Demand Planner

Demand Planner

About L’Oréal

L'Oréal has been a world leader in the cosmetics business for more than 100 years and has grown into one of the largest FMCG companies in the world. With international brands such as L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Kérastase, Redken, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, La Roche-Posay and Vichy, we offer relevant products for every consumer. The brand-new and highly sustainable office in Hoofddorp forms the Benelux headquarter.

About your team

You are part of the Supply Chain team within a Division. In the Demand Planner role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the sales forecasting process in our dynamic organization. You are a key business partner within the Division & collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales & Finance to construct the monthly forecast. You are the central actor that connects the dots between the different functions of the organization. Your critical & analytical eyes are key to developing assumptions & providing recommendations towards the organization.

Your main missions are:

• Lead & coordinate the sales forecast process for your brand(s)
• Create short-, medium- and long-term baseline forecast for your brand(s)
• Coordinate the integration of promotional volumes into the overall forecast together with the sales team
• Manage launches; support marketing in the forecast construction of new products; determine cannibalization on other products; and follow up the execution
• Ensure consistency of the overall forecast (baseline, promo & launches) in units & value versus budget, commercial objectives and achieved results
• Be owner of your KPIs (Forecast accuracy; Service level; Excess & Obsolete); find proactively actions to improve the performance of your brands
• Optimize catalog for finished goods & other materials
• Initiate improvement proposals as part of structural improvements in the supply chain process
• Act as a bridge between the other planning functions and the business when it comes to short-term supply planning related topic

Your Profile

The ideal candidate meets the following description:

• Master’s degree
• An experience of 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position is a plus
• Proven affinity with the field 'Supply Chain'; preferably experience within FMCG
• Fluid in English; Dutch or French is a plus
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Knowledge of SAP & FuturMaster is a nice-to-have.
• Proactive and can switch between different management levels
• Analytically strong, stress resistant, persuasive and good communication skills
• Agile & flexible to adapt to a VUCA world
• Positive attitude & problem-solving ability

What do we offer?

When you start at L'Oréal, you get a great deal of responsibility from day one. To develop, we offer an introduction program and an individual training program. Training can be local or at the global headquarters in Paris. An enriching experience where you will meet international peers.

And furthermore, you will find with us:

• An inspiring work environment with ambitious colleagues, where working Agile is applied
• A healthy career perspective with interesting development opportunities;
• A competitive salary which is adjusted on an annual basis in case of good performance;
• Good secondary employment conditions, such as a 13th month, profit sharing, discount on medical expenses and a favorable pension scheme;
• Discounts on L'Oréal products
• Nice extras such as various L’Oréal sporting activities and events

Finally, a great added value of working at L'Oréal is that you will be working with so many different people and functions. This offers you the opportunity to broaden your knowledge about different stakeholders.