Senior Demand Planner – Hybrid NYC

L'oreal Usa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range provided

Hybrid Work Policy (3 days in office,

Flexible Time Off

Perks access to company shop

Learning & Development

Employee Resource Groups

Wellness programs

Job summary

L’Oréal Usa in New York seeks a Senior Analyst - Demand Planning to lead demand forecasting and collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Planning to build a consensus demand plan via S&OP. You will partner with supply planning to address constraints and align on inventory management strategies.

The role emphasizes forecasting accuracy, coordination for new product launches, and ongoing variance analysis to drive continuous improvement and zero destruction goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Supply Chain or related business field.
• 2+ years Forecasting/Planning or related Analytical experience.
• Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Office.
• Future Master /forecasting tools
• Microsoft suite applications with emphasis in Excel (intermediate/advanced level)
• Basic knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning procedures

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate and timely demand forecast while reducing inventory/working capital, and minimizing forecast variability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Planning) to gather inputs to build the consensus demand plan through the S&OP process.
• Work closely with the supply planning team to understand and resolve known supply constraints or excess inventory risks and communicate to commercial teams in the S&OP demand review.
• Work with the business on action plans to help in the excess/obsolete reduction and align to the L’Oréal for the future goal of zero destruction.
• Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions across the business unit, including base business trends, promotional plans, new launch volumes, planogram changes & seasonal volume.
• Ensure alignment of Demand Forecast with Sales Estimate and/or provide reconciliation and analysis of variance.
• Focus on accuracy of demand plan for new product launches, based on accurate analysis of distribution builds and velocity/share expectations.
• Analyze historical sales data and future plans. Work cross-functionality and proactively monitor forecast error/accuracy including root cause analysis to achieve continuous improvement in demand forecast accuracy.
• Prepare written analyses, documentation, reports or other data.

Skills

Forecasting/Planning experience

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Sales & Operations Planning tools

Job description

L’Oréal Usa in New York seeks a Senior Analyst - Demand Planning to lead demand forecasting and collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Planning to build a consensus demand plan via S&OP. You will partner with supply planning to address constraints and align on inventory management strategies.

The role emphasizes forecasting accuracy, coordination for new product launches, and ongoing variance analysis to drive continuous improvement and zero destruction goals.