Demand Planning Manager, Americas

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Mission is to create a world of beauty where everyone is celebrated, so that we can inspire you to find your magic! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest growing beauty and media brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose which allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on Kaizen, breaking boundaries and our unwavering passion for kindness!

Summary: Huda Beauty is looking for a highly motivated Demand Planning Manager to own all aspects of forecasting sales and inventory for Huda Beauty within the Americas. This person will have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our strategic initiatives and ensuring successful execution for all planning processes. In addition to the duties in Planning, the position offers exciting exposure to Sales, Finance, Supply Chain / Inventory Management and Customer Service, with monthly exposure to the executive leadership team (COO + CFO) through monthly Market S&OP meetings with an opportunity to implement innovative solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Main point of contact for internal category supply chain contacts. Own all communication regarding forecast changes, “what-if” projections in line with operating strategy
• Lead monthly Demand Review overviews presenting demand forecast and supporting needs to Global Supply Chain / Demand Planning teams highlighting areas of opportunity and variances to last submission
• Lead forecast inventory on a weekly basis and ensure proper inventory levels are maintained by consistently reviewing weeks of supply, sell through, and trend
• Build out successful sales/inventory launch planning models for expansion within the Americas to help support brand awareness.
• Build a demand forecast at the SKU level for the coming 24 months that includes all future marketing, social media plans
• Maintain quality and consistency of key forecast changes and Risks & Opportunities
• Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to develop newness/launch forecasts and buys and align on monthly OTB forecasts
• Partner with retail counterparts (by region) to build and manage obsolescence / liquidation strategies
• Develop gap analysis tools between actuals sales and forecast
• Analyze retailer inventory and sales to create and maintain annual RTV budget by Retailer/Brand
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams and cross-channel teams
• Work closely with the DRP / inventory teams to include new trends into inventory planning
• Analyze forecast accuracy issues and build forecast accuracy action plans across the organization
• Manage internal Budget from a demand (sell in) / inventory management perspective to aid in achieving company sales targets and operating profits.

Requirements

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Inventory Analysis, Merchandise Planning, Replenishment Analysis, Supply Chain Planner, or related field, ideally working in the beauty or FMCG space
• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Statistics, Finance or related field
• Sephora experience a plus
• Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create forecast, analyze, prepare statistical reports
• Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose change; strong working experience with Excel - VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros
• Expertise in managing multiple levels of Open-to-Buy
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail

Benefits

Our Benefits & Perks:

•       Monthly Self Love Day

•       Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach

•       Employee discounts on all Huda products

•       Quarterly product gifting

•       401(k) matching contributions

•       Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.