Do you want to shape L'Oréal's Nordic success by joining a strong team and driving accurate forecasting? Collaborate with key teams to optimize demand planning processes, ensure customer satisfaction, and contribute to achieving our ambitious business targets! Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and dare to take responsibility and accountability? Then you might be just the talent we are looking for to strengthen our team as the new Nordic Demand Planner in the Consumer Products Division in Copenhagen.
Your mission…
As the Nordic Demand Planner, your mission is to drive L'Oréal's success by leading forecasting and demand planning. You ensure customer satisfaction and business visibility through accurate forecasts developed in close collaboration with Sales and Marketing. As the owner of the forecasting process, you deliver credible figures that optimize the supply chain, contributing to our ambitious targets and working within a strong, collaborative team and across functions.
The role reports to the Nordic CPD Demand Planning Manager and is based in Nordic HQ in Copenhagen.
Your key job accountabilities:
- Use sell-in, stock-in-trade, and sell-out data to model future forecasts in close collaboration with Marketing and Commercial departments.
- Participate in and lead forecast alignment and validation meetings within your category.
- Present forecast figures to top management in a manner that facilitates precise and qualitative decision-making.
- Lead the division's efforts to plan future product launches effectively.
- Manage product lifecycles and support efforts to simplify the catalog.
- Optimize service levels and stock quality in collaboration with the Supply Planning team.
- Ensure the effective implementation of new forecasting tools and processes.
- Coordinate and align with international supply chain teams, such as S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning).
We are looking for…
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an understanding in demand and supply planning processes and techniques and have some experience, preferably in the FMCG industry. You must also be able to demonstrate a team-orientated approach in addition to the following:
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with attention to details.
- Business orientation and ability to communicate with senior management stakeholders.
- Ability to work proactively and prioritize efficiently.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to take initiatives and drive actions.
- Working experience with forecasting and modeling techniques is a plus.
- IT literate with advanced Excel skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
We are looking for our new Nordic Demand Planner to start as soon as we find the right candidate. The employment is permanent. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so do not wait to apply! We welcome everyone to apply no matter your gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, religion or sexual orientation.
What’s in it for you?
We offer you a high level of responsibility from the very start, along with challenging opportunities for growth. This includes an individual career plan, coaching and leadership development, an extensive catalogue of trainings and e-learnings, competitive personnel benefits, modern offices, and a dynamic and international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Nordic organization counts close to 1000 employees based in the four Nordic capitals.
Who are we?
Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech, we are more than 90,000 employees across 150 countries and have a unique portfolio of 37 international brands. In 2024, the Group generated sales amounting to 43.48 billion euros. We push boundaries to stay ahead, delivering innovation and digital solutions that bring beauty to all. L’Oréal embraces entrepreneurship, allowing you to conceptualize ideas and bring them to life in an agile way. Your job is your innovation playground.
At L’Oréal, we define success as making a positive, conscious impact. For 115 years, we've devoted ourselves to fulfilling beauty aspirations worldwide. Our purpose: to create the beauty that moves the world. We offer the best in quality, efficacy, safety, and responsibility, celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality. With 21 research centers globally and a dedicated team of over 4,000 scientists and 8,000 Digital talents, L’Oréal is focused on inventing the future of beauty and becoming a Beauty Tech powerhouse. We are committed to social and environmental sustainability.
Freedom to Go Beyond. That’s the Beauty of L’Oréal.