Senior Demand Planning Analyst

Hourglass Cosmetics•West Hollywood, CA

8d•$90,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Demand Planning Analyst owns end-to-end demand forecasting for an assigned region and serves as the primary forecast lead and cross-functional partner across commercial, operations, and supply chain teams. The role connects sales, finance, and supply chain to align plans and build consensus through collaborative planning processes. The analyst manages wholesale and retail finished-goods forecasts, leads regional forecast reviews, and oversees forecasting for new product development, sampling, and gratis. The role also contributes to monthly S&OP, monitors forecast accuracy, develops reporting and analysis, and coordinates allocations and gratis requests for newness, events, and promotions. The position serves as a subject matter expert for Oracle Planning Cloud Demand Planning and works with IT and external partners on tool maintenance and upgrades. This is a hybrid role requiring work from the Corporate Office at least 60% of the time. The position is eligible for the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in demand planning or merchandise planning.
Strong Excel and analytical skills.
Strong track record of cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment.
Ability to solve problems and implement creative solutions.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
Must be able to work from the Corporate Office at least 60% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Retail or consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience preferred.
PowerBI experience preferred.
Oracle Planning Cloud experience preferred.
Passion for products, specifically cosmetics and skincare.
Creative, positive, high-energy approach and ability to execute.

Responsibilities

Own demand planning for an assigned region and support the wider team.
Create and manage top-down and bottom-up finished-goods wholesale and retail forecasts.
Lead regional forecast reviews with international and domestic commercial teams.
Lead forecasting for new product development, sampling, and gratis.
Own forecast accuracy metrics, analyze variances, and drive continuous improvement to minimize forecast error.
Contribute to the monthly S&OP process, aligning demand plans with supply and finance.
Support team members in training and development.
Compile monthly SKU-level global forecasts by retailer and region.
Work with local market teams to analyze retailer and product performance trends and forecast variances.
Partner with operations and supply chain teams to identify and close inventory gaps and mitigate overstock risk.
Consolidate and analyze retail sales, wholesale, and operational data from various sources.
Identify trends and issues and initiate appropriate action.
Serve as subject matter expert for the Oracle Planning Cloud Demand Planning Tool.
Partner with Unilever Prestige IT and external partners on Planning Tool upgrades and maintenance.
Develop and implement processes to improve demand planning continuously.
Lead new product forecast creation and analysis for the assigned region.
Prepare, maintain, and publish reporting to monitor and assess performance.
Analyze and interpret sales results to inform future demand forecasting.
Produce and analyze ad-hoc and ongoing reports as needed.
Coordinate, track, and communicate allocations and gratis requests to support inventory for newness, events, and promotions.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement savings plans with company match
Paid family leave
Education-related programs
Paid holidays
Discretionary vacation time
Company discretionary bonus plan based on personal performance and company results