Manager, Demand Planning, Professional Products Division, L'Oreal Operations

L'Oreal USA, Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy (3 days in office)

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K, Pension Plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

L'Oreal USA, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Demand Planning in Hudson Yards, NY. The role partners with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to forecast all SKUs, ensuring consistency of assumptions across the business unit and aligning with promotional plans and new launches.

The position requires 5+ years in forecasting within consumer goods, strong analytical skills, and experience with MS Office/Excel; Power BI and SAP experience are a plus. Hybrid work with in-office days is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in Fast Moving Consumer Goods with forecasting experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; proficient in MS Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage a 15-month rolling forecast for financial, production and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance to develop accurate forecasts.
• Lead forecast consensus meetings and monitor performance vs. forecast.
• Analyze SKU effectiveness and plan to minimize stockouts and excess inventory.
• Support action plans to reduce obsolete inventory and align with zero-destruction goals.

Skills

Analytical ability

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Logility

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Demand Planning

Division: Professional Product Divisons

Location: Hudson Yards, NY

Reports To: Demand Planning Director

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beautyin terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

What You Will Learn:

The Demand Planning Manager will partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance to develop an accurate demand forecast for all SKUs in the designated area of the business. Accountable to provide focus and integration of data from Marketing, Sales, and Finance, which are used to develop accurate and timely forecasts supporting Operations, Sales, and Financial Planning. Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions across the business unit, including base business trends, promotional plans, new launch volumes, planogram changes and seasonal volume.

• Manage a 15-month rolling forecast for use in financial, production and strategic planning processes. Identify areas of risk and opportunity to the business plan due to internal/external factors and alert Management.
• Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions, including targeted strategic customers, base business trends, promotional plans, media, launch sizing, planogram changes and seasonal volume.

• Interact and collaborate with Sales, Marketing & Finance in the development of the forecast, by considering market trends, stock in trade and brand priorities.
• Lead and/or participate and prepare the forecast consensus meetings to ensure objectives are clearly identified and decisions are made.
• Monitor performance vs. the forecast throughout the month identifying any key shifts or trends. Analyze forecast variation/deviation with the goal to minimize out of stocks and prevent the build of excess & obsolete inventory.
• Work with the business in action plans to help prevent and reduce excess/obsolete and be more aligned in the L'Oreal for the future goal of zero destruction.
• Analyze and interpret SKU effectiveness and efficiency.
• Prepare written analyses, documentation, reports, or other data

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; preferably in the area of Supply Chain, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or other quantitative business discipline)
• Minimum 5 years work experience preferably within a Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry; minimum of 2 years forecasting experience required
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills required
• Software Skills: Proficiency with MS Office required, intermediate to advance MS Excel required; experience with a forecast modeling tool preferred,e.g. Logility; SAP experience helpful
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis is required. No immigration support/sponsorship offered for this role.
• Being present in the office three days a week is considered an essential function of all office-based roles for eligible full-time employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Power BI is a plus

What's In It For You:

• Salary Range: $98,400 -$140,200 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don't meet every single requirement?

At L'Oreal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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