Sr Buyer - Sourcing - Marketing (Content & Creation)

L'Oréal

New York, NY

Full Time

Senior

about 2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

As the Senior Buyer, Marketing Services - Content & Creation, you'll be at the forefront of driving innovation and efficiency in sourcing strategies for L'Oréal USA. Reporting to the AVP Sourcing - Content & Creation, you'll collaborate with US Sourcing, Global Sourcing, CDMO Content teams, and L'Oréal USA brand teams to support key marketing initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and evolving area, focusing on marketing and advertising services and technologies, while ensuring L'Oréal's values and processes are upheld.

Key Responsibilities

Implement World-Wide (WW) Content & Creation strategies in the US market and develop targeted local strategies.
Partner with internal teams to integrate advanced technological and AI solutions that enhance operational efficiency.
Co-own relationships with agencies of record (AORs), onboard local agencies, and manage vendor evaluations and KPIs.
Lead purchasing projects, define objectives, and manage contracts for marketing deals.
Identify cost-saving initiatives, benchmark with best-in-class vendors, and generate spend reports to align with global category teams.
Drive commercial and business contract negotiations in collaboration with Legal and Business Stakeholders.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Media, or a related field (MBA preferred).
4+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or working in Content/Creation/Media/Digital.
Strong negotiation, project management, and analytical skills.
A collaborative mindset, with the ability to influence and drive results.
Experience in marketing or media procurement, creative strategy, or genAI applications is a plus.

Nice to Have

Experience in marketing or media procurement, creative strategy, or genAI applications.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Media, or a related field (MBA preferred).
4+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or related fields.

Benefits & Perks

A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
Real responsibility from day one—there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal.
An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as people with disabilities, are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated!
A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

Working at L'Oréal

L'Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world'; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. The company is committed to solving complex challenges at scale while making sure to stay dedicated to making the world a more inclusive and better place for everyone and our planet. L'Oréal advocates for inclusive recruitment processes and promotes ethical and equitable hiring and promotion practices, strictly prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, socio-economic or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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