Demand Planner

About This Role

This Demand Planner position is critical for ensuring forecast accuracy and supporting inventory and supply chain decisions across a multi-brand portfolio. The role involves developing data-driven forecasts by partnering with various departments, aiming to support business growth and ensure excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage end-to-end demand planning for a high-volume, multi-brand portfolio of ~10,000 SKUs across a complex, multi-channel business
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve rolling demand forecasts across DTC/ecommerce, wholesale, distribution, retail, professional, and international channels
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Ecommerce, and Brand teams to incorporate promotional calendars, launches, channel strategies, and commercial assumptions into demand plans
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, and Global Sourcing to align demand forecasts with international manufacturing, lead times, capacity constraints, and inventory strategies
• Support inventory planning decisions to optimize service levels, working capital, and channel-specific fulfillment requirements
• Lead forecast accuracy and bias analysis by SKU, brand, region, and channel; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Play a key role in S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, including demand reviews, scenario planning, and executive-level discussions
• Assess demand risks and opportunities related to promotions, seasonality, new product launches, and lifecycle transitions across channels
• Prepare and present demand insights, assumptions, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Maintain and enhance demand planning tools, models, and dashboards; identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and scale planning processes

Requirements

• 3-6+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain planning
• Proven experience working with international supply chains, including global manufacturing, cross-border inventory flows, and region-specific demand planning
• Demonstrated success planning demand across multiple sales channels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on experience using forecasting models, statistical techniques, and demand planning methodologies
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Experience working with ERP and planning systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, or similar tools
• Experience managing demand planning across large SKU counts, multiple brands, and complex channel mixes
• Exposure to S&OP or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Analytics, or a related field
• 3-6+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain planning, ideally within consumer goods, beauty, or a fast-paced CPG environment

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with BI and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms
• Experience supporting new product launches, promotional planning, and end-to-end product lifecycle management

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits