Wholesale Demand Planner: Beauty Brand Forecasting Pro

Seed Beauty/ColourPop; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health benefits

401k + 100% match

Paid holidays

Product discounts

Job summary

ColourPop, part of Seed Beauty, seeks a Wholesale Demand Planner to own forecasting and inventory planning for wholesale channels. You will translate POS trends and promotions into accurate demand plans to optimize product flow across accounts.

You will collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, and Retail Operations to align launches, replenishment, and promotional forecasts, while monitoring forecast accuracy and refining methods.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of demand planning experience in beauty/CPG.
• Experience forecasting high SKU counts for mass-market accounts.
• Strong Excel skills with data-driven recommendations.
• Familiarity with retailer portals is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, statistics, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build monthly demand forecasts for wholesale, considering POS data and seasonality.
• Own CDP inputs for accounts and align with Supply Planning.
• Analyze retailer POS/inventory to spot at-risk SKUs and reorder needs.
• Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, and Retail Ops on launches and promos.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias; refine forecasting methods.
• Support seasonal and NPD launch planning and initial sell-in quantities.
• Prepare regular reporting on account demand trends, risks, opportunities.
• Flag chargebacks or fulfillment risks tied to forecast accuracy.
• Track competitive and category trends to inform planning assumptions.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Inventory planning

Excel

ERP systems

Cross-functional comms

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

NAV

ERP

Planning software

Job description

ColourPop, part of Seed Beauty, seeks a Wholesale Demand Planner to own forecasting and inventory planning for wholesale channels. You will translate POS trends and promotions into accurate demand plans to optimize product flow across accounts.

You will collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, and Retail Operations to align launches, replenishment, and promotional forecasts, while monitoring forecast accuracy and refining methods.