Senior Planner, Demand Planning, Fragrance

Your Dreams, Our Future.

 

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences.

 

Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world.

 

At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life.

 

WHERE YOU WILL WORK: 

Our TEAM encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Demand Planning Senior Planner will manage the finished goods and POSM forecast for Fragrances.

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO 

• You will prepare and review bottoms up monthly forecasts with related analysis for the US across multiple sales channels. The accuracy of the unit forecast has a direct impact on company inventory and customer service levels. Reconcile forecasted units to Gross Sales financial forecasts to ensure reasonableness.
• You will work cross-functionally to understand qualitative information from Sales and Marketing, as it affects future unit forecasted demand, including follow-up of out of stocks with supply planning.
• You will be responsible for the monthly Forecast Accuracy Report results which includes issue root cause on inaccuracies and ensuring go-forward forecast reflects any results.

• You will conduct regular business and performance reviews related to demand and supply of low stock SKUs with internal stakeholders.
• You will manage the potential obsolescence to minimize inventory liabilities and drive Root Cause Problem Solving and action planning/execution to reduce E&O. 

• You will assist Demand Planning Lead in preparing for the Monthly Consensus and Executive S&OP meetings.
• You will prepare and lead monthly Pre-Consensus meetings with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Sales Ops.

• You will lead monthly E&O meetings.
• You will attend weekly meetings as needed.

• You will be responsible for the new launches’ forecast preparation working closely with Marketing and Sales.
• You will be responsible for other analyses and projects as needed.
• You will need to build strong working relationships with key stakeholder such as:
• Supply Planning
• Sales Operations
• Sales – Key Account Specialists
• US Marketing
• Customer Service
• Finance
• New Product Development

 

WHO YOU ARE 

• You have a 4-year academic degree in relevant field or related job experience.
• You have a minimum of 5-6 years of demand planning experience in a supply chain role.
• You are proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other associated scheduling, forecasting software packages.
• You have strong data management and analytic skills.
• You understand the end-to-end Supply Chain Functions.
• You are enthusiastic, creative and a team player.