Senior Analyst- Demand Planning

Job Title: Senior Analyst, Demand Planning

Division: Luxury Products

Supervisor Title: Director, Demand Planning

FLSA status: Exempt

Location: New York, New York

About L’oreal

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 Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L’Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. Come join our dynamic team!

Role Summary

Sr. Analyst of Demand Planning influences business and operational stakeholders to position the brand for growth and profitability. Responsible for the shipment and sales forecast, inventory health, catalogue productivity, SIT and service for a category in the brand portfolio. Responsible for building a bottoms up forecast using intelligence from the market and inputs from the sales teams. Helps drive analytics to provide a baseline for Brand Forecast consensus.

What You Will Do

• Analyze forecast variation/deviation with the goal to minimize out of stocks and prevent the build of excess & obsolete inventory. 
• 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.
• Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions, including targeted strategic customers, base business trends, promotional plans, media, launch sizing, planogram changes and seasonal volume.
• Prepare written analyses, documentation, reports, or other data
• Manage the product catalogue inclusive of product life-cycle. Analyze and interpret SKU effectiveness and efficiency. Guide/drive SKU rationalization. 
• Monitor performance vs. the forecast throughout the month identifying any key shifts or trends.
• Work with the business in action plans to help prevent and reduce excess/obsolete and be more aligned in the L’Oréal for the future goal of zero destruction.
• Interact and collaborate with Sales, Marketing & Finance in the development of the forecast, by considering market trends, stock in trade and brand priorities.

Required Qualifications

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, or equivalent related experience
• Experience working within an SAP environment a plus
• Experience working with a forecast software system
• Experience working with Power BI applications
• Minimum of 2 years demand planning or related experience
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills required

As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L'Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs.

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Additional Benefits Information

Salary Range: $81,300-$113,800 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)  

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

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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