L'Oréal is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Demand Planner to play a crucial role in forecasting sales for our dynamic brand portfolio. This role is vital in bridging the gap between sales, marketing, and supply chain, requiring strong collaboration and communication skills. The successful candidate will be a key point of contact across multiple functions, influencing forecasting decisions and contributing significantly to the overall success of the business.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
A typical day might involve collaborating with brand partners to build a consensus forecast, integrating commercial insights with financial trends and historical sales data.
You'll spend time challenging and refining promotional and launch forecasts, working closely with Business Planning and Sales & Marketing teams to ensure alignment.
You'll present your findings to senior management, highlighting key risks and opportunities. Regular communication with S&OP and supply planning teams is crucial, requiring clear and concise updates on forecast changes.
In addition to core forecasting responsibilities, you'll actively drive process improvements, optimize catalogue management, and contributing to better efficiencies and customer service. You will also be involved in brand management committees, proactively leading and contributing to supply chain initiatives.
Who You Are
- You have a minimum two years’ experience in product planning. Demand planning experience is a plus.
- You are confident developing demand forecasts, reviewing historical sales trends, promotion plans and other known activities adjusting the operational forecast.
- Have a strong understanding of factors influencing sales forecasts.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills: ability to simplify complex information.
- You show advanced proficiency in Excel. Experience with FuturMaster and SAP is highly beneficial.
- Proactive, continuous improvement mindset. Willingness to challenge existing processes.
- Ability to effectively coordinate planning topics and be the ambassador of supply chain topic within the brand.
What We Offer
Our industry-leading award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
Our Corporate Division supports the 4000+ strong workforce in the UK & Ireland. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic environment when you’ll have visibility over our 4 Divisions and play an integral role in moving our business forward. Our founder Eugène Schueller once said that “a company is not walls and machines, it’s people, people, people”. Joining our corporate teams means joining the world leader in beauty, at the cutting edge of innovation. But above all, it means becoming part of a team of talented and inspiring people.
How We Recruit
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal.
