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Location: London (4 days in office at the start)
Industry: Beauty/Cosmetics/FMCG is a MUST
Our client, a leading beauty brand across the Middle East, US and Europe are looking for a highly motivated Demand Planner to own all aspects of forecasting sales and inventory.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Main point of contact for internal category supply chain contacts. Own all communication regarding forecast changes, “what-if” projections in line with operating strategy
* Lead monthly Demand Review overviews presenting demand forecast and supporting needs to Global Supply Chain / Demand Planning teams highlighting areas of opportunity and variances to last submission
* Lead NPD calls for the UK/EU regions reviewing and aligning on all newness timelines, forecasting assumptions and total buys in partnership with Global Supply Chain / NPD team + ROW Regional Planning teams.
* Forecast inventory on a weekly basis and ensure proper inventory levels are maintained by consistently reviewing weeks of supply, sell through, and trend
* Build out successful sales/inventory launch planning models for expansion within the UK/EU Markets to help support brand awareness.
* Build a demand forecast at the SKU level for the coming 24 months that includes all future marketing, social media plans, and retailer activations
* Maintain quality and consistency of key forecast changes and Risks & Opportunities
* Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to develop newness/launch forecasts and buys and align on monthly OTB forecasts
* Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to build and manage obsolescence / liquidation strategies
* Develop gap analysis tools between actuals sales and forecast
* Analyze retailer inventory and sales to create and maintain annual RTV budget by Retailer/Brand
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams and cross-channel teams
* Work closely with the DRP / inventory teams to include new trends into inventory planning
* Analyze forecast accuracy issues and build forecast accuracy action plans across the organization
* Manage internal Budget from a demand (sell in) / inventory management perspective to aid in achieving company sales targets and operating profits.
* Additional projects as required
Requirements:
* 6 years of experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Inventory Analysis, Merchandise Planning, Replenishment Analysis, Supply Chain Planner, or related field, ideally working in the beauty or FMCG space
* Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Statistics, Finance or related field
* Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create forecast, analyze, prepare statistical reports
* Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose change; strong working experience with Excel - VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros
* Expertise in managing multiple levels of Open-to-Buy
* Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
* Strong verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail
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