Senior Demand Planner 12m FTC
As The Senior Demand Planner in the team, you will be responsible for leading a team of Demand Planners within the Division. The Senior Demand Planner will lead the forecast creation for the whole Division working closely with Finance, Business Planning and Brand Teams to ensure their needs are aligned to the Divisional frame. You will be responsible for leading the Demand Team through their monthly activity cycle which is co-created with our business.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
You will
- Lead the total Luxury sales forecast creation, ensuring global sales forecast consistency through building consensus between commercial/customer forecasts, financial trend and sales history
- Challenge and consolidate the promotional and launch sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams, working closely with Business planning to align
- Own the Cadrage process ensuring that our Divisional leads are aligned and aware of challenges which may impact the business performance. Own the sign-off, highlighting risks and opportunities vs financial commitments
- Manage monthly and weekly communication with both the S&OP and UK based supply planning teams - providing an overview of key forecast changes.
- Own the Road to 60% Forecast Accuracy improvement plan for the Demand Team. With a key focus on aligning practices and using key analytics to improve performance
- Drive your team’s performance through close catalog management and contribute to its optimization with your expertise land leadership of the team. Implement change aligned with DGO initiatives.
- Work closely with the Senior Supply Planner to ensure stock availability is optimized and service to customer remains a key priority
- You will own a BU too, so be part of the Mancom for your brand, leading and driving supply chain initiatives.
WHO YOU ARE
You have:
- Stakeholder Management Skills
- Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders. Ability to influence when change is required.
Continuous improvement mindset
- Review and improve processes and share best practice with the wider team.
- The ability to hold a team to account on deliverables
Demand Planning Experience
- 3 years’ experience in product planning. Experience in demand planning is an advantage
- Strong understanding of the building blocks and trends that influence the construction of a sales forecast
Excellent Communication Skills
- Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels and simplify complex messages.
- Be able to co-ordinate planning topics with your Mancom and brand team.
Systems Knowledge
- Excellent working knowledge of Excel. FuturMaster and SAP are an advantage
- Experience in demand or business planning systems an advantage
You show:
- Ambition: You anticipate, think and dream big, demonstrating a high level of aspiration. You are self-driven and show proactivity, especially when seeing problems as challenges. You thrive for exceptional performance.
- Judgement: You can balance operational and strategic thinking, challenging the status quo and managing confrontation effectively. You cut quickly through complexity and ambiguity whilst also thinking sustainably and are future oriented. You reduce complexity to get things done.
- Resilience: You always demonstrate purpose and ownership mindset but manage your own energy well. You uphold positivity for others and persist, bouncing back when faced with obstacles. You step back at times and accept limits.
- Empathy: You cooperate and network effectively, creating genuine and trustful relationships with diverse people. You are sensitive to beauty and related emotions, always supporting others and showing benevolence. You understand and respect others’ feelings and motives.
- Leadership Qualities: You are a self-motivated leader with the ability to support a team of people. Demonstration of leading by example and the ability to hold a team to account on expectations whilst also challenging processes and implementing improvements.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our industry-leading award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
WHO WE ARE
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty, where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
In the L’Oréal Luxe Division, we create the very best of luxury beauty. Our portfolio makes up 26 brands of which 17 are global, including the highly aspirational and multi-expert ones such as Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani. Thanks to our strong, balanced and complementary portfolio as well as our incredibly talented team of experts we are perfectly equipped to meet the endless and all-encompassing demands of luxury consumers around the world.
HOW WE RECRUIT
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. You can let us know if you would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme within your application.
