Manager, Demand Planning

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty company focused on clean, cruelty-free, and accessible beauty products. The Manager, Demand Planning role develops and executes demand planning strategies across domestic and international retail channels, manages business risks, maintains planning analytics, and leads forecasting and cross-functional planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Defining and executing the demand planning strategy for domestic and international retail channels
• Manage and communicate existing or potential business risk to service and working capital
• Accountable for the maintaining metrics behind supply chain planning analytics (e.g., forecast accuracy, bias, pareto of item/customer demand, etc.)
• Create and implement statistically driven forecasting methods
• Process lead for establishing best practices with counter parts in sales, sales planning, and new product development

Skills

• 2 to 5 years' experience within Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Supply Chain Analytics
• Operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity; >$50 million revenue, high-SKU, national distribution, big box retail customer base, and rapidly changing product line / SKU mix
• Cross-functional S&OP modeling and process leadership experience; inclusive of demand planning, supply planning, and product lifecycle management
• Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication; experience managing cross-functional teams
• Nimble and entrepreneurial in nature
• Experience building driver-based forecasts for a large SKU mix with complex product lifecycles, including incrementality, cannibalization, and volume recapture
• Strong working knowledge of planning process within CPG, fashion, or seasonal products
• High drive for results and willing to work in a demanding & rapid paced environment
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent analytical, follow-up, and attention to detail skills
• Ability to work autonomously across functions to meet deadlines and drive tasks to completion
• Excellent Excel Skills and knowledge
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word and PowerPoint)
• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics, or another analytical field preferred or equivalent experience
• System implementation experience a plus
• Access and SQL experience a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2 to 5 years' experience within Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Supply Chain Analytics
• Operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity; >$50 million revenue, high-SKU, national distribution, big box retail customer base, and rapidly changing product line / SKU mix
• Cross-functional S&OP modeling and process leadership experience; inclusive of demand planning, supply planning, and product lifecycle management
• Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication; experience managing cross-functional teams
• Nimble and entrepreneurial in nature
• Experience building driver-based forecasts for a large SKU mix with complex product lifecycles, including incrementality, cannibalization, and volume recapture
• Strong working knowledge of planning process within CPG, fashion, or seasonal products
• High drive for results and willing to work in a demanding & rapid paced environment
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent analytical, follow-up, and attention to detail skills
• Ability to work autonomously across functions to meet deadlines and drive tasks to completion
• Excellent Excel Skills and knowledge
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word and PowerPoint)

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics, or another analytical field preferred or equivalent experience
• System implementation experience a plus
• Access and SQL experience a plus

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years)
• Equity
• Flexible time off
• Year-round half-day Fridays
• A hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment
• Annual company-based performance bonus
• Equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• A retirement savings plan
• Gender neutral parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off