Estee Lauder Companies Jobs – Planner

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in seasonal review of door profiles that govern collateral allocations with retailer and make any necessary modifications
  Negotiates Stock & Sales Plan with retailer seasonally as part of planning and then conducts monthly negotiations in season (see Monthly Stock & Sales Plan Management and LE Reporting)
• Works jointly with retailer’s replenishment team to lead seasonal discussion to review retailer’s order parameters with buyer, suggesting adjustments to improve the quality of overall orders
• Update the weekly shipment forecast
• Proactively develops seasonal Brand Stock & Sales plan that supports category and inventory targets, including returns
• Participates in Brand Stock & Sales plan meeting with retail buyer and conducts needed adjustments based on feedback
• Recommend initial and launch re-order quantities using analytics; review retailer submitted order to ensure it is within guidelines
• Ensure that orders reflect correct SKU assortment for accounts / doors
• Participates in seasonal review of other allocation methodologies for samples or transaction based items (e.g., hygienic supplies, cards) with retailer to align on seasonal methodology
• Advise retailers’ on “like” replacements of OOS items and ensure re-orders are placed and filled in timely manner when item comes back in stock
• Calls out risks and opportunities to financial plan to director
• Conduct strategic analyses on top doors and top SKUs to identify sales opportunities and influence retailers’ basic order, utilizing standard methodology and template for order recommendations
• Develops orders that balance launch and basic needs and availability; ensures that order reflects seasonal sales spikes (e.g., GWP, Holiday); scales order to OTB as required
• Recommend opening order for new retailers/stores
• Manage inventory levels including phase-ins, phase-outs, discos, returns (customer and RTVs), DIFs, testers, inventory adjustments and markdowns, with particular focus on proactively minimizing returns and DIFs
• Reviews counter service levels, OOS and fill rates and use as input to order changes
• Provide SKU forecasts that meet SKU productivity targets for planograms and launch pipe
• Manage, communicate and execute return of goods on discontinued and post-holiday items and track in-season compliance
• Build weekly ship plans for account based on monthly Stock & Sales plan and refresh weekly/monthly
• Monitor and report on gross shipments to plan to director and brand manager, identifying any risks and opportunities; calls out gaps to seasonal plan and proposes initiatives to close the gaps/further drive sales

Job Requirements:

• Strong math and analytical skills
• Strong financial and analytical acumen; ability to advocate for and develop planning best practices and strong, mutually beneficial collaboration with retailers
• College degree required
• Strong ability to structure, analyze and manipulate large amount of data in excel quickly (e.g., pivot tables, vlookup, data cleaning, etc.)
• 5years experience working with stock & sales plans
• Knowledge of basic inventory and replenishment skills
• Understanding of forecasting and replenishment planning tools and systems
• Strong communication and negotiation skills and ability to present effectively and credibly to client
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Ability to review and analyze Stock & Sales Plan; knowledge of inventory models and KPIs (turn, WOS) and retail supply chain

Job Details:

Company: Estée Lauder

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Toronto, ON

Application Deadline: N/A

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