Demand Planner

Sephora USA, Inc; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Demand Planner to optimize inventory and forecast sales. This role involves collaborating with teams to ensure accurate demand planning and inventory management. You will leverage your analytical skills to enhance sales forecasts and inventory turns, contributing to a fast-paced, innovative environment. Join a diverse team dedicated to reimagining the future of beauty, where your contributions will directly impact client satisfaction and operational efficiency. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values creativity and personal development.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plans

Dental and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee discount

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee referral bonus program

Qualifications

• 3+ years of retail demand planning experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage forecast and history exceptions at item and channel level.
• Collaborate with Merchandise Planning for accurate forecasts.
• Communicate SKU and store level trends to influence strategies.

Skills

Retail demand planning

MS Office proficiency

Advanced Excel skills

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Team player

Job description

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Job ID:265727
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type:
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Inventory Management
Remote Eligible:Hybrid Schedule

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

The Opportunity:

Planning, forecasting and allocating product are the crucial first steps in the product’s journey to our clients. It takes analytical, strategic, and results-oriented inventory management professionals to build our brand partnerships, forecast client behaviors and optimize inventory levels across our network. Operations and logistics complete the products’ journey into our clients’ hands. Our energetic and innovative team continually improves speed and accuracy on our promise to our clients in a fast growing and ever-evolving marketplace. It’s one thing to create experiences -- but the key is in delivering them.

As a Demand Planner, you will ensure the item level sales forecast supports the financial sales forecast and business objectives. Reporting to the Manager, Demand Planning, you will use predictive methodologies to maximize retail sales, increase inventory turns and optimize in-stocks across Sephora stores/channels.

• Manage forecast and history exceptions at the item/selling channel level and item/store level if needed. Analyze event impacts to baseline forecasts and ensures appropriate sales lifts are applied to future events

Collaborate with Merchandise Planning to ensure bottoms up forecast aligns with OTB forecast within the planning horizon

Own core sales forecasts and replenishment purchases

Validate and adjust demand system seasonal profiles, as needed (holiday shifts, store animations and promotional event shifts)

Communicate shifts in SKU and/or store level trends to Merchandising and Merchandise Planning to influence Merchandising and Assortment Strategies

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• 3+ years ofRetail demand planning experience
• Proficiency with MS Office, with advanced Excel skills
• Good negotiation skills; strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment
• Flexible; team player

The annual base salary range for this position is $75,650.00- $84,550.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
• The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.