BUSINESS PLANNER SKILL SETS

• Position calls for highly analytical, technical, inquisitive, self-starters who embrace change. Requires strong negotiation skills with proven record of consensus–building across various disciplines and levels of management

• Analytical experience in demand planning, supply chain, finance, sales administration or marketing required

NEW PRODUCT PLANNING

• Global Business Planners “own” new product volume estimates/forecasts from the Innovation stage through the Monitor stage. Business Planners support brand marketing & financial objectives through the following New Product Process:

  • Prepare objective, fact-based, detailed projections (18–9 months before Ship Date) for each saleable SKU/ market combination. Volumes support the innovation planning process and translate into forecast guidelines

  • Projections are based on detailed analyses of historic internal and external like-product performance (shipments and sell thru where available) and market trends. Includes most-likely scenarios for cannibalization, marketing support, door distribution plans, market share/category growth projections, SKU management, pipe requirements, etc

  • Global Business Planners negotiate with Global Marketing, Regional Sales & Marketing and Regional Demand Planning teams to gain consensus on projections/assumptions

  • Re-evaluate projections as needed throughout the Innovation to Execution stages and issue detailed forecast guidelines by market/SKU combination to affiliates for local forecasting (12-9 months before Ship Date)

  • Investigate unexpected and/or missing forecasts and approve final forecast volumes, gaining consensus where results differ materially from original projections. Approve orders for release to the manufacturing system(s)

  • Issue final recaps comparing actual forecasts to GBP forecast guidelines explaining significant variances based upon feedback form Regional and affiliate management

  • Prepare, analyze and issue all new product tracking reports such as the Global New Product Forecast Recaps, Newness Analyses (side-by-side), etc. Follow-up on unusual results as needed

  • Forecast proposals and final recaps serve as the basis for the Global Marketing Calendar valuations, new product plans and initial costing estimates. Volumes are also used for new product P&Ls (sales & COGS assumptions)

STRATEGIC / BUSINESS PLANNING & REPORTING

• Global Business Planners are critical in ongoing Strategic & Financial Planning processes by preparing, analyzing and issuing product- and category-level reports related to the overall state of the business

• Provide business and portfolio analytics to support the Global Brand. This includes the issuance of several standard monthly and quarterly reports as well as general ad-hoc analyses

• Provide support for the annual innovation planning, strategy, budget and long-term planning process

• Evaluate actuals vs. plan/prior year, analyze variances and initiate appropriate corrective actions working through the Regional and Affiliate Brand, Global Marketing, Demand Planning and Finance organizations

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering

• 5+ years broad functional combined experience in at least two of the following: Finance, Supply Chain, Business Development, Demand Planning

• Strong Microsoft Office Skills- Advanced Excel Skills (pivot tables & v-lookups required; Macros a plus)

• Experience with SAP preferred

• Strong Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) knowledge base

• Excellent collaboration, communication, and negotiation skills

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The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is the global leader in prestige beauty. ELC is the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 25+ brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories. Infused throughout the organization is a passion for creativity and innovation — a desire to push the boundaries and invent the unexpected — as we continue the bold work of the company’s founder Estée Lauder.