Director, Demand Planning & S&OP

Wella

2d•$180,000 - $204,000•Hybrid

About The Position

WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. The Demand Planning and S&OP Director owns all forecasting projections and systems, as well as the Sales and Operational Planning processes. This role reports to the SVP Supply Chain NA for Wella. The purpose of the role is to ensure S&OP processes are in place and adhered to, therefore delivering the Business Plan with Operational Excellence. They own the E2E S&OP process (Step 1 to 5). This role contributes to the monthly Supply Network Assessment process (SNA), GTM Operating Strategy Process, Health Check and Business Continuity Planning process and has a key commercial connection with the Leadership Team and will work with their PSC Supply Chain counterparts to ensure relevant supply chain choices are brought to leadership discussions for decision making. In addition to the S&OP process, this role includes the E2E Deman Planning ownership for the Professional Hair, Retail Hair business and Nail business.

Requirements

12+ years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience
8+ years Managerial (Team Leadership) experience
Bachelor’s degree BS Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field
Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally to resolve issues and generate results among potentially conflicting constituencies.
Proven capability to work in a highly complex business environment and understand the bigger end-to-end supply chain picture.
Ability to quickly adapt to changing environments and learn new processes.
Ability to think strategically while also managing process changes and ground-level activities.
Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and organizational/time management skills.
Proven ability to create, implement and measure new processes.
Ability to work collaboratively with different styles and develop strong partnerships.
Highly effective communication skills: ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders across different teams and levels of the organization.
Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills to both internal and external executives
Advanced leadership capabilities, with the ability to coach, develop, and manage the performance of a medium-large sized team. Proven ability to manage manager-level employees.
Solid technical skills in SAP, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Lead the E2E Sales & Operational Planning process, driving business alignment with multifunctional partners.
Responsible for the overall demand plan and continuous improvement
Drive clarity between demand plan gap vs channels and financial targets and develop sufficiency reviews.
Manage, coach, and develop the Demand Planning organization.
Drive multifunctional forecast inputs and alignment for reasonability based on experience and market drivers, and influence input to deliver optimal plans.
Standardize meeting drumbeats and enable future planning for an efficient supply chain.
Set the vision across the Demand Planning organization and focus on driving and delivering key results, such as forecasting accuracy and sales plan performance.
Participate into the initiative forecast sizing process
Supports key business transformation including implementation of latest planning tool technologies.