SUPPLY PLANNER SPECIALIST

Description

### **Position** SUPPLY PLANNER SPECIALIST ### **Profile** At Sephora, beauty means feeling seen, valued, and empowered—both individually and collectively. It’s about forging deep connections with others, celebrating diversity and inclusion, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we are part of something beautiful. Since its founding in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, Sephora has revolutionized the prestige beauty retail sector. Today, Sephora continues to challenge conventions to advance its mission: To foster a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. **We are opening a position to join our Iberia Supply Chain team as a Demand Planner, specifically responsible for:** **Demand Forecasting \& Planning:** * Develop and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts at product, channel, and market levels. * Analyze sales history, seasonality, trends, promotional activity, product launches, and other business variables to improve forecast accuracy. * Review forecast deviations and exceptions, adjusting demand plans based on quantitative analysis and business inputs. * Build an accurate and reliable demand view that contributes to optimizing product availability, inventory, and commercial performance. **Commercial Collaboration and Business Alignment:** * Collaborate closely with Category Management / Offer, Marketing, Retail, E\-commerce, and Finance teams to integrate commercial plans into demand forecasts. * Analyze and validate assumptions related to launches, promotions, brand activations, events, and other commercial initiatives. * Participate in demand review meetings and contribute to the S\&OP process by identifying risks, opportunities, and proposing actions. **Launches, Promotions, and Key Commercial Periods:** * Prepare forecasts for new product launches, promotional campaigns, brand activations, and key commercial periods. * Monitor actual sales against forecast during critical moments and update forecasts as needed. * Coordinate phase\-in and phase\-out assumptions to support product availability while minimizing excess stock and obsolescence risks. **Performance Analysis and Continuous Improvement:** * Track and analyze key Demand Planning KPIs, including forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and forecast value added. * Identify deviations, root causes, and improvement opportunities by category, brand, SKU, and sales channel. * Keep planning parameters, assumptions, and master data up to date in forecasting tools and ERP systems. * Produce periodic reports and translate complex data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for various stakeholders. * Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, systems, and data quality within the Demand Planning cycle. **Required Skills and Competencies:** * Highly analytical and numerical profile, capable of working with large volumes of data and transforming them into clear, actionable conclusions. * Solid knowledge of demand forecasting, statistical analysis, seasonality, and inventory management concepts. * Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple categories, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously. * Excellent communication and influencing skills, with ability to work cross-functionally across diverse stakeholders. * Collaborative, solution-oriented, curious, and business-focused profile. * Ability to thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment. **Tools and Technical Knowledge:** * Advanced proficiency in **Excel**. * Experience with Demand Planning tools, ERP systems, and/or Business Intelligence platforms. * Knowledge of **SAP, JDA, Anaplan, Power BI**, or equivalent tools is highly valued. * Understanding of forecasting, data analysis, and core Demand Planning KPIs. **Required Experience:** **2\-4 years of experience** in Demand Planning, Forecasting, Business Analysis, Supply Chain Planning, or similar analytical roles is required. Experience in **retail, beauty, fashion, FMCG, or omnichannel** environments is especially valued. **Languages:** * Fluent Spanish. * High level of professional English. * Portuguese language skills are a plus. **Requirements:** * University degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration (ADE), Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields. * Prior experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, Business Analysis, Supply Chain Planning, or similar roles. * Understanding of retail or FMCG dynamics, commercial calendars, and key Demand Planning indicators. * Advanced Excel proficiency. * High level of English. **Don’t hesitate to apply if you are… or if you have…** An analytical, curious, and business-oriented individual who can combine data analysis with commercial insight and strong collaborative skills. If you enjoy anticipating demand shifts, challenging assumptions, turning data into decisions, and working across multiple teams in a dynamic environment—we want to meet you! Here you will find: * A community that values authenticity, where the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit. * A culture of empowerment, learning, and growth that provides you with the tools, space, and opportunity to learn, innovate, and develop. * A fulfilling experience—from demand planning and business analysis to collaborating on launches and key commercial moments—where every action contributes to improving product availability and our customers’ experience. Join us and be part of something beautiful. ***SEPHORA*** **MAISON** ------------------------ Sephora’s stores offer passionate beauty fans across the world a privileged freedom to touch and test products since 1969\. The House provides a superior selection of quality products and always keeps pace with the latest trends. The house is built upon the exceptional talents of its beauty professionals who create a perfect environment for adventurous clients who want to experiment and learn. With the innovative range of products in the Sephora Collection, its distinctive stores and bold commitment to new ideas, the House is always able to surprise and delight its clients. At every touch point with its clients, in store and online, Sephora provides an unconventional approach which has made it the most loved beauty community in the world.