​Industry: Beauty/Cosmetics/FMCG is a MUST

Our client, a leading beauty brand across the Middle East, US and Europe are looking for a highly motivated Demand Planner to own all aspects of forecasting sales and inventory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Main point of contact for internal category supply chain contacts. Own all communication regarding forecast changes, “what-if” projections in line with operating strategy

• Lead monthly Demand Review overviews presenting demand forecast and supporting needs to Global Supply Chain / Demand Planning teams highlighting areas of opportunity and variances to last submission

• Lead NPD calls for the UK/EU regions reviewing and aligning on all newness timelines, forecasting assumptions and total buys in partnership with Global Supply Chain / NPD team + ROW Regional Planning teams.

• Forecast inventory on a weekly basis and ensure proper inventory levels are maintained by consistently reviewing weeks of supply, sell through, and trend

• Build out successful sales/inventory launch planning models for expansion within the UK/EU Markets to help support brand awareness.

• Build a demand forecast at the SKU level for the coming 24 months that includes all future marketing, social media plans, and retailer activations

• Maintain quality and consistency of key forecast changes and Risks & Opportunities

• Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to develop newness/launch forecasts and buys and align on monthly OTB forecasts

• Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to build and manage obsolescence / liquidation strategies

• Develop gap analysis tools between actual sales and forecast

• Analyze retailer inventory and sales to create and maintain annual RTV budget by Retailer/Brand

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams and cross-channel teams

• Work closely with the DRP / inventory teams to include new trends into inventory planning

• Analyze forecast accuracy issues and build forecast accuracy action plans across the organization

• Manage internal Budget from a demand (sell in) / inventory management perspective to aid in achieving company sales targets and operating profits.

• Additional projects as required

Requirements:

• 6 years of experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Inventory Analysis, Merchandise Planning, Replenishment Analysis, Supply Chain Planner, or related field, ideally working in the beauty or FMCG space

• Bachelors' degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Statistics, Finance or related field

• Sephora experience a plus

• Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create forecast, analyze, prepare statistical reports

• Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose change; strong working experience with Excel - VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros

• Expertise in managing multiple levels of Open-to-Buy

• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail

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