Demand Planner | Aesop London | Fixed Term Contract 12 Months

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.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Regional Demand Planner will partner on managing the overall demand plan for the region, which includes forecasting at a SKU x channel x month x DC level. With strong collaboration and communication skills, you will work with and influence diverse stakeholders to make decisions and align behind a plan.

The objective of the role is to deliver best in class demand planning to ensure forecast accuracy, forecast Bias, financial alignment, and to drive the S&OP process in region effectively through identifying trends, risks, and opportunities. This requires alignment of a 24-month rolling Regional Demand Plan in collaboration with diverse stakeholder groups across Marketing, Visual merchandising, Merchandise planning, Finance, Retail Operations, and other functions.

You will report into the Head of Supply Chain

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for facilitating the monthly Regional Demand Review process and ensure FuturMaster reflects the latest regional Demand Plan for both baseline statistical forecasts and Scheduled Demand for the next 18-month period
• Collaborate with regional teams to ensure the forecasts accurately reflects impact such as new customers, new channels, seasonality etc.
• Manages all Demand related activities in Futurmaster such as Supersessions, deletions, history cleansing, exception reporting parameters, statistical forecast review, revisions to Key Customers
• Monitors weekly demand consumptions and contributes to Weekly Tactical Demand and Supply Review in region to ensure demand is prioritised in case of stock constraints.
• Facilitates all local Demand related meetings as well as the Regional Demand S&OP meeting (monthly with Country Managers and Global Demand Planning Manager)
• Communicates Risks/Opportunities to the Demand plan and tracks the initiatives
• Reviews and understands gaps between forecast and budget and communicates these with key stakeholders.
• Able to review existing processes with a focus on driving improvements and taking stakeholders on the change management agenda thus achieving the right balance between cost, service, and efficiency.