Sr Analyst, Demand Planning

Wella

11h•$75,000 - $101,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Wella Company is seeking a Sr. Analyst, Demand Planning to analyze historical sales trends and integrate commercial market activities to accurately predict future customer demand. This role is critical for enabling efficient procurement, production, and delivery of products. The Demand Planning Sr. Analyst is a highly visible role requiring strong analytical skills, business acumen, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to forecast a diverse portfolio of items.

Requirements

4-year degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, or Business Management
3+ years of Demand, Supply, or Inventory Planning experience
3+ years working with multifunctional teams in CPG or retail environment
Solid technical experience using a planning software like SAP, JDA, Logility, Anaplan or similar
Ability to adapt to changing environment and quickly learn new processes
Strong analytical ability with special attention to detail
Intermediate Excel skills- can quickly analyze and communicate actionable results using charts, tables, and graphs; Experience in pivots, look-ups, and mathematical formulas.
Decisive, independent thinker who can identify unique solutions and execute
Ability to multitask and quickly resolve issues
Curious with an owner’s mindset
Strong oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in high sku count business
Experience collaborating vertically and horizontally
Power Point, Power BI
Beauty Industry experience
Previous team lead experience

Responsibilities

Maintain an accurate bottom-up 18-month rolling forecast for several sub-brands at the SKU-Channel-DC Level using statistical modeling software.
Validate the system statistical forecast using methodology such as forecast reasonability, historical trends, and consumption modeling.
Analyze and validate information gathered from Sales and Marketing teams and execute value-added modifications to system generated forecast.
Maintain the system volumes in line with business targets.
Assess in-month shipments and make forecast changes to help production and logistics planning.
Maintain and Execute accurate PIPO (Phase In & Phase Out) actions.
Co-Lead demand planning in Step 1&2 SOP meetings to help deliver consensus management of the sales and operation plan.
Gather and assess scope and volume on future initiatives.
Validate final forecast for own Market/Category and be the gatekeeper of proposed forecast changes to avoid non-value added modifications.
Collaborate with Supply Planning/Production contacts – communicate significant forecast changes and what-if projections in line with operating strategy; review latest supply situation; and manage resulting forecast updates.