Demand Planner
雇用形態 : 正社員
就業形態 : フルタイム
会社概要 - AESOP
Demand Planner | Tokyo | Permanent Role
For over 35 years, Aesop has carefully cultivated an inspiring and inclusive environment in which our employees are supported and encouraged to thrive. As a global retail organisation, we offer professional development and advancement opportunities to complement career goals and aspirations.
Our approach to skin care involves meticulous attention to detail, using only the most efficacious ingredients to create formulations which stir the self and senses. The same meticulous approach is taken during our recruitment process, seeking out considered and inspired individuals with a wealth of perspectives who bring out the best in themselves and others.
We aim to strike the right balance between people, planet and profit, actively reducing our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, this journey has led us to become a certified B Corp.
Main responsabilities of the role
Planning & Strategy
- Act as a reliable business partner to effectively pick up demand associated requirement across all sales channel (Retail/ Digital/ Wholesales, etc) in Japan (occasional back up to other region/markets)
- Responsible for facilitating the monthly market Demand Review process and ensure Demand Planning System reflects the latest Demand Plan for both baseline statistical forecasts and Scheduled Demand for the next 18 month period.
- Lead market S&OP meetings and interacting with retail operation, digital, business development, finance, and other commercial functions to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Formulate demand plan for events like new product launch, new store opening, product phase in/out and promotion/seasonality, etc
- Monitors and understands sell-through performance in relation to forecast
- Facilitate cross functional decision making process with fact base and simulation scenarios
- Capture all follow up action items and follow up with action owners to ensure proper execution as plan
- Collaborate closely with global and market supply chain, and ensure aligned understanding of business expectation and key decisions made
- Keep track of assumptions against reality and commit analysis to identify the forecast changes and potential gap
Monitors weekly demand consumptions and contributes to Weekly Tactical Demand and Supply Review in region to ensure demand is prioritized in case of stock constraints.
- In collaboration with supply and logistics, communicates stock constraints and Demand Prioritization to relevant Key stake holders.
- Reviews and understands gaps between market forecast and budget and communicates these with key stakeholders
Channel performance management
- Shape forecast for the key sales channel and coordinate with supply team to define individual safety stock level
- Monitor the channel supply status and coordinate with individual commercial team for supply allocation decision during constrained situation
- Maximize and well balance the service level and stock availability for each sales channel
Systems and processes
- Manages all Demand related parameters/configuration in forecasting system to allow high quality and reliable data available for planning and business decision making.
- Ensures Demand Planning activities are undertaken in line with global standards and share market insight with global DP team for continuous improvement
- Provide feedback and recommendation to global team for system/process improvement/enhancement.
Financials and performance management
- Support commercial teams to review the status-quo and identify risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements.
- Engage in annual budget and quarterly financial forecast processes to ensure proper alignment of unit forecast trend to latest sales budget
- Monitor demand associated metrics (Forecast accuracy, bias error, etc) regularly to identify key performance drivers, commit analysis in detail to generate intelligence for future improvement
Desired experience
- BA or higher level. Degree holder in Supply Chain, Statistics or other Business related disciplines is preferred.
- Relevant practical experience in demand planning. Retail experience in multi-national company or cosmetic industry is a plus.
- Experience in S&OP or IBP process
- Strong business acumen with outstanding analytical as well as problem solving skills.
- Ability to build effective and influential relationships in a cross-functional and international team environment
- Excellent interpersonal & organizational skills
- Proactive and methodical approach to work
- Strong excel skills
- Experience with demand planning system is an advantage.
For over 35 years, Aesop has carefully cultivated an inspiring and inclusive environment in which our employees are supported and encouraged to thrive. As a global retail organisation, we offer professional development and advancement opportunities to complement career goals and aspirations.
Our approach to skin care involves meticulous attention to detail, using only the most efficacious ingredients to create formulations which stir the self and senses. The same meticulous approach is taken during our recruitment process, seeking out considered and inspired individuals with a wealth of perspectives who bring out the best in themselves and others.
