Demand & Supply Planner

Groupe Clarins; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global skincare company in Harlow is seeking a Demand & Supply Planner to manage demand forecasting and inventory effectively. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in demand planning, excellent analytical skills, and advanced Excel proficiency. This role offers a flexible hybrid work environment and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

Development and training opportunities

Attractive compensation and benefits

We Care Day – Volunteering

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in demand planning role.
• Ability to understand and apply levels of safety stock.
• End-to-end supply chain understanding.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for demand forecasting and inventory management.
• Update forward forecasts using statistical models.
• Collaborate with key customers and business channels.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Strong analytical skills

Effective communication

Tools

SAP

Oracle Demand Planning

Microsoft Office

Job description

Demand & Supply Planner – Hybrid - Harlow

Ready to bring passion into your career?

A global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins Group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Its raison d’être is "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet".

Operating in more than 150 countries, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

Because our 8,000 talents are unique, we are committed to promoting diversity in all its forms.

Do you want to help write the next chapter of our story?

The role:

Responsible for the forecasting activities associated with customers and products, creating, and maintaining forecast models for our business, incorporating business intelligence, and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailer replenishment analysts and other sources. To ensure accurate as possible demand planning forecasts that deliver the financial targets in an effective and efficient manner

What you’ll do:

Responsible for the Demand forecasting, ordering and inventory management of a defined product category in line with KPIs including fill rate/service level, forecast accuracy and stock coverage

• Update forward forecasts on a rolling 18-month horizon for all Retail and POP reference using group’s statistical models, creating scenarios, and arbitrating the best fit taking into account local marketing plan and supply issues.
• Key in manual forecasts into DMP, managing statistical forecasts at matrix and item level.
• Carry out historical data cleansing taking into account affecting factors including sell through, supply issues, press activity, retailer activity, cannibalization and promotional activity. Considering exceptional events.
• Reconcile forecast proposals against budget highlighting inconsistences in preparation for monthly S&OP Demand review and POP review
• Collaborate with key Customers and business channels such as marketing, commercial and finance to establish future forecast.
• Key EOL & Launch forecasts manually into the demand module.
• Maintain the product master data file including accurate life cycles and lifestyles, new product evolution, end of life, ABC forecast stability and sales class plus all relevant bespoke local activity such as but not limited to kit BOM, promo codes & promotional items.
• Review inventory against batch code rules and forecast, raise orders to maintain inventory levels within stocking policy and inventory budget, make adjustments to inventory plan where necessary and propose actions to mitigate stock depreciation
• Liaising with Global planning team, Distribution and Supply team on product, stock, and supplier issues.
• Run monthly reports including KPI performance, stock valuation and budget tracking and share with business stakeholders in line with agreed timelines
• Prepare the supporting documentation necessary for the Head of Demand Planning to propose implementation of corrective actions in case of deviation results during monthly S&OP meetings
• Supporting the S&OP process with relevant data, reporting and analysis
• Drive process improvements through collaboration with key stakeholders

You are :

• Highly literate and numerate, with advanced Excel skills.
• Self-motivator with a good knowledge of the operation
• Able to meet budget targets in line with business cost objectives
• Up to date with latest industry trends and legislation

You have:

• 3 years + proven experience in demand planning role- from building a forecast for basic & new products, understand and apply levels of safety stock, understand and mitigating any risks with end-to-end supply chain understanding.
• Knowledge of SAP/APO/M3/JDE, Manugistics or Oracle Demand Planning or other software packages including Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels and with suppliers.

We have:

• 70 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
• Unique products and innovative services
• A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison d'être
• A caring and inclusive corporate culture
• Development and training opportunities
• Attractive compensation and benefits
• We Care Day – Volunteering
• A flexible work environment, with up to 2 days of remote working per week

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

About Clarins Group

Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Our purpose "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet," is a core commitment outlined in our by-laws.

Operating in more than 150 countries thanks to our 8,000 employees worldwide, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

In line with our dual CSR mission of ‘Caring for people, caring for the planet’ we take pride in offering a rewarding yet challenging work environment where everyone can thrive.

We believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers.

Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values. We strive to achieve inclusiveness, and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are a member of the ILO (International Labor Organization) and the Employers Network for Equity and Inclusion (ENEI).