Job Description

Hello, we're L'Oreal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.
Retail Category Analyst - L'Oreal Consumer Products
THE TEAM & CONTEXT:
You will report into the Retail Category and Merchandising Leader and sit within the category development team, leading the data transformation. As a Retail Category Analyst, you'll drive strategic, O+O category insights that shape business priorities and enable better decision-making.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic insights & market knowledge: synthesize Nielsen, Circana, Profitero, LDIA, Kline and U&A inputs to define category trajectories and growth scenarios.

• Insight-to-action: translate complex quantitative and qualitative data into category strategies, supporting storytelling for category directors.

• Strategic planning: anticipate category evolution and co-design go-to-market plans with category directors.

• Reporting & tools: design, build and improve Power BI and Excel reports to scale CPD decision-making.

• Internal reference: act as the go-to market data owner for the Canadian beauty industry and O+O shopper behaviour.

• Transformation & influence: own division reporting within the Data Analytics team and champion adoption across functions.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor's degree in, economics, business management or finance

• 2 years of experience working in CPG, Retail Industry, Market Research, Category Management

• Analytical mindset - proven ability to turn data into insights

• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI proficiency

• Agile mindset and adaptability in a fast-changing environment

• Strong attention to detail

• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management

Who We Are
Join us at L'Oreal, the world's #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fueled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.
The Consumer Products Division democratizes beauty by offering high-quality, accessible innovations across mass-market brands while embedding sustainability and consumer-centricity in every decision.
We're committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual's gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Skills Required