Demand Planner - 9-12 month maternity cover
This role is a Hybrid Role: Employees are expected to work from our Head Office in Mornington Crescent, NW1 7QX, 3 days per week (Mon, Wed, Thurs) and may work remotely the remaining days (Tues, Fri) 36 hours per week over 5 days.
This role is a maternity cover role for a minimum of at least 9 months and could be extended to 12 months. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
Overview:
At Revlon, we're passionate about delivering beauty products that consumers love. We're looking for a talented Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team and play a key role in driving forecast accuracy, business performance, and customer service excellence.
As Demand Planner, you will be responsible for creating and executing robust demand plans that support the company's sales objectives and strategic goals. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain teams, you will develop accurate short, medium, and long-term forecasts while providing valuable business insights that inform decision-making across the organisation.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
Demand Forecasting & Planning
Generate accurate volume and value forecasts through the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
Develop monthly forecasts for the medium to long term planning horizon (typically up to 18 months).
Maintain weekly demand forecasts for the short-term planning horizon (2-3 months).
Build consensus forecasts by incorporating inputs from Sales, Commercial teams, Marketing, market intelligence, and historical sales performance.
Use statistical forecasting models and exception-based planning techniques to improve forecast reliability.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build strong relationships across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain teams.
Challenge assumptions and facilitate productive conversations to improve forecast quality.
Partner with Marketing on new product launches, discontinuations, and promotional activities.
Work closely with Sales teams to determine pipeline requirements and launch forecasts.
Communicate sales projections and forecast updates to Finance and other key stakeholders.
Data Analysis & Business Insights
Analyse sales trends, POS data, inventory levels, consumption patterns, and market activity.
Identify risks, opportunities, and forecast gaps, recommending actions to improve performance.
Evaluate launch assumptions including forecast volumes, cannibalisation effects, and product rankings.
Maintain demand planning systems, databases, and forecasting tools.
Performance & Continuous Improvement
Monitor and report key business metrics including:
Forecast Accuracy
Forecast Bias
Customer Service KPIs
Inventory Performance
Stock-on-Hand Days
Business Waste
Investigate forecast variances and identify root causes of planning errors.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecasting accuracy and planning effectiveness.
Manage demand changes during frozen planning periods and align stakeholders on agreed business plans.
Who you are:
We're looking for a proactive and commercially aware planning professional who enjoys working with data and influencing decision-making across the business.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
3-5 years' experience within Supply Chain, including at least 2 years in Demand Planning.
Experience working with forecasting and planning systems such as SAP, APO, Manugistics, or similar.
Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis capability.
Fluent English communication skills.