What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planning Analyst position at Maesa?
About Maesa
Maesa is the world's largest independent beauty incubator, housing numerous, fast growing "it" brands within all categories of beauty. We are a high growth global company in the middle of the transition from founder lead to private equity owned. With an incubation flywheel ideating on new global brand launches, Maesa pushes creative and technical boundaries to deliver exceptional performance and establish global staying power. Maesa has a keen focus on marketing and white space analysis, which guides its thinking on marketing existing brands as well as development of new brands through its extremely unique structure. We are vertically integrated globally with inhouse marketing, branding, product development/formulation, packaging design/engineering and regulatory. With a focus on modernity and sustainability, we design innovative solutions and make proactive choices to achieve environmental neutrality and consumer wellness. Maesa has mastered "commercializing creativity," making itself a leader in the fundamental revolutionary change in the beauty industry. Headquartered in New York and Paris, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Vienna, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Dongguan, Maesa employs about 400 team members worldwide.
Key to Maesa’s success is our allegiance to our Core Values which include:
COLLABORATION: Creating and fostering a welcoming environment for employees, partners, ideas, approaches, and endeavors — all through a spirit of warmth and inclusivity.
CURIOSITY: Inquisitive by nature and willingness to see different perspectives, being solutions-oriented while embracing new challenges, and learning along the way.
GAME-CHANGING: Being proactive in identifying new opportunities for growth and improvement and having the courage to pursue new ideas and solutions, within a culture of agility and adaptability.
CREATIVITY: Contributing to a culture that is dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking,
and that encourages leaning into creative potential and experimentation in order
to drive growth and successful outcomes.
DISCIPLINE: Embracing focused, systematic, and goal-oriented behaviors with a disciplined and structured approach to create powerful outcomes.
Maesa is currently seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to join our team. This person will forecast the demand for Maesa’s brands and work on sales analysis and reporting. This role reports to the Senior Director of Demand Planning. Roles and responsibilities will expand to other areas based on candidate’s skill-level and performance.
Pay Range: $60,000 - $70,000/yr. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Core Responsibilities
- Help develop SKU level/ key account forecasts in the forecasting software as part of monthly planning cycle and ensure demand reasonability across portfolio (level and mix)
- Assist is preparing for IBP cycle meetings including Demand Management Reviews, Supply Management meetings and Brand IBP meetings
- Assist in managing Building blocks and understanding of key growth drivers and analyzing performance versus plan, last cycle, and prior year
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Retailers to develop accurate SKU level forecast
- Collaboration with Operations to ensure understanding of forecast and advise on future purchase orders
- Manage Demand Planning and IBP Reporting for weekly, monthly and ad-hoc analysis
- Managing slow movers’ visibility and actions as part of the demand management reviews
- Track and monitor customer POs and shipments to ensure fill rate and delivery dates are met
- Drive new item set up with Maesa’s sales, marketing and operations teams and relate to customers
- Collaborate with customers on inventory, forecast, replenishment, launches
- Assist sales and marketing in assortment analysis for prospective business opportunities
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or equivalent
- 1-3 years of experience in demand planning
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
- Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills and attention to details
- Strong problem solver who identifies improvement opportunities and implements sustainable solutions
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Flexibility and willingness to take on additional responsibilities when needed
- Knowledge of Tableau, and a forecasting model tool (e.g., Anaplan, Netsuite, Logility, JDA, o9, Colibri, etc.) preferred
- Experience working in beauty, CPG, personal care a plus
Maesa offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees. Employees can choose to enroll in health insurance coverage, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through generous paid time off and a hybrid office setup, Maesa encourages wellness and balance among employees.
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Salary : $60,000 - $70,000
