Demand and Inventory Planner | Biossance
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
About THG
We are THG a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.
Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC Myprotein ESPA Perricone MD and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.
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Life at THG Beauty
We know that beauty isnt one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone everywhere empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.
By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC Cult Beauty and Dermstore THG Beautys ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry supporting the channel shift to online.
THG Beautys breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer a brand owner and a product developer and manufacturer making it the industrys digital strategic leader.
Why be a Demand and Inventory Planner at THG Beauty
Biossance is a pioneering clean beauty brand built on biotechnology efficacy and sustainability. Powered by sugarcane-derived squalane and cutting-edge science Biossance delivers high-performance skincare thats safe for people and the planet. Available at Sephora and leading global retailers Biossance continues to drive innovation within prestige skincare - where Beauty Meets Biotech.
The Demand and Inventory Planner is responsible for supporting the development and execution of demand forecasts while maintaining data related to revenue retail sales and inventory performance. This role plays a critical part in ensuring data accuracy consistency and integrity across planning processes supporting SKU-level forecasting new product launch planning and ongoing reporting across B2B and D2C channels.
The Associate will partner closely with Sales Planning and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between demand forecasts revenue targets and inventory levels while delivering reliable reporting actionable insights and data-driven analysis to support business decisions.
As Demand and Inventory Planner youll:
- Support the development and maintenance of SKU-level demand forecasts across B2B and D2C channels using both top-down and bottom-up methodologies.
- Analyze business performance trends to identify forecast risks opportunities and key drivers across SKUs and channels.
- Own the maintenance validation and organization of large datasets to ensure accuracy and consistency across forecasting and planning outputs.
- Maintain and update revenue forecasts across regions supporting monthly quarterly and annual planning cycles.
- Track and report on out-of-stock risks and associated revenue impact incorporating insights into forecast adjustments.
- Support new product forecasting and launch planning ensuring alignment with sales expectations and inventory readiness.
- Partner with Sales and Supply Planning teams to align demand forecasts key assumptions and business drivers.
- Monitor finished goods inventory levels and proactively flag risks related to low stock excess inventory and aging inventory.
- Support the translation of demand forecasts into inventory and production requirements partnering with Supply Chain and Production teams to balance service levels and inventory investment.
- Assist in managing inventory across global distribution centers leveraging forecasts inventory turns and lead-times to optimize stock levels and support sales performance.
- Maintain and enhance reporting tools dashboards and datasets ensuring data integrity and improving efficiency of planning processes over time.
What skills and experience do I need for this role
- 2-4 years of experience in demand planning inventory management or related field.
- Experience working with B2B or retail methodology and data is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel including formulas pivot tables and managing complex datasets.
- Demonstrated ability to work with large detailed datasets and ensure a high level of data accuracy.
- Understanding forecasting principles and inventory management concepts (e.g. demand variability inventory turns service levels).
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Whats in it for me
- Salary: $90000 - $100000
- Hybrid Work Model - 3 days office/2 days home
- Medical Dental Vision plans
- 401K matched up to 5%
- Generous PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Short and long-term disability
- Exclusive employee discounts off THG Brands
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you havent heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
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