Demand and Supply Planner at LOreal

Responsibilities

• Ensure right stock available at the right time to meet the company ambitions.
• Manage the sales forecasts quality.
• Manage the global monthly sales forecast process.
• Build the baseline forecast.
• Challenge and coordinate the promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams.
• Ensure the global sales forecast consistency, through the building of a consensus between the commercial forecasts, the financial trend and the sales history.
• Participate in the improvement of the sales forecast practices.
• Participate in building the budgetary process by building up the sales units.
• Be responsible for the catalogue management and contribute to its rationalization (Long tail cleaning).
• Manage the launch process from conception until products are available in the market.
• Prepare and report on Demand Planning indicators.
• Ensure availability of stocks for sales while ensuring optimal stock holding.
• In conjunction with the Supply Chain Manager define the company stock holding strategy.
• Ensure timely transmission of supply requirements to the different suppliers.
• Daily Stock follow up to minimize Out of Stocks.
• Prepare and report on Supply Planning indicators.

Requirements

• A Graduate with a Business/ Statistics/ Economics/Supply chain degree from a recognized University.
• Have at least 2 years’ relevant work experience in Planning in an FMCG environment.
• Good knowledge of MS office with very proficient excel skills.
• Excellent Analytical skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.