We aim to strike the right balance between people, planet and profit, actively reducing our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, this journey has led us to become a certified B Corp.
Main responsabilities of the role
Planning & Strategy
- Act as a reliable business partner to effectively pick up demand associated requirement across all sales channel (Retail/ Digital/ Wholesales, etc) in Japan (occasional back up to other region/markets)
- Responsible for facilitating the monthly market Demand Review process and ensure Demand Planning System reflects the latest Demand Plan for both baseline statistical forecasts and Scheduled Demand for the next 18 month period.
- Lead market S&OP meetings and interacting with retail operation, digital, business development, finance, and other commercial functions to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Formulate demand plan for events like new product launch, new store opening, product phase in/out and promotion/seasonality, etc
- Monitors and understands sell-through performance in relation to forecast
- Facilitate cross functional decision making process with fact base and simulation scenarios
- Capture all follow up action items and follow up with action owners to ensure proper execution as plan
- Collaborate closely with global and market supply chain, and ensure aligned understanding of business expectation and key decisions made
- Keep track of assumptions against reality and commit analysis to identify the forecast changes and potential gap
Monitors weekly demand consumptions and contributes to Weekly Tactical Demand and Supply Review in region to ensure demand is prioritized in case of stock constraints.
- In collaboration with supply and logistics, communicates stock constraints and Demand Prioritization to relevant Key stake holders.
- Reviews and understands gaps between market forecast and budget and communicates these with key stakeholders
Channel performance management
- Shape forecast for the key sales channel and coordinate with supply team to define individual safety stock level
- Monitor the channel supply status and coordinate with individual commercial team for supply allocation decision during constrained situation
- Maximize and well balance the service level and stock availability for each sales channel
Systems and processes
- Manages all Demand related parameters/configuration in forecasting system to allow high quality and reliable data available for planning and business decision making.
- Ensures Demand Planning activities are undertaken in line with global standards and share market insight with global DP team for continuous improvement
- Provide feedback and recommendation to global team for system/process improvement/enhancement.
Financials and performance management
- Support commercial teams to review the status-quo and identify risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements.
- Engage in annual budget and quarterly financial forecast processes to ensure proper alignment of unit forecast trend to latest sales budget
- Monitor demand associated metrics (Forecast accuracy, bias error, etc) regularly to identify key performance drivers, commit analysis in detail to generate intelligence for future improvement
Desired experience
- BA or higher level. Degree holder in Supply Chain, Statistics or other Business related disciplines is preferred.
- Relevant practical experience in demand planning. Retail experience in multi-national company or cosmetic industry is a plus.
- Experience in S&OP or IBP process
- Strong business acumen with outstanding analytical as well as problem solving skills.
- Ability to build effective and influential relationships in a cross-functional and international team environment
- Excellent interpersonal & organizational skills
- Proactive and methodical approach to work
- Strong excel skills
- Experience with demand planning system is an advantage.
職務内容
Role purpose
The Demand Planner manages the overall market view of Demand and collaborates across the business in order to facilitate the Market Demand Review process. The objective of the role is to deliver best in class demand planning process to ensure overall business initiatives are met with well balance of service level and inventory investment. The Demand Planner drives Demand Planning excellence and provide insights into KPI key drivers.
Dotted line reporting to Global Senior Demand Manager.
This is a full time position operating with a hybrid working pattern.
The Demand Planner manages the overall market view of Demand and collaborates across the business in order to facilitate the Market Demand Review process. The objective of the role is to deliver best in class demand planning process to ensure overall business initiatives are met with well balance of service level and inventory investment. The Demand Planner drives Demand Planning excellence and provide insights into KPI key drivers.
Dotted line reporting to Global Senior Demand Manager.
This is a full time position operating with a hybrid working pattern.
応募資格
What we are looking for
- Open mindset and deep curiosity seeking to understand others, listen without judgement and act on diverse perspectives
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive and psychologically safe work environment
- Taking accountability for achieving goals, and tenaciously completing work of consistent excellence
- Building and maintaining the relationships needed to achieve results
- Analysing information and committing to a course of action