Manager, Demand Planning

Position Summary:

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for developing and managing the e.l.f. demand forecasts for the e.l.f. international and domestic retail business segments. This includes establishing new ways of working with international counterparts to support the established strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Defining and executing the demand planning strategy for domestic and international retail channels
• Manage and communicate existing or potential business risk to service and working capital
• Accountable for the maintaining metrics behind supply chain planning analytics (e.g., forecast accuracy, bias, pareto of item/customer demand, etc.)
• Create and implement statistically driven forecasting methods
• Process lead for establishing best practices with counter parts in sales, sales planning, and new product development

Requirements:

• 2 to 5 years’ experience within Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Supply Chain Analytics.
• Operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity; >$50 million revenue, high-SKU, national distribution, big box retail customer base, and rapidly changing product line / SKU mix.
• Cross-functional S&OP modeling and process leadership experience; inclusive of demand planning, supply planning, and product lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication; experience managing cross-functional teams. Nimble and entrepreneurial in nature.
• Experience building driver-based forecasts for a large SKU mix with complex product lifecycles, including incrementality, cannibalization, and volume recapture.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics, or another analytical field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Strong working knowledge of planning process within CPG, fashion, or seasonal products.
• High drive for results and willing to work in a demanding & rapid paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Excellent analytical, follow-up, and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work autonomously across functions to meet deadlines and drive tasks to completion.
• System implementation experience a plus.
• Excellent Excel Skills and knowledge
• Access and SQL experience a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word and PowerPoint)