Manager, Demand Planning, L'Oreal Dermatological Beauty, L'Oreal Operations

About the Division

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity, and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals, and Skin Better Science, offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

About the Role

The Demand Planning Manager will partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to develop an accurate demand forecast for all SKUs in the designated area of the business. Accountable for providing focus and integration of data from Marketing, Sales, and Finance, which are used to develop accurate and timely forecasts supporting Operations, Sales, and Financial Planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions across the business unit, including base business trends, promotional plans, new launch volumes, planogram changes, and seasonal volume.
• Manage a 15-month rolling forecast for use in financial, production, and strategic planning processes.
• Identify areas of risk and opportunity to the business plan due to internal/external factors and alert Management.
• Interact and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Finance in the development of the forecast by considering market trends, stock in trade, and brand priorities.
• Participate and prepare the forecast consensus meetings to ensure objectives are clearly identified and decisions are made.
• Monitor performance vs. the forecast throughout the month, identifying any key shifts or trends.
• Analyze forecast variation/deviation with the goal to minimize out-of-stocks and prevent the build of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Work with the business on action plans to help prevent and reduce excess/obsolete inventory and align with L’Oréal’s goal of zero destruction.
• Manage the product catalog inclusive of product life-cycle.
• Analyze and interpret SKU effectiveness and efficiency; guide/drive SKU rationalization.
• Prepare written analyses, documentation, reports, or other data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Supply Chain, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or other quantitative business discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience, preferably within a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry; minimum of 2 years of forecasting experience required.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

Skills

• Proficiency with MS Office required, intermediate to advanced MS Excel required.
• Experience with a forecast modeling tool preferred, e.g., Logility; SAP experience helpful.
• Power BI is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan).
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home).
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays, and more).
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance).
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, and more).
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads).
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs.

Pay

Salary Range: $98,400 - $140,200 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level).