Demand Planner
Company: Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts
Location: Culver City
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Career Opportunities with Kate Somerville Skincare Kate
Somerville Skincare is looking for an energetic, highly motivated
professional to join the business as a Supply Chain Demand
Planner.The Kate Somerville brand is in the midst of a period of
growth and transformation. This role is key to delivering on our
goals and objectives and represents an opportunity to have a major
impact on the Supply Chain capabilities and performance of Kate
Somerville.Reporting into the Manager of Supply Chain Planning and
Procurement, this role will play a pivotal part in building
best-in-class operational capability and driving transformation in
the areas of Supply Chain Planning: facilitating the core demand
planning processes, determining metrics and supporting the Sales
and Operational Planning Business strategy. The Demand Planner will
also play a key role in optimizing the Supply Chain Cloud Planning
System.
- role will work closely with the leads in the rest of the
business (Marketing, R&D, Quality, and Finance), playing a
critical role in cross company projects such as new product or
commercial innovation. As Kate Somerville is in a period of dynamic
growth and transformation, the responsibilities below are expected
to change and evolve as business needs change, providing
opportunity for professional growth and development. This is a
hybrid position and requires being in our Culver City office 3
days/week (currently Tue-Thu).Key Job Responsibilities
- Deliver best in class forecasting processes, metrics and
behaviors by increasing demand forecasting accuracy and removing
forecast bias, utilizing robust analytics, and reviewing brand and
market trends
- Review statistical forecast generated and overlay commercial &
business insights to generate the demand plan
- Collect information and collaborate with other functions such
as Marketing, Sales, Finance, etc.
- Incorporate Customer and Market event demand that is not yet
captured through the use of representative sales history and
statistical modeling
- Generate scenarios considering products, past event data,
customer/market analysis, cannibalization, substitution, and other
relevant parameters
- Generate and update system forecast for new products and end of
life exceptions
- Enables Supply Chain Planning to deliver/improve service &
inventory targets by delivering/improving forecast measures for
portfolio
- Partnering with the project management team to ensure timely
NPD/NPI launch
- Post-launch demand to achieve customer service and optimal
inventory levelQualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 4 years supply chain experience
- Experience of S&OP and forecasting processes in a CPG
environment preferred
- Very numerical, analytical and detail orientated with strong
results focus
- A strong collaborator, with a willingness to drive change and
to lead by example
- Strong computer acumen and must be proficient in Microsoft
office applications with emphasis on Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience with Supply Planning Software & systems (Oracle is
preferable).*** The expected base salary range for this position is
$90,000 to $110,000. The exact base salary is determined by various
factors including experience, skills, education, geographic
location, and budget. This position is also eligible for
participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on
personal performance and company results.
Keywords: Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts, Los Angeles , Demand Planner, Other , Culver City, California
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