Demand Planning Manager, Dr. Barbara Sturm

The Opportunity:

Own and elevate the Demand Planning process for the Dr. Barbara Sturm brand in the US market. You'll be responsible for building accurate sales forecasts by gathering market intelligence and collaborating closely with both local and global teams. Your work will ensure product availability, maintain high service levels, and contribute to optimized global inventory. You’ll also track alignment between forecasts and budgets, investigate discrepancies, and help drive the Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process.

What you’ll get to do:

• Continuously enhance planning processes by applying your expertise, embracing change, and leveraging best practices from other brands and markets
• Lead the S&OP process for Dr. Barbara Sturm US, ensuring alignment across teams
• Analyze market dynamics, including seasonality, competition, trends, and sales goals to make strategic, value driven adjustments
• Monitor current inventory and project future needs based on sell-out plans and consumer behavior
• Ensure demand plan accuracy to support financial targets
• Collaborate with Supply Planning to adjust for market opportunities and constraints
• Provide short and long-term sales forecasts to the Global Demand Planning team
• Track and manage key KPIs: Forecast Accuracy, Inventory Costs, and Service Levels
• Champion US Demand Planning initiatives that align with evolving market and business needs, especially in the skincare space
• Serve as a key cross-functional partner to Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Logistics, and Finance, acting as the go-to source for critical planning insights
• Analyze shipment patterns and seasonal trends to inform accurate forecasting and strategic recommendations
• Communicate significant forecast changes, scenario planning, and supply updates in alignment with operational strategy

We’d love to meet you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Economics, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning, or Inventory Management
• Proven experience with forecasting in the US market
• Proficiency with planning tools like IBP (or similar)
• Experience in the beauty industry, especially skincare, is a strong plus
• A self-starter mindset with entrepreneurial drive
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP (or similar ERP)
• Excellent analytical and operational skills
• High emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal abilities
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams

Compensation:

As required by New York State’s salary transparency law, effective November 2022, the expected base salary for this position ranges from $105,000.00 - $115,000.00. Various factors are considered when extending offers, such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, PUIG offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, hybrid work environment, and career opportunities within a dynamic team.

EEOC:

Puig is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment:

At Puig, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team.We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.

About Puig:

Puig creates unique and highly desirable beauty and fashion brands that empower people to reinforce their self-esteem and find their own expression in a family-owned company that aims to leave a better world for the next generation.

Our brand portfolio is structured in three divisions: Beauty and Fashion, with the owned brands Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Penhaligon’s, Byredo, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and L’Artisan Parfumeur; the licenses of Christian Louboutin and Comme des Garçons perfumes; and Lifestyle fragrances, among them Adolfo Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira, and Benetton. The Charlotte Tilbury division, which includes the luxury makeup brand and the Derma division, with the Apivita, Uriage and Isdin brands. We sell products in 150 countries and operate 26 subsidiaries.

At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG agenda (environmental, social, and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.