Demand Planning Manager

Our client is a Global Multi-Brand Beauty company that has experienced rapid double-digit growth almost every year since its founding. They are looking for a new Demand Planning Manager to join their team in NYC!

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Manager of Demand Planning is responsible for all Demand Planning processes for designated brands.
• This role works in partnership with Marketing and Sales to ensure short- and long-term alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Incorporate information gathered from Sales and Marketing, with historical trend, to create a rolling 36- month demand plan at the customer/item level.
• Manage end to end product lifecycle from product launch to discontinuation.
• Monthly planning KPI reporting both for internal and corporate purposes.
• Key participant in the cross-functional monthly inventory meetings.
• Develop and improve all current reports and forecasting tool.
• Following key trends (POS) to ensure demand plan is incorporating trends as necessary.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop the Demand Plan with inputs from customer, history, external factors and trends to meets sales forecast accuracy goal.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data and evaluate forecast variances versus actual demand. Provide corrective actions.
• Call out risk and opportunities for Demand Plan - work closely with supply team, review CNL Inventory levels, CNL Service Level Reports and call out risk/opp for adjusted demand plan
• Monitor key forecast metrics with the objective to continuously reduce forecast error.

SHORT-TERM GOALS

• Work with Supply Planning Manager to develop Supply forecast and orders
• Improve current monthly KPI reporting – Corporate & North America
• Suggest SKU Rationalization based on SKU performances

FUTURE GOALS

• Manage relationships with customer replenishment managers to ensure robust communications and collaborative planning.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Detail oriented and the ability to multi-task.
• Proven problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong relationship-building skills and proven record of cross-functional partnerships.
• Advanced Excel skills working with large volumes of data, data management and reporting.
• Experience with a Demand Planning System (preferably Smoothie/Netstock)
• SAP experience a plus

• QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
• 5 years of business experience (preferably in CPG industry) with at least 3 years of demand planning experience
• Bachelors Degree – Preferably Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar field
• MBA is a plus

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Honesty and integrity: accountable, responsible, and truthful and actions are internally consistent
• True ambassador for the brands with strong sense of corporate responsibility
• Self-motivated and can creatively problem solve in a fast-paced environment
• Curious: constantly asks questions, finds answers and eager to learn
• Accountable: take ownership for results and how they are achieved
• Flexible and adaptable: open to new ideas and challenges