Director, Demand Planning & S&OP

About the role

The Demand Planning and S&OP Director owns all forecasting projections and systems, as well as the Sales and Operational Planning processes. This role reports to the SVP Supply Chain NA for Wella.

Responsibilities

• Lead the E2E Sales & Operational Planning process, driving business alignment with multifunctional partners.
• Responsible for the overall demand plan and continuous improvement.
• Drive clarity between demand plan gap vs channels and financial targets and develop sufficiency reviews.
• Manage, coach, and develop the Demand Planning organization.
• Drive multifunctional forecast inputs and alignment for reasonability based on experience and market drivers, and influence input to deliver optimal plans.
• Standardize meeting drumbeats and enable future planning for an efficient supply chain.
• Set the vision across the Demand Planning organization and focus on driving and delivering key results, such as forecasting accuracy and sales plan performance.
• Participate into the initiative forecast sizing process.
• Supports key business transformation including implementation of latest planning tool technologies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience
• 8+ years Managerial (Team Leadership) experience
• Bachelor’s degree BS Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally to resolve issues and generate results among potentially conflicting constituencies.
• Prowess in understanding the bigger end-to-end supply chain picture.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing environments and learn new processes.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and organizational/time management skills.
• Proven ability to create, implement and measure new processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different styles and develop strong partnerships.
• Hightly effective communication skills: ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders across different teams and levels of the organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills to both internal and external executives.
• Advanced leadership capabilities, with the ability to coach, develop, and manage the performance of a medium-large sized team.
• Proven ability to manage manager-level employees.

Benefits

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: 180,000 - 204,000 salary.

In addition to the compensation, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).