Manager, Demand Planning

The Manager, Demand Planning, is responsible for maintaining 18 month rolling forecast by SKU for the assigned Sales Channel and owning the demand plan. S/he will act as demand planning partner to Sales Team. The role reports to the Director, Demand Planning.

• Partner with Sales Channel to understand product demands (promotions, marketing events, historical sales, door changes, etc.).
• Provide trends, forecast misses and other intelligence to help inform Sales Channel during Monthly Demand Review.
• Support new product launches and account initiatives by informing pipe and replenishment recommendations.
• Support Supply Planning and Distribution with forecasts to drive production, distribution requirements and capacity analysis.

Essential Job Functions

• Own the demand plan for the assigned Sales Channel representing 55+% of annual sales.
• Conduct monthly Demand Review with assigned Sales Channel, gaining a deep and thorough understanding of new product launches, discontinuations, door openings/expansions/closures and other leading indicators in preparing the forecast.
• Maintain SKU, product and category performance metrics, identifying and applying trend impact to the Sales Channel/Account forecast. Identify lagging indicators, exception items, and track assumptions underlying forecast to deliver a Demand Planning forward forecast recommendation for Monthly Demand Review with assigned Sales Channel.
• Prepare data as required within monthly S&OP cycle.
• Support Demand Planning Analyst(s) as needed in key tasks within the monthly S&OP cycle and maintain top line knowledge of their respective assigned Sales Channel.
• Support Director, Demand Planning as needed in key tasks within the monthly S&OP cycle, and maintain top line knowledge of total company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• 5+ years Demand Planning in high SKU CPG environment. Cosmetic industry helpful.
• 2+ years participating in S&OP activities.
• ERP experience required. Familiarity with advanced planning platform helpful (APO, Blue Ridge, Demand Caster, Logility, etc.).
• Advanced Excel required.
• Strong supply chain acumen with understanding of drivers that impact demand/supply (MOQs, lead time, logistics).
• Understanding of inventory principles (safety/cycle stock, retail replenishment, inventory turns, weeks of coverage etc.).
• Strong communication skills to influence collaboratively across functions.
• International and ECommerce demand planning experience a plus.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and writing skills.
• Proven leadership skills.

Anastasia Beverly Hills offers a competitive compensation package with full benefits and a 401(K) plan with matching contributions from the company. The starting base salary range for this position in the selected city is $100,000.00 – $125,000.00 yearly. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and geographical location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work. This role is bonus eligible.