Open Jobs New Store Inventory Planner 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

At SEPHORA UK beauty isnt just what we sell - its who we are. Its the freedom to express yourself the thrill of discovering something new and the power of belonging to a community that celebrates every identity. From our beginnings in France to becoming part of the LVMH family weve always pushed boundaries through creativity innovation and inclusivity.

Today as we continue our exciting expansion across the UK were looking for passionate driven individuals to help shape the future of prestige beauty in one of the worlds most dynamic retail markets.

The Opportunity 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Were looking for a New Store Inventory Planner to join Sephora UK on a 12-month fixed-term contract during an exciting period of growth and expansion. As we continue to open new stores across the UK youll play a pivotal role in ensuring every location launches with the right inventory in the right place at the right time.

Acting as the inventory planning lead for all new store openings youll work at the heart of our expansion programme partnering closely with Supply Chain Merchandising Retail Operations Property and Project teams to bring new stores to life. From defining opening stock strategies and coordinating critical milestones to supporting stores through their launch and into business-as-usual operations youll be responsible for creating a seamless inventory journey from day one.

This is a unique opportunity to build and shape the inventory planning framework that underpins our future growth driving consistency improving processes and ensuring every new Sephora store is set up for success.

What youll be doing:

• Lead the end-to-end inventory planning process for all new store openings across Sephora UK.
• Develop opening stock plans tailored to store size format assortment strategy fixture capacity and commercial objectives.
• Build and maintain inventory planning templates frameworks and assumptions to create a scalable and repeatable new store process.
• Partner closely with Demand Planning to align opening forecasts trading assumptions and launch plans.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning teams to ensure stock requirements are operationally achievable and risks are identified early.
• Own the inventory planning critical path for each store opening ensuring key milestones are delivered on time.
• Support stock ranging sizing balancing and ordering activities to ensure strong availability for launch.
• Establish initial replenishment parameters and inventory settings to support successful trading from opening.
• Monitor store performance during the stabilisation period reviewing sales stock cover and availability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate the handover of stores into business-as-usual ownership ensuring a smooth transition into ongoing inventory management.
• Drive continuous improvement across new store planning processes reporting and tools.
• Maintain clear documentation of planning assumptions decisions risks and handover criteria.

What youll bring

Youll be a highly organised and commercially minded planner who enjoys bringing structure to complex projects and collaborating across multiple teams. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment youll combine strong analytical skills with excellent stakeholder management to ensure every new store opening is delivered successfully.

• Experience in inventory planning merchandise planning supply chain planning or a similar retail or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory management principles stock flow and replenishment processes.
• Excellent analytical capability with advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets.
• Experience managing projects timelines and multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks assess options and recommend solutions.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a structured approach to planning and execution.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across Supply Chain Commercial Retail and Project teams.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to present plans risks and recommendations clearly.
• A proactive self-motivated mindset and a passion for continuous improvement.
• Previous experience supporting retail expansion store openings or large-scale operational projects would be advantageous.

Beautiful Benefits at SEPHORA UK

When you join SEPHORA youre joining a team that we truly value and our benefits reflect that. Heres what you can look forward to:

• Private Healthcare Life Assurance and Private Pension from day one.
• Competitive pay that grows with you including annual salary reviews.
• A generous employee discount across the worlds best beauty brands.
• A paid day off on your birthday.
• Access to a wellbeing and perks platform.
• LVMH Heart Fund support.
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
• And more

Together we belong to something beautiful.

SEPHORA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training advancement or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.