The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for the demand forecasting and data integrity activities for our Americas markets by creating baseline forecast models. The role leads the demand steps within the S&OP process and drives alignment with cross-functional partners to achieve world-class forecast accuracy for the brand.
Key Responsibilities
- Create & maintain brand level and aggregated overall business demand plans for ~400 SKUs between Walgreens & 3rd party accounts
- Identifies, investigates, and resolves key exceptions and anomalies across markets and categories to inform demand plans.
- Identify and understand critical risks and opportunities and the impact on planned demand
- Uses analytical tools and thinking to create new planning scenarios to deliver future business opportunities working collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders, including Commercial, Brand, Supply, and Finance
- Work cross-functionally with brands and account teams to understand the latest thinking for customer activity and incorporate it into the demand plan
- Support the overall Supply team with analytics about key demand and supply chain metrics
- Play an active role in the S&OP process to drive alignment between the demand plan and financial forecast
- Support new product forecasting with a cross-functional team to gain alignment across all parties and minimize inventory risk
- Identify and understand critical risks and opportunities and the impact on planned demand
- Own and drive improvements against the defined KPIs
- E2Open (LDS) subject matter Expert for the Region
A bit about you…
- 4+ years’ experience in a fast-moving inventory company with a sound grasp of cross-functional supply chain processes
- Consumer Packaged Goods Industry experience preferred
- High degree of Analytical and Forecasting experience working both autonomously and within a cross-functional matrix approach to stakeholder management
- Knowledge of forecasting systems & processes
- Strong commercial awareness
- Excellent spoken & written communication skills
- Strong problem solving & numeracy skills
- Ability to interpret large amounts of data and identify & root cause anomalies
- Excellent attention to detail and extreme accuracy skills
- Ability to take a proactive attitude and work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Product/industry knowledge is beneficial
A bit about us…
We are No7 Beauty Company, a division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, a modern consumer goods company with purpose, that combines the best of traditional companies with the vibrancy and pace of a new digital-first business. With operations in North America, Europe and Asia, we offer beauty products that consumers can trust wherever they are in the world. Since No7 launched in 1935, our iconic brand has been joined by equally strong characters in Liz Earle Beauty Company, Soap & Glory, Botanics, Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin. All our brands have a deep understanding of what customers want because we’re great at listening. As part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, we have the rich insight of our own retailers and thousands of beauty advisors across our stores, so we can truly get to know our consumers and better meet their every skin need. Supported and encouraged by inclusive leaders, the people that make up our global teams are the beating heart of No7 Beauty Company. They’re not just passionate about beauty; it’s their innate enthusiasm to innovate that sets them apart and drives them to deliver the very best for our customers. Welcome to the next generation, welcome to No7 Beauty Company.
What we can offer you:
We offer the chance to work in a consumer led environment with the chance to make an impact on a global scale. With a truly entrepreneurial mind-set, we recognize the importance of a diverse workforce who work collaboratively with shared values and ambition. We invest in our people by challenging you and developing you, and provide a great local reward scheme including:
Competitive Salary
Annual discretionary bonus plan
Employee Discounts
Diversity and inclusion is at the center of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To learn more about our functions, explore our brands and find opportunities all over the globe please visit: https://www.no7company.com/careers.
