Demand Planner

Supply Chain Management Demand Planner

Beiersdorf Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Management Demand Planner for a full-time position in Stamford, CT.

Your Tasks

• Own S&OP, promotional, new product, and baseline demand forecasting, incorporating customer activities, distribution changes, and marketing support.
• Adjust short-term forecasts weekly based on actual sales and service levels to provide the most accurate demand plan for Supply Planning.
• Participate in annual sales meetings and Sales Roll-Ups to gather market intelligence and refine forecasts.
• Act as the key link between Commercial and Supply Chain teams, providing data-driven insights and challenging assumptions to build accurate and executable demand plans.
• Align demand forecasts with financial, sales, marketing, and S&OP consensus plans to support business growth objectives.
• Partner with Supply Planning through the BAP process to identify stock shortage risks and develop action plans that maximize service levels at the lowest cost.
• Maintain planning systems and master data, including history corrections, product phase-in/phase-out management, and forecast profile assignments.
• Manage LOR (Left Over Report) reduction initiatives with VAS and CoE teams to minimize waste and financial loss.

Forecasting & S&OP

• Lead OMP Demand Planning activities and present forecast data during monthly S&OP meetings to drive consensus and business decisions.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to reconcile forecasts using large and complex datasets.
• Manage and maintain:
  • Statistical Forecast enrichment using market and customer insights.
  • New Product Forecasting, with full ownership of launch demand plans.
  • Launch volume assumptions, considering seasonality, displays, samples, and activation plans.
  • VAS promotions and promotional forecasting to accurately identify promotional uplift.

Inventory & Supply Management

• Deliver the most accurate demand forecast to support inventory optimization and financial targets.
• Analyze forecast performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with CoE, Analytics, Customer Service, Sales, and Marketing teams to resolve forecast changes, mitigate supply risks, and reduce lost sales.
• Support stock allocation decisions and prioritization during supply constraints.
• Provide guidance on strategic launch safety stock levels.
• Manage critical stock, Deval, and closeout processes.
• Support relaunch activities, material determination requests, and product exit processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Facilitate forecast alignment with Demand Analysts.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement best practices across functions.
• Manage eCommerce demand complexity and forecast volatility.
• Develop subject matter expertise and support organizational capability building.

Change Management & Leadership

• Drive and support change initiatives, including new tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Demonstrate adaptability, resilience, and the ability to align stakeholders through change.
• Balance short-term business priorities with long-term transformation objectives.

Behavior & Mindset

• Proactive, solution-oriented, and accountable.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective collaborator with high emotional intelligence.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Demonstrates ownership, urgency, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Your Profile

• MBA, preferably with a specialization in Supply Chain Management, with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in demand planning, sales forecasting, or comprehensive end-to-end supply chain operations
• Expertise, ideally in a Consumer Package Goods Industry
• Must have experience effectively collaborating and influencing others
• Must posses excellent analytical skills as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in project management required
• Must have strong knowledge of supply chain concepts, including how demand/supply planning impacts other areas of the business
• Must be able to work independently in a fast paced, lean organization and be very organized and detail oriented
• Must have experience achieving cost efficiency KPIs
• Must have OMP demand planning software experience
• Experience utilizing ERP software such as SAP and Business Intelligence a plus
• Experience with statistical forecasting programs is highly preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office and Power BI is required
• Must be able to travel abroad for training, seminars and projects

Additional Information

At Beiersdorf, we value diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

About Beiersdorf

We care for skin. We care for our people. It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands — Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA — focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries — making people feel comfortable in their own skin. At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people — our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities — and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and supports innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better. A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals. At Beiersdorf, you'll find:

• A welcoming workplace that values diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
• Flexible teams that enjoy a challenge and the ability to make an impact
• A dynamic community of life-long learners that values individual skills, and a growth mindset as well as hard skills and established expertise
• A purpose-led company that prioritizes your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to grow
• A culture that lives by its core values of care, trust, simplicity, and courage
• Unique benefits that consider the whole person. We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:
• Generous and flexible PTO policy
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
• 401k match
• Established Employee Resource Groups/affinity groups help to grow important connections and belonging with other colleagues
• Dynamic work model – hybrid (at least 3 days on-site)

Base Salary Range: $94,300.00 - $118,200.00 Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills and other factors. Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility. Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role: We know that experience comes in all forms. We are looking for individuals who bring new and diverse skills to the team.