progression (access to e-learning courses, Lunch & Learn sessions, mentorship programs, and more)
• Employee resource groups (think tanks and innovation squads)
• Access to mental health and 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 anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices on the basis 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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