Senior Planner, Demand Planning

$80,688 - $110,946/Yr

Shiseido - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Senior Planner, US Demand Planning at Shiseido will play a crucial role in aligning the demand for core and innovative products with the company's financial targets and strategic priorities. This position is specifically focused on the brand Dr. Dennis Gross and requires a deep understanding of both permanent and limited life products. The Senior Planner will lead monthly Demand Review meetings, ensuring that the US commercial organization and the head of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) are aligned and can approve demand submissions at the regional level. This role is highly collaborative, necessitating close communication with various teams including Brand Global Marketing, US Finance, Operations, and Domestic Sales and Marketing Teams. The Senior Planner will be responsible for creating and managing an 18-month demand plan for retailers, as well as developing forecasts for new product launches that meet financial targets based on historical data and growth strategies. This includes leading internal demand review meetings to ensure that each retailer's demand aligns with budget and sales targets, and is in sync with the expectations of the brand's commercial leadership and S&OP leads. The role also involves accountability for monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Forecast Accuracy and Forecast Bias, along with conducting monthly root cause analyses to report findings and implement corrective actions. In addition to these responsibilities, the Senior Planner will manage day-to-day tasks for at least two retailers or Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) planning groups, oversee external demand planning, and handle life-cycle management for products. The position requires implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Statistical Forecasting for the US portfolio, cleansing historical data, and ensuring statistical forecasting is applied across all retailers. The Senior Planner will also facilitate pre-Demand Review and Demand Review meetings, ensuring alignment among Demand Planning, sales, marketing, and finance teams before finalizing the demand plan for production execution. Furthermore, the role includes leading US Launch Consensus meetings with key stakeholders to ensure that product launches are appropriately sized according to financial targets and retail projections, thereby ensuring sufficient inventory for successful launches.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for an 18-month demand plan by retailer and aligning new launch forecasts to meet financial targets based on historical trends, benchmarks, and growth strategies.
• Lead internal demand review meetings to roll up and review each retailer's demand against budget and sales targets, ensuring alignment with the brand's commercial leadership team and S&OP lead's expectations.
• Accountable for monthly KPI targets including Forecast Accuracy and Forecast Bias, and conducting monthly root cause analyses to report findings and identify corrective actions.
• Manage day-to-day responsibilities for at least 2 retailers or DTC planning groups.
• Implement IBP Statistical Forecasting for the US Portfolio and ensure statistical forecasting is applied across all retailers by year-end 2022.
• Responsible for life-cycle management including global and retailer-specific add/deletes.
• Lead at least 2 retailer-specific pre-Demand Review and Demand Review meetings, facilitating conversations between Demand Planning, sales, marketing, and finance to align on the US Region Demand plan prior to month-end submission for production execution.
• Lead US Launch Consensus meetings with key stakeholders to ensure alignment and that launches are sized according to financial targets and retail projections.

Requirements

• College degree or equivalent related work experience in the beauty industry.
• 4+ years' experience in demand planning, preferably in beauty or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
• Relevant experience in S&OP, supply chain, data analysis, or other business planning is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings and drive actions across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex topics clearly to peers and senior leadership.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a highly collaborative environment.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate large raw data sets for intuitive reporting.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the beauty industry or CPG sector.
• Familiarity with statistical forecasting methods.
• Experience in life-cycle management of products.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $80,688.00 - $110,946.00.
• Hybrid work model allowing flexibility in work location.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.