- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Compensation
- $98,400–140,200/year
- Department
- Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
About L’Oréal Luxe
L’Oréal Luxe is the L’Oréal division responsible for luxury fragrance, makeup and skincare. It operates beauty houses including Lancôme, Kiehl’s and Aesop, and develops products under licence for fashion houses including Prada and Giorgio Armani.
L’Oréal Luxe is hiring a permanent, full-time Demand Planning Manager in New York to own brand shipment and sales forecasts, inventory health and catalogue productivity, and drive the monthly S&OP cycle. The role leads cross-functional forecasting, inventory and budget processes and offers a salary range of $98,400–$140,200, with actual compensation dependent on job-related factors including location, experience, education and skills.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop, review and implement accurate forecasts for financial, production and strategic planning; identify risks and opportunities arising from internal and external factors and alert management.
- Drive continuous improvement of demand planning and inventory management processes and systems.
- Lead the S&OP process with business and operations stakeholders, representing Supply Chain within the business unit and channel.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance to develop forecasts; challenge forecasts using quantitative signals, including shipments and consumption, and qualitative signals, including marketing, advertising and promotions.
- Reconcile forecasts with financial trends, communicate risks and opportunities, and facilitate forecast validation meetings to define objectives and reach decisions.
- Monitor performance against forecasts throughout the month and identify shifts and trends.
- Analyze forecast variances to minimize stockouts and prevent excess and obsolete inventory.
- Work with supply planning partners to identify forecast deviations and supply chain constraints and establish safety stock levels.
- Manage the product catalogue and product life cycle; analyze SKU effectiveness and efficiency and guide SKU rationalization.
- Develop inventory action plans to reduce excess and obsolete stock.
- Monitor new launch and animation performance against forecasts, develop ship-share models to track execution against ambition, and issue launch and animation assessments.
- Lead the pre-budget and budget processes for the business unit and channel.
- Lead or participate in special projects as needed.
- Report KPIs monthly.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience.
- At least 5 years of demand planning or related experience.
- Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
- Experience working with a forecast software system.
- SAP environment experience is a plus.
- Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis; immigration support or sponsorship is not offered.
- For eligible full-time employees in office-based roles, presence in the office three days per week is an essential function.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years of demand planning or related experience.
Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience.
Workplace
This position is based in New York, New York, USA.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 98,400 to USD 140,200 per annum.
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage; 401(k) and pension plan; flexible time off, including paid company holidays, paid vacation, a vacation buy program, volunteer time and Summer Fridays; hybrid work policy with three office days and two work-from-home days; access to discounted products through L’Oréal’s Internal Shop; monthly mobile allowance; learning and development opportunities, including e-learning, Lunch & Learn sessions and mentorship programs; employee resource groups; mental health and wellness programs; discounted gym memberships; stipend for L’Oréal products; access to makeup, skincare and fragrance; work-from-home days.
Culture
Some roles serve a single house or counter. Others span several houses, from advisors who present more than one fragrance line to planners who coordinate stock across the division.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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