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Director Demand Planning & S&OP
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Director Demand Planning & S&OP
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About this Position
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop What makes you a good fit. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
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What you´ll do
We are seeking a strategic and data-driven Director of Demand Planning to lead our forecasting and demand planning functions. This role will be pivotal in shaping our supply chain strategy, improving forecast accuracy, and ensuring that our products are in the right place at the right time to meet consumer demand. As a senior leader, you'll work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to drive alignment and deliver actionable insights. This role requires high-caliber interpersonal skills, background in demand planning/supply chain management and proven ability to navigate the various levels across teams.
- Develop and own the demand planning strategy across all product categories and channels (retail, e-commerce, wholesale, etc.).
- Lead and optimize the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process, ensuring cross-functional alignment. Provide executive-level reporting and insights to support business planning and decision-making. Responsible for embedding a weekly S&OE and monthly S&OP meetings to align a consensus plan with Sales, Marketing and Finance
- Use statistical modeling, POS data, market trends, and promotional activity to create accurate forecasts at the SKU and regional level.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to incorporate new product launches, promotional plans, and market intelligence into the forecast. Support other go to market strategies through delivery of broader initiatives and projects
- Identify demand variability and proactively manage risk through scenario planning and contingency strategies.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of demand planners and analysts
- Partner with supply planning and inventory teams to ensure high service levels while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
- Implement and continuously improve forecasting tools, systems, and processes (e.g., SAP IBP, Anaplan, NetSuite, etc.).
- Deliver monthly KPIs including forecast accuracy, bias, fill rate, and inventory turnover.
- Work closely with Sales and Marketing to analyze quantitative and qualitative inputs to the forecast such as trade promotion plans, competitive impacts, new item launches, and cannibalization in the development and delivery of the monthly demand plan
- Work cross functionally with Logistics & customer excellence to help deliver an E2E improvement in our supply Chain
- Adopt and build advanced analytics in Power BI to eliminate manual excel analysis for daily, weekly report outs and ensure decisions are taken based on insights from analytics.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, Economics, or a related field; MBA or APICS/IBF certification is a plus.
- Required 8-10 years of experience within Forecasting, Demand Planning, Supply planning, Collaborative Planning Forecast Replenishment (CPFR), Allocation, Distribution, and/ or Inventory Management
- Experience in a CPG or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment is required.
- Strong leadership traits with proven track record of problem-solving skills and successfully managing a team
- Effective interpersonal skills, particularly in influencing across functional/geographic boundaries; Demonstrated success in building strong relationships internally and externally
- Confidence and credibility in presenting to senior executives and external partners
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of integrated business management processes. SAP / APO experience preferred. Strong MS Office skills, including fluency with advanced Excel skills, Power BI Preferred.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible or hybrid work model
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Annual performance bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare including mental health support and 401(k) plan matched by employer
- Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services
- Paid time off: Vacations days, sick leave, holidays, volunteer time off & more
The salary for this role is $150,000.00 - $210,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.
JOB ID: 25078707
Job Locations: United States, CA, Culver City, CA
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FAQ
I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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