Senior Manager, Supply & Demand Planning

Responsibilities

• Demand planning:
  • Build accurate forecasts, on a monthly basis, in consensus with Sales and Marketing teams, for permanent offers, new launches, limited edition collections and non saleable products (testers, samples, bags…)
  • Review historical sales trends, marketing plan, identify demand drivers to improve forecast accuracy by channel
  • Maintain AGR software as the primary forecasting system tool: Enter and modify data and ensure the correctness of product hierarchy
  • Monitor the performance of new launches and animations versus the forecast
  • Adjust missed opportunities, extraordinary events impacting the past
  • Generate replenishment needs
• Supply planning:
  • Responsible for having the products at the right time right place through the management of the distribution, allocations, purchases from main supplier from France
  • Prepare regular reports on purchase plan variations and inventory status
  • Build an accurate purchase plan, on a monthly basis, based on demand forecasts
  • Monitor the replenishment and product parameters ( lifecycle status, lead time, safety stock…)
  • Drive action plans to reduce Excess & Obsolete
  • Identify potential supply chain risks, such as disruptions in supplier availability, and work proactively to mitigate these risks
• Management:
  • Lead the S&OP process: analyze product performance, alignment of the forecast vs the budget, risks and opportunities
  • Monitor and report on KPIs as forecast accuracy, fill rate, stock covers, sell through
  • Manage 1 supply planner and 2 demand planners & help them achieve excellence and grow
  • Collaborate and provide analysis to all functions across the business to improve decision making and business performance
  • Build strong relationships with HQ teams
• Process:
  • Propose and implement solutions to improve internal processes
  • Help to build and test reports in our BI tool, Tableau
  • Lead & accompany new projects and improvement process with collective momentum

Qualifications

• 8+ years previous experience in demand and supply planning, ideally in a luxury or high-end contemporary company
• A strong analytical mind-set, good attention to detail
• Advanced level of excel
• A team player, collaborate with integrity with all teams, strong communication skills
• Aim for excellence, business first
• Ability to solve problem with calm using organizational, decision making and proven presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit: be action oriented & proactive to manage day-to-day activities
• Flexible, adaptable and ability to balance multiple priorities and projects
• Be creative, forward thinking, able to think outside the box
• Good attention to detail

Key Success Factors

• Solution oriented & business first
• Analytical skills
• Ability to drive changes with proactivity

Salary Range

$140,000 - $160,000