Demand Planner - Toronto, Canada - Sephora

Sephora

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Type:
Full Time

Function:
Inventory Management

Address:160 Bloor Street East, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON

Working Model:
Hybrid

At Sephora Canada, we're passionate about finding and sharing beauty in the world.

Our constant innovation, our ability to see and lead trends, and our focus on providing an outstanding customer experience make us the most-loved beauty community and top of mind for every Canadian.

We find beauty in our communities, in our differences, our experiences, and in the spirit of our employees.

ABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM:

Clients can't wait to get their hands on our fantastic products. It's one thing to promise beauty. It's a whole other thing to deliver it. That's where our Supply Chain department comes in.

It takes planning, analysis and strategy to build brand partnerships, accurately forecast client behaviour and manage inventory levels across our network.

Inventory Managers collaborate with operations and logistic experts to deliver beauty to our clients across the country. Our energetic and innovative team continually improves speed and accuracy to deliver on our promise to our clients.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As the Demand Planner, you are accountable for forecasting activities to proactively improve replenishment forecast accuracy.

You will maintain, optimize, and implement forecast models to achieve increased sales and inventory efficiency, while incorporating business intelligence and forecast information collected from sales and availability trends, retailer replenishment analytics, and other sources.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Lead forecasting for Core products, seasonal planning and the identification and incorporation of market and category trends
Verifying and Releasing replenishment orders to vendors
Lead monthly consensus meetings with Planning Managers to leverage consumer movement, and customer insights to develop monthly volume forecasts and drive alignment to the optimal demand plan.
Lead inventory management process and strategy improvement by:
Evaluating and identifying factors that impact the department and item performance (e.g., sales, inventory, store space)
Collaborating with partners (e.g., Directors) to gain alignment for recommendations
Completing and maintaining inventory management settings to drive consistency and effectiveness
Review historical sales trend, research demand drivers, handle forecast exception data, and finetune statistical forecast models
Work with crossfunctional teams to provide insight into the root cause of forecast error. Develop and implement solutions to drive continuous improvement and enhance business decisions
Partner with crossfunctional business teams to drive successful SO&P process to balance supply & demand while minimizing homeless inventory.
Drive continuous improvement by analyzing current process and implementing new forecasting methodologies, tools and techniques to help improve forecast accuracy and create Supply Chain efficiencies
Review and assess the risk to supply and demand variability and identify chances to manage and mitigate risk

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Post-Secondary Education and/or APICS, IBF or another forecasting certification preferred
3+ years of proven experience in Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, or related field
Problem solver and love for finding solutions drawn from your experience and detailed analysis
Strong communicator who understand the importance of bringing your key partners along the journey
You have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive on building process efficiencies
Technically savvy in MS Excel and demand planning tools such as JDA/Blue Yonder, SAP, or TXT
You have comfort in handling and manipulating large amounts of data

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE:

You'll be part of a unique culture and family of passionate and inspiring individuals.
You'll work alongside the best talent in the industry people you'll be proud to work with.
You'll have access to the global community of luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) for endless career opportunities.
You'll have the opportunity to be part of a community that drives meaningful social and environmental change and receive matching donations to support your charitable giving.
Benefits you can mix and match, depending on your needs.
Employee Assistance Program services for those times you need extra support.
Holidays, time off, summer hours and flexibility to support worklife balance.
And of course, there's our incredible swag free product gifts throughout the year and tons of discounts with our brand partners.

This position requires that the employee be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing employment and that they agree to obtain any future required boosters or vaccinations as recommended by the government of Canada or the health authorities of the province in which you would be working and in accordance w