Senior Demand Planner

Beauty Pie; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in central London

Beauty Pie+ membership

25 days holiday

Birthday off

Private health insurance

Job summary

Beauty Pie is hiring a Demand Planning & Master Data professional in London. You will own SKU-level demand planning for UK/US markets, collaborate with Finance, NPD, Growth and Marketing to ensure forecast accuracy, and drive S&OP processes.

The role requires strong Excel/Sheets skills, ERP experience (NetSuite) and familiarity with Anaplan. You will manage data governance, monitor forecast performance, and support regional expansion in a fast-paced beauty business.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets for data analysis and pivoting.
• Experience with ERP and demand planning tools is a plus.
• Master data stewardship and governance experience.
• Forecasting techniques and statistical modelling expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a diverse SKU portfolio across regions.
• Translate insights into SKU-level demand plans (UK/US).
• Build relationships with Finance, NPD, Growth and Marketing to ensure forecast accuracy.
• Develop launch forecasts with NPD and assess cannibalization.
• Assess promotional impact on forecasts and share insights.
• Drive IBP/S&OP processes with cross-functional teams.
• Refine forecasts for new regions as business expands.
• Track forecast accuracy and bias and implement improvements.
• Manage inventory targets and SLOBs with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Excel/Google Sheets

ERP (NetSuite)

demand planning tools (Anaplan)

master data stewardship

data governance standards

forecasting techniques

statistical modelling

cross-functional communication

high ownership & accountability

fast-paced environment

Tools

NetSuite

Anaplan

Job description

Job Description

We are the disruptors of the beauty industry. Our aim is simple: provide beauty and health lovers the highest quality health and beauty products, made by the world’s best laboratories. As the first luxury beauty buyers’ club, our products are sold directly to our members without the prohibitive industry mark-ups.

It's not very often you get an opportunity like this: We'll be asking for your input, guidance, experience, teamwork, ideas, and camaraderie, and we’ll navigate together the unknown, the mysterious and the upside!

Job Requirements

• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis).
• Experience with ERP (e.g., NetSuite) and demand planning tools (e.g., Anaplan) is a plus.
• Serve as the primary master data steward, leading the ongoing maintenance, auditing, and continuous improvement of critical planning parameters.
• Establish and enforce organisation wide data governance standards and validation protocols to ensure high data quality and cross-system consistency
• Strong, proven expertise in forecasting techniques, statistical modelling, and data manipulation.
• Strong interpersonal skills: an impactful communicator who builds strong, collaborative relationships across teams, and is able to influence across all levels.
• High ownership & accountability: a self-starter who operates with high autonomy and an execution-focused mindset, taking end-to-end accountability for the demand signal.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Established experience in demand and/or supply planning, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or beauty environment.
• Familiarity with S&OP processes and business planning

Job Responsibilities

Forecasting & Demand Planning

• Own and manage a diverse SKU portfolio, including new product developments (NPD) and existing product developments (EPD).
• Translate member and customer insights into regional (UK & US) SKU level demand plans across different channels using Google Sheets and Supply Chain Planning software.
• Ensure accuracy of demand forecasts in reflecting known market activities, product launch timings and initiatives by building key relationships with Finance, NPD, Growth and Marketing teams.
• Work with NPD teams to develop launch forecasts, considering expected demand and potential cannibalization of existing products and share insights as part of the Commercial Sign off process.
• Assess the impact of promotional activity on demand forecasts and sharing insights with Finance, NPD, Supply and Marketing teams.

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

• Facilitate and drive key segments of the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) / S&OP process, ensuring consensus across Finance, NPD, and Supply Chain.
• Partner cross-functionally and hold teams accountable to timelines, using data-driven insights to challenge assumptions and mitigate forecast risks.
• Independently build and refine demand forecasts for new regions and markets as the business expands.

KPI & Performance Management

• Track, analyse and report on forecast accuracy and bias, identifying root causes or variances and implementing continuous improvements.
• Work with Supply Planning to align inventory and service level targets including quarterly update of ABCD Sales ranking.
• Pro-actively manage slow-moving or obsolete stocks (SLOBS), collaborating with commercial, marketing and supply teams to reflect clearance plans in the forecast.

Masterdata Ownership

• Serve as the primary master data steward, leading the ongoing maintenance, auditing, and continuous improvement of critical planning parameters.
• Establish and enforce organisation wide data governance standards and validation protocols to ensure high data quality and cross-system consistency

Job Benefits

• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office in central London
• Free membership to Beauty Pie+ and additional percentage off our products
• 25 days holiday & your birthday off
• Flexible bank holidays
• Equal leave for all new parents regardless of gender or personal circumstances

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Menopause support
• £2,500 / $2,500 to spend on your fertility journey after 2 years of service
• 10 therapy sessions through AXA PPP
• Access to mental health support through Spill

Beauty Pie is an equal opportunity employer.

The company will not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy or trade union membership