Demand Planning Director: Build the Forecast Engine

YISE Beauty; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical coverage

PTO & holidays

Small team environment

Job summary

YISE Beauty, LA-based skincare brand, is seeking a Demand Planning Director to own the end-to-end demand plan across DTC and retail, guiding inventory, purchasing, and launches. You will lead the S&OP process with cross-functional teams, turning signals into a clear, defensible forecast and ensuring one source of truth for leadership decisions.

The role requires 8+ years in planning, strong forecasting skills, and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in demand planning or related field.
• Experience in omnichannel retail or beauty/CPG.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end demand plan across channels (DTC, wholesale, marketplaces).
• Build and continually improve forecasting model using demand signals.
• Maintain rolling 12-month-plus demand horizon with weekly/monthly granularity.
• Run monthly actual-versus-forecast reviews and report accuracy/bias.
• Maintain a documented, assumption-based demand plan aligned to financial outlook.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.
• Support ERP implementation and data readiness for planning.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

S&OP

Excel modeling

Cross-functional leadership

Anaplan

Netstock

ERP systems

Tools

Anaplan

Netstock

ERP systems

Job description

YISE Beauty, LA-based skincare brand, is seeking a Demand Planning Director to own the end-to-end demand plan across DTC and retail, guiding inventory, purchasing, and launches. You will lead the S&OP process with cross-functional teams, turning signals into a clear, defensible forecast and ensuring one source of truth for leadership decisions.

The role requires 8+ years in planning, strong forecasting skills, and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.