Merchandising Manager at L’Oréal – Apply Now!

Bring Your Vision to Life at L’Oréal

Are you a dynamic, strategy-driven professional with a passion for beauty and merchandising excellence? L’Oréal South Africa is hiring a Merchandising Manager to join its Consumer Products Division – a fast-paced and innovation-driven environment where retail meets beauty. If you thrive in cross-functional collaboration and love building brand success in retail spaces, this is your moment to shine.

Key Responsibilities

As the Merchandising Manager, you will:

• Develop & Drive Merchandising Strategy: Craft and execute compelling in-store merchandising strategies to grow market share and align with brand objectives.

• Optimize Product Placement: Use consumer insights, market data, and trends to enhance planograms, assortments, and promotional displays.

• Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Category teams to ensure executional excellence.

• Manage POS Execution: Design and oversee impactful point-of-sale materials that elevate brand presence and consumer experience.

• Inventory Coordination: Partner with Supply Chain teams to maintain optimal inventory levels, minimize out-of-stocks, and support forecast accuracy.

• Performance Analytics: Monitor merchandising KPIs such as ROI, sell-through, and category growth; share data-driven insights with senior leaders.

• Budget Ownership: Control merchandising budgets while maximizing results and cost efficiency.

• Industry Monitoring: Stay updated on retail innovation, merchandising trends, and competitor strategies to continuously elevate execution.

• Retail Visits & Audits: Conduct regular store checks to evaluate execution quality and identify opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications & Skills

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related discipline

• 5–10 years of hands-on merchandising experience, preferably in consumer goods, retail, or beauty

• Strong understanding of retail merchandising principles and strategic planning

• Analytical thinking and strong data interpretation skills

• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and presentation skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Experience with planogram software is a plus

• Willingness to travel for store visits and merchandising audits

Why Join L’Oréal?

L’Oréal is the world’s leading beauty company, present in over 150 markets with a mission to “Create beauty that moves the world.” With €42 billion in consolidated sales and a century of innovation behind us, we remain committed to sustainability, inclusion, and excellence. Our operations team solves global challenges with a shared purpose: delivering inclusive, high-quality beauty at scale.

We are proud to offer an inclusive recruitment process and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and communities to apply.

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CV Tips for Merchandising Manager Roles:

To stand out in your application, keep these CV best practices in mind:

✅ Quantify Achievements – Include numbers like “increased sales by 20%” or “improved in-store compliance by 95%.”
✅ Showcase Retail Experience – Emphasize your knowledge of planograms, POS strategies, and consumer behaviour.
✅ Highlight Tech Tools – Mention tools you’ve used such as Excel, merchandising software, or retail analytics platforms.
✅ Tailor for the Role – Use keywords like “merchandising strategy,” “POS execution,” and “cross-functional collaboration.”
✅ Add Field Successes – Include examples from in-store visits or execution audits that led to positive outcomes.

🌐 Company Website: https://www.loreal.com