Senior Demand Planner - Professional Products Division

L'Oreal; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty company is seeking a Senior Demand Planner to guide a dynamic team and shape demand planning strategy. In this role, you will collaborate with brand teams, refine forecasts, and present insights to senior management. The ideal candidate has at least two years of product planning experience and advanced Excel skills. Join us to make an impact in the beauty industry.

Benefits

Real responsibility from day one

Inclusive work environment

Opportunity to contribute to societal causes

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in product planning; demand planning experience is a plus.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop your team through meetings and sessions.
• Create consensus forecasts with brand teams.
• Work with Sales and Marketing to refine forecasts.

Skills

Team development

Demand forecasting

Sales trend analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Tools

FuturMaster

SAP

Job description

As a Senior Demand Planner at L'Oréal, you'll lead a dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping our demand planning strategy. Your day will be a mix of leadership and hands-on operational responsibilities.

You'll:

• Inspire and Lead: Guide and develop your team through one-on-one meetings and team sessions, helping them identify trends and refine forecasts.
• Collaborate and Forecast: Partner with brand teams to create consensus forecasts, integrating commercial insights, financial trends, and historical data.
• Challenge and Align: Work closely with Business Planning, Sales, and Marketing teams to refine promotional and launch forecasts, ensuring alignment across functions.
• Communicate and Influence: Present key insights, risks, and opportunities to senior management and maintain clear communication with S&OP and supply planning teams.
• Drive Efficiency: Lead process improvements, optimize catalogue management, and enhance customer service.

To be successful, you'll:

• Have a proven track record in team development and leadership.
• Bring at least two years of experience in product planning (demand planning experience is a plus).
• Be confident in developing demand forecasts and analyzing sales trends, promotions, and other influencing factors.
• Possess exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Show advanced proficiency in Excel, with experience in FuturMaster and SAP as a bonus.
• Have a proactive mindset, always seeking to improve processes and challenge the status quo.

About Us:

Hello, we're L'Oréal. We're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty.

At L'Oréal, you'll find:

• Real responsibility from day one - there's no sitting on the sidelines.
• 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 and environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

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.