Supply Chain Assistant

Coty SA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Coty UK&I in London is offering a 13-month Supply Chain Assistant – Demand Planning internship starting July 2027. You will support the UK demand planning team across brands, run daily, weekly and monthly reports, and help maintain trackers and prepare for product launches.

The role emphasises forecasting analysis, data insights and collaboration with marketing and sales to capture tester forecasts, improve forecast accuracy, and communicate any supply chain issues to the business.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and numeracy with careful attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to market dynamics in fragrance.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver accurate analyses.

Responsibilities

• Run daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Maintain current trackers and improve existing reports.
• Build presentations and take meeting minutes.
• Support UK demand planning across brands.
• Assist and support new product launches.
• Conduct forecast analysis and provide insights.
• Coordinate with marketing and sales for tester forecasts.
• Communicate supply chain issues affecting the business.

Skills

Excel

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Willingness to learn

Deadline-driven

Job description

SUPPLY CHAIN ASSISTANT – DEMAND PLANNING

COTY UK&I

13 MONTHS INTERNSHIP

July 2027 starting

We’re Coty, a global leader in beauty. We’re #1 in the world for Fragrance and #3 in the world in Colour Cosmetics with a portfolio of brands that have been known and loved for generations. Our iconic portfolio of more than 77 brands are sold in over 150 countries around the world. We believe in beauty with a purpose and brands that inspire, no matter where they are in the world. We have some of the most well-known brands in the categories of Fragrances, Colour Cosmetics and Skin & Body Care including Gucci, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Sally Hansen, philosophy, Adidas, Rimmel, Max Factor, COVERGIRL and the list goes on and on! Coty is committed to building a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences helps us build better products, better serve our users, and build a diverse and inclusive workplace.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Reporting
  • Run daily, weekly and monthly reports
  • Maintain current trackers
  • Bring improvements to existing reports
• Projects
  • Build presentations as requested by the team
  • Help the team with meetings minutes and follow ups
  • Assist and support with new product launches
  • Take on any other demand planning projects as part of the teams’ yearly goals (eg. SKU classification)
• Forecasting
  • Supporting UK demand planning team across all brands
  • Work with supply planning and commercial to manage unexpected customer orders
  • Day to day support in executing demand plans & conducting regular forecast analysis as directed
  • Support the demand planning team with UK sales team requests
  • Provide insight and analysis to improve forecast accuracy
  • Help with preparations for the SOP & meetings
  • Liaise with marketing and sales team to ensure testers forecast is captured
  • Conduct analysis on the customer forecast and provide insights and conclusions on recommendation for the sales plan
  • Communicating supply chain issues that could affect the business

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• Good knowledge of Excel, numeracy and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Learns quick and understands dynamics within the market and fragrance category
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent organisation and prioritising skills
• Ability to work effectively to meet deadline
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and ability to build strong working relationships
• Strong team player and collaborates easily with others, willing to help and learn from others and shares relevant information with the team
• Able to demonstrate a creative flair and solve problems
• Willingness to learn and adapt quickly

WHAT WE BRING:

Supply Chain

Our job starts with sourcing raw ingredients and isn’t complete until our products reach our consumers’ hands. Our goal is to ensure that we deliver high performance in sourcing, cost, time-to-market, and quality, every day. We support topline growth by unlocking “fuel” for the business to reinvest, by achieving superior supply chain agility and by being the partner of choice for suppliers.