Your Dreams, Our Future.

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences.

Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world.

At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life.

WHERE YOU WILL WORK:

Our TEAM encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Planner, US Demand Planning will be responsible for ensuring US demand for core and innovation products (both permanent and limited life) are aligned to US financial targets, product benchmarks, historical trends, and strategic brand priority.  Lead monthly Demand Review meetings to ensure the US commercial organization and head of S&OP are aligned and can sign off on a region level demand prior to demand submission. 

As this role is highly collaborative across both commercial and supply chain functions, will work closely in tight communications with the following teams, via ad-hoc and weekly/monthly project and status reviews

• Brand Global Marketing
• US Finance
• Operations and S&OP cross-functional teams
• Domestic Sales and Marketing Teams

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• You will be responsible for an 18-month demand plan by retailers as well as building and aligning new launch forecasts to meet financial targets based on historical trends, benchmark and growth strategies.
• You will lead internal demand review meetings where each retailer’s demand is rolled up and reviewed vs budget and sales targets and are aligned with the brands, commercial leadership team and S&OP lead’s expectations.
• You will be accountable for monthly KPI targets including Forecast Accuracy and Forecast Bias and reviewing monthly root cause analyses to report back to the business on a monthly basis and identify corrective action.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for at least 2 retailers or DTC planning groups
• Responsible for the 18M External demand planning
• Building and aligning new launch forecasts to meet financial targets based on historical trends, benchmark and growth strategies
• Life-cycle management including global and retailer-specific add/deletes
• You will be responsible for Forecast Accuracy/Bias according to KPI Targets
• Monthly reporting and root cause analytics; developing action plans and implementing changes based on findings
• You will be Implementing IBP Statistical Forecasting for US Portfolio
• Historical Data cleansing
• Implement statistical forecasting across all retailers by YE 2022
• You will be responsible for leading at least 2 retailer-specific pre-Demand Review and Demand Review meetings and facilitating conversations between Demand Planning, sales, marketing and finance to align on the US Region Demand plan prior to the month-end submission for production execution.
• You will be responsible for leading US Launch Consensus meeting with key stakeholders to ensure alignment. Ensure that launches are sized according to financial targets and retail projections so that we have enough inventory at the right time to ensure a successful launch.

WHO YOU ARE

• You have a college degree or equivalent related work experience in beauty industry
• You have 4+ years’ experience in demand planning (beauty or CPG preferred)
• You have relevant S&OP, supply chain, data analysis, or other business planning experience a PLUS
• You have demonstrated ability to lead meetings to drive actions and accountability across cross-functional teams. 
• You have demonstrated ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely to peers and senior leadership
• You have demonstrated ability to quickly adapt in a highly collaborative environment
• You have advanced excel skills: demonstrated ability to quickly manipulate large raw data sets to produce reporting that is intuitive and easy

If this sounds like you, we want you on our team.  Apply today and let's create something beautiful!

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You may be asked to perform other duties needed to help drive to our vision, fulfill our mission and abide by our organization’s values.

What We Can Offer You

At Shiseido Americas, our pride extends beyond our rich legacy to our passionate and talented team that brings it to life every day. We recognize that without our people, innovation would not be possible. That's why we go above and beyond with our comprehensive benefits program to recognize our employees. With an array of options designed to give our employees peace of mind, our perks & benefits program is more than just a perk – it's an investment in our people's futures. Whether you're looking for comprehensive health coverage, retirement savings, or paid time off, our benefits have you covered! Check out a list of our Benefits and Perks offerings:

· Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

· Life and Disability Insurance

· Paid Time Off

· Paid Volunteer Days

· Paid Company Holidays

· Paid Parental Leave

· 401K with 6% Company Match

· Talent Development & Learning Programs

· Internal & International Mobility

· Product Discounts & Annual Gratis

· Employee Led Affinity Groups

· Tuition Reimbursement

The base pay for this position may vary based on geographic location. Actual base pay offered will be based on several factors including job-specific knowledge, education, skills, and depth of experience. In addition to base pay, we may offer additional forms of compensation as components of a total compensation package, including participation in our bonus program which features the ability to overachieve, in addition to a full range of competitive benefits.

Shiseido is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other classification protected by Federal, State or Local law