Demand Planning Manager - rhode skin
Los Angeles, CA
About the Job
About rhode: rhode is a line of curated skincare essentials. Formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it's a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.
rhode is seeking a strategic Demand Planning Manager to join our team in Los Angeles, CA. This manager will be tasked with creating a SKU forecast for our Operations team through statistical analysis, working cross functionally with the Marketing, Product Development, and Finance teams.
Overview & Responsibilities
- The Demand Planning Manager will create SKU and branch plan level forecasts to achieve financial objectives.
- Facilitate consensus meetings with our Marketing and Finance teams to ensure forecasting objectives are achieved.
- Assess risks and opportunities by analyzing historical sales trends and new product launch performance.
- Quantify new product launch forecasts using historical sales, planned marketing support, and key account merchandising plans.
- Participate in cross functional project teams to develop best in class forecasting practices.
To be successful:
- Experience with Operations Planning processes/procedures.
- Experience with forecasting, demand planning, and supply planning, using an ERP system for a global consumer goods brand.
- Experience in operating through Integrated Business Planning and S&OP.
- Strong statistical skills, data visualization, and storytelling skills with experience analyzing, and reviewing trends and data to forecast a holistic story.
- Get it done attitude, solutions-oriented problem solver.
- Takes radical accountability and ownership over their duties and responsibilities.
- Intellectually curious, with a genuine desire and drive to improve the business.
- Commutable 3 days a week to Beverly Hills with the ability to come in more often as needed.
Qualifications:
Education:
- BS/BA required.
Work Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in demand planning for a beauty or skincare brand
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, sumif, CSV files)
- Cross functional collaboration experience
The annual salary for this position is between $115,000 - $130,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This role is based out of our headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.
rhode, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, pays, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Company also makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities in accordance with all legal requirements. Any applicant who requires assistance with the application or resulting process should contact People & Culture (hr@rhodeskin.com) to request that accommodation.
