Planning Director

Stamford, CT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 youll 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)

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.

Your Tasks

As part of the North America SC Leadership Team the role will define and execute the Supply Chain strategy from a Planning perspective being the voice of Planning across the business. Key focus includes working with peers to drive S&OP optimisation and lead the facilitation of S&OP to ensure a commercial heartbeat and consensus cross- functionally. Furthermore this role will influence and manage peers as well as be the voice of S&OP to manage LT expectations. The role will ensure continuous improvement across demand planning stakeholder management across the MU Region and Globe as well as being the main point of contact for North America related Planning topics. Manage 4 direct reports with 5 employees making up the broader team of 10 employees in total.

Responsibilities:

Strategy Planning

Derive drive and follow-up on a local planning strategy
Translate this strategy into an actionable roadmap and ensure timely execution
Take over project lead / work package lead in the running overarching business projects (such as task force x-functional work groups)
Ensure planning is smoothly interacting with other Supply Chain business partners and has a voice to drive Commercial planning as well

S&OP

Assessment of the S&OP process adherence
Ensure this critical business process is lead and steered
Leads from the front to facilitate and become the voice of SC
Works with peers to drive consensus and be at the forefront of managing key senior stakeholders
Define specific adoption needs and implement together with the regional SC Planning team
Global/regional action planning to drive S&OP improvements

Operational Planning responsibility

Full planning KPI responsibility (Service Level FCA Bias DIH S&OP forecast accuracy)
Local contact for any North America related topics for SC Planning to drive efficiencies
Development of optimization projects
Shape and develop the Planning team to be ready for the future

Efficiency Program

Ensure and drive optimization of Planning processes and systems
Identify clear optimization projects to increase efficiency in the planning and SC organization in North America

Your Profile

University degree
5-10 years of profound experience in Supply Chain in FMCG environment and distribution
Experience in Planning
Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset
Strategic and ambiguous mindset
High degree of Commercial acumen
Able to work through a matrix organization
An understanding of the Customer landscape
Excellent analytical & conceptual skills combined with pragmatism
Excellent written and spoken English

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.

Beiersdorf North America - Recent Awards

Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company Outlook ()
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company Work Life Balance (2025)
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company Culture ()
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company Compensation (-2024)
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company Perks and Benefits ()
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company for Happiness (20 2025)
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best CEO / General Manager ()
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Sales Team ( 2025)
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Leadership Teams ()
Winner of Comparablys Award for Best Company for Diversity (2022)

Check us out on Comparably: trouble applying Go to search our careers page. Beiersdorf is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Required Experience:

Director

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 t...