Executive, Demand Planning

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. Sephora SEA’s omni channel business spans over 8 countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) with 100+ stores and boasts some global flagships such as ION and Raffles City in Singapore, F88 in Kuala Lumpur and Pitt Street in Sydney. Sephora SEA is experiencing rapid growth in the region with new store openings and business channels (i.e., Click and collect and marketplace). Executive, Demand Planning The Executive, Demand Planning is responsible for leading all demand planning activities for a specific portfolio of brands, maintaining the optimum balance between service levels (stock availability), cash (stock levels) and costs in our warehouses. You will shine here if you enjoy… Forecasting Reviewing sales forecasts for Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, integrating commercial targets (financial planning, store openings), launch plans, events, animations, and seasonality, trends and products lifecycle to meet forecast accuracy expectations Reviewing and collaborating with the Regional Category Management team on forecast of both active and new launch products Supporting New Launch Forecast Alignment in collaboration with the Regional Category Management team and challenging when needed Conducting monthly root-cause analysis on forecast inaccuracy Working closely with the Regional Category Management team and local business partners to ensure local knowledge is incorporated into the forecasts Actively reviewing and updating product assortments Coordinating with the Supply Planning, Regional Category Management, Regional Marketing and Regional Finance Teams Actively participating in S&OP process to align on sales forecasts, financial plans, launches and animation plans Communicating situation on shortage risk, slow-moving products, and discontinued products with the Regional Category Management team to determine inventory reduction plans (markdown operations, returns to vendor, etc) and ensuring minimal ageing stock Communicating with brands, especially prioritized brands, to improve / maintain supply services Posting new launch analysis with the Regional Category Management team and conducting root-cause analysis for high inaccuracy Driving Change in Processes Defining action plans to improve processes, methods and tools, and monitoring their implementation We would love to hear from you if you are/have… A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations Management, or Supply Chain At least 1 year of experience in Supply Chain Management, FMCG preferred Able to analyse, draw conclusions, and recommend appropriate actions in response to data Experience with…