Senior Inventory Lifecycle Planner
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Designer Parfums is a fast growing, dynamic global fragrance company in the perfume & cosmetics industry, with a UK base in London and international ambition, with active business in around 70 market
s.
We are a small family-owned business, and we are proud to create, develop, and distribute brands from a fantastic portfolio of heritage classics to celebrity trend-led fragrances. We are brand owners and licensees for GHOST, JENNIFER LOPEZ, HAWAIIAN TROPIC, CERRUTI, PLAYBOY & JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER and proud to be distributors for ARIANA GRANDE, GUY LAROCHE, PILOMA PICASSO, AIGNER & GA
NT.
Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe that Designer Parfums is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, Agile and Approachable while meeting our business go
als.
JOB PU
RPOSE
To assume responsibility for managing finished goods and component end-of-life through collaboration with internal cross-functional teams to achieve the goal of minimising negative P&L impacts. Liaising with Brand and Sales leaders to identify commercial opportunities for finished goods, components and point of sales activities from ideation through to the products being sold. Fostering strong internal relationships at all levels to ensure achievement of business targets and me
trics.
In parallel, the role plays a key part in developing and embedding best practice Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes to support ongoing control, governance and reporting of inventory ageing, obsolescence and writ
e‑offs.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIB
ILITIES
Inventory/Stock Aged & Life-Cycle M
* anagementWork with Brand Leadership, Sales and Commercial teams to identify alternative uses and recovery routes for obsolete or surplus stock, i
* ncluding:Secondary and clearance sales
* channelsExport or alternative market oppo
* rtunitiesPromotional bundles, gift sets or composite
* productsOne‑off or limited‑edition rewo
* rked SKUsLead the monthly Aged/End-of-Life Stock Review meetings with the relevant business partners, ensuring clarity of status, actions, and r
* eporting.Ensure the timely and successful creation of one-off product projects to utilise excess or obsolete components, creating saleable SKU if/where
* required.Manage the internal commercial team’s commitments to take/sell end-of-life and/or composite products, ensuring activities/projects are c
ompleted.
Compliance, Quality & Regulatory
* GovernancePartner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure that all proposed lifecycle
* solutions:Comply with applicable legislation and regulatory re
* quirementsMeet brand, quality and safety
* standardsAre suitable for the intended market and sal
* es channelEnsure regulatory constraints (ingredients, labelling, batch coding, market authorisations) are fully assessed before
execution.
SAP Transactional Ownership &
* ; ExecutionExecute and manage all SAP transactions required to implement approved lifecycle outcomes,
* including:Creation or amendment of Bills of Material (BOMs) for reworked or composi
* te productsRaising and managing purchase orders where additional materials or services a
* re requiredCreation, release and tracking of production orders where rework or repacking
* is requiredEnsure stock movements, consumption and postings are accurate, auditable and aligned with finance re
* quirements.Act as the SAP subject matter coordinator for lifecycle‑related inventor
y activity.
Destruction, Write‑Off &
* ; GovernanceIdentify inventory where no viable secondary or rework solu
* tion exists.Prepare clear, data‑led business cases for destruction or write‑off approval
*, including:Stock quantitie
* s and valuesAgeing and impairm
* ent exposureOptions considered and rationale
* for disposalCoordinate approved destruction activities with Warehouse, Finance and third‑party partners, ensuring full documentation and audit
compl
* iance.SKILLSProactive approach to problem solving with a starter-finish
* er approach.Strong communication and relationship management skills across all levels of
* leadership.Proven track record of managing data related projects within a similar or global FMCG
* environment.Ability to analyse and interpret data to identify stock risk and sales op
* portunities.Analytical and reporting skills in Microsoft Excel, including the use of data management formulas such as Vlookup and P
ivot tables.
EDUCATION
* REQUIREMENTSDegree beneficial but
* not essentialExperience of Supply Chain/Product Management in related industry – FMCG, Pharmaceutical
, Paint, Food