L'Oréal Travel Retail Americas- Demand Planning- Lancome

Job description

JOB PROFILE (Education, years of experience and technical competencies required)

·  Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in forecasting, and forecasting methods with understanding of financial and operational impacts.
·  Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, skills. Strong interpersonal skills are essential to interact effectively with all teams, areas and levels areas and levels of business. Good facilitation skills are necessary.
·  Experience: Two to five years of experience in a Demand Planning or equivalent role.
·  Knowledge: Knowledge of SAP with a strong emphasis on Demand Planning functionalities. Microsoft Office required.
·  Education/Certifications: BA/BS or equivalent; MBA preferred

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY (Principal activities for the position)

·  Generate a proposal to switch sales forecasts process from a small brand management to a consolidated view.
·  Generate better practices for promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams.
·  Participate in the improvement of the sales forecast practices for mass consumption brands
·  Contribute to the improvement of the Supply plan process based on the validated sales forecasts, the co-packing plan and the stocks and supply/procurement parameters.
·  Contribute to determine the logistic feasibility through the analysis of the stock equations and exchange with the suppliers about the long-term issues (capacity, gap between capacity and demand)
·  Contribute to determine the stock and supply parameters according to the objectives of service rate, costs and global targeted stock.
·  Contribute to manage the replenishment process through the evaluation of the shortage risks and by communicating priorities to the suppliers. Contribute to define and implement action plans to manage stock levels in accordance with the company objectives and analyze obsoletes and slow movers.