Temporary Demand Planner & Business Analyst - Travel Retail EMEA & A

La Prairie Switzerland; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance contribution

25 days annual leave + 8.5 days for HQ

Flexible work from home up to two days

Exclusive product discounts / Employee

Zusammenfassung

La Prairie Switzerland is seeking a Demand Planning Specialist to translate commercial priorities into robust forecast and supply plans across its luxury beauty brands. You will lead the demand planning, forecast accuracy, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain to reflect market trends and promotional activities.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 3+ years of relevant experience, and strong Excel, Power BI, SAP and PowerPoint skills with

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, accounting or business management.
• 3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Detail oriented with ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, SAP and PowerPoint skills; fluent English.

Aufgaben

• Lead demand planning across the scope, aligning with financial planning and supply chain needs.
• Create and improve retail and shipment forecasts for saleable products in the region.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to reflect trends, promotions and cannibalization in forecasts.
• Collaborate with Marketing to forecast non-saleable items.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and propose improvement plans.
• Contribute to portfolio and lifecycle management to optimize stock and reduce obsolescence exposure.
• Oversee shortages and allocations with Customer Service, Supply Chain and Sales.
• Consolidate sell-out data and market intelligence for data-driven decisions.
• Coordinate reporting tools and enable reporting (QlikSense, QlikView, Power BI) usage.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Communication

Detail oriented

Fluent English

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting or Business Management

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

This role is responsible for translating commercial priorities, market intelligence and data insights into robust demand and supply plans. By strengthening forecast accuracy, supporting launch planning and driving cross‑functional alignment, this role contributes directly to service excellence, business continuity and sustainable growth across two prestigious luxury beauty brands (La Prairie and Chantecaille).

How you will create a beautiful impact:

Forecasting & Planning

• Lead the demand planning process across the assigned scope, ensuring alignment with financial planning, commercial priorities and supply chain requirements.
• Create, manage and continuously improve retail and shipment forecasts for saleable products across the region.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to reflect changing market trends, promotional activities, product performance and potential cannibalization in the forecast.
• Collaborate with Marketing teams to ensure non-saleable items are accurately forecasted, tracked and accounted for.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, identify gaps versus actuals and recommend clear, actionable improvement plans.

Portfolio & Lifecycle Management

• Contribute to portfolio and lifecycle management by helping to optimize stock levels, minimize return risks and reduce obsolescence exposure.

Supply & Service Level Management

• Oversee shortages and allocation topics in coordination with Customer Service, Supply Chain and Sales, supporting mitigation plans where required.

Business Insights & Decision Support

• Consolidate sell-out data and market intelligence to support data‑informed business decisions.
• Act as a key contact for external database providers and coordinate internal stakeholders to ensure reporting tools and processes are effectively used
• Own business requirements and support the use of UAT for reporting and analytics tools such as QlikSense, QlikView and Power BI

What you need to become our next audacious talent:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Management preferred)
• 3-years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to draw the right conclusions
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Detail oriented with ability to balance and organize multiple work priorities.
• Advanced Excel, PowerBI, SAP, Powerpoint skills and fluent English.
• Knowledge in Luxury skincare is an advantage

Start date: asap

Duration: 12 months

Health Insurance Contribution: Enjoy a monthly contribution towards your health insurance.

Generous Leave Policy: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave, plus an additional 8.5 days off (available for HQ employees).

Flexible Work Arrangements: Embrace a balanced work‑life with the option to work from home up to two days a week.

Exclusive Product Discounts: Access special discounts on La Prairie products and participate in Employee‑Only Sales at our exclusive Employee Boutique.

Skill Development Opportunities: Benefit from unlimited access to La Prairie’s “SkillCare” program, tailored to enhance your skills and support your professional growth, along with access to the LinkedIn Learning platform for additional learning resources.

Career Mobility Opportunities: Explore internal and international mobility options within the Beiersdorf Group.

Employee Referral Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring talented individuals to join our team.

Your journey with La Prairie begins here.

The selection process includes a combination of interviews with HR, the Hiring Manager, and key stakeholders, along with assessments. We look forward to meeting you.

At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture.

We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our House and we are supporting professional equality for everyone.

We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.