Demand Planner

Loreal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal is looking for a Demand Planner to improve forecast accuracy and product availability across its brands in the UK. You will report to the Demand Planning Lead and work with Brand Teams and Mancom to align forecasts with business trends.

You will build robust demand plans using Excel, FuturMaster, and SAP, lead the sales forecast process, and drive KPI improvements while coordinating with S&OP and the UK supply planning teams.

Qualifications

• 2 years of product planning experience; demand planning preferred.
• Strong understanding of forecast building blocks and trends.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in Excel; knowledge of FuturMaster and SAP advantageous.
• Ability to engage and positively influence internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Brand Teams and Mancom to align forecasts with trends.
• Build robust demand plans using Excel, SAP and FuturMaster.
• Lead the sales forecast process and present monthly updates to management.
• Consolidate forecasts with commercial/customer inputs and historical data.
• Drive KPI improvements and support S&OP and UK supply planning teams.
• Mentor and support Supply Planner to improve efficiency and service.

Skills

Stakeholder Mgmt

Continuous Improvement

Demand Planning

Communication Skills

Systems Knowledge

Tools

Excel

FuturMaster

SAP

Job description

DEMAND PLANNER

Hello, we’re L'Oréal. 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.

A Day in the Life

You will report to the Demand Planning Lead, driving sales forecasting accuracy to ensure product availability.

• Partner with Brand Teams and Mancom to align sales forecasts with business trends.
• Build robust demand plans using Excel, SAP, and FuturMaster.
• Continuously optimize planning processes and share best practices.
• Lead the sales forecast process for your brands, ensuring global sales forecast consistency through building consensus between commercial/customer forecasts, financial trend and sales history
• Challenge and consolidate the promotional and launch sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams, working closely with Business planning to align
• Present the sales forecast to senior management for monthly sign-off, highlighting risks and opportunities vs financial commitments
• Manage monthly and weekly communication with both the S&OP and UK based supply planning teams - providing an overview of key forecast changes.
• Drive the improvement of sales forecast practices and KPI improvement initiatives
• Be responsible for the catalog management and contribute to its optimization.
• Support the Supply Planner of your brands with mentoring and advice to help improve efficiencies and service to customer
• Be part of the Mancom for your brand, leading and driving supply chain initiatives.

We Are Looking For

• Stakeholder Management Skills
  • Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders. Ability to manage upwards.
• Continuous improvement mindset
  • Review and improve processes and share best practice with the wider team
• Demand Planning Experience
  • 2 years experience in product planning. Experience in demand planning is an advantage
  • Strong understanding of the building blocks and trends that influence the construction of a sales forecast
• Excellent Communication Skill
  • Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels and simplify complex messages.
  • Be able to co-ordinate planning topics with your Mancom and brand team.
• Systems Knowledge
  • Excellent working knowledge of Excel. FuturMaster and SAP are an advantage
  • Experience in demand or business planning systems an advantage

What’s In It For You

• 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 1, 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 concrete difference

Who We Are

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. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

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.