Moët Hennessy Senior Commercial Forecasting and Planning Analyst

About Moët Hennessy

Moët Hennessy, the wines and spirits division of LVMH, brings together some of the world’s most storied maisons, uniting centuries of craftsmanship with a distinctly contemporary spirit. As an employer, it offers an international environment where heritage, excellence, creativity, and responsible innovation shape every profession, from vineyards and cellars to marketing, distribution, finance, and hospitality. The group values talent capable of honoring exceptional savoir-faire while anticipating the expectations of discerning consumers worldwide. Through its global reach, entrepreneurial culture, and commitment to sustainability, Moët Hennessy provides careers defined by prestige, purpose, and the pursuit of enduring luxury.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate bottom-up, 18-month rolling forecast using statistical modeling software in partnership with the Market Director, who remains ultimately accountable for the forecast.
• Validate the system statistical forecast using reasonability checks, historical trends, and consumption modeling.
• Analyze and validate Sales and Marketing inputs, making value-added adjustments to the system forecast to keep volumes aligned with business targets.
• Collect historical and future demand drivers and work with stakeholders to assess their impact on demand.
• Partner with Commercial teams to gather current market intelligence on customer-level demand events.
• Identify risks and opportunities arising from demand uncertainty and help Marketing and Commercial teams develop alternative business responses.
• Analyze forecast performance, identify root causes of variances, and improve forecasting techniques and approaches.
• Monitor demand-planning KPIs and performance metrics, and analyze monthly sell-in and sell-out dashboards for assigned markets.
• Influence forecast decisions through analysis and collaboration, identifying outliers and facilitating alignment across Commercial.
• Participate in weekly operations calls and monthly working sessions with each Market Director to finalize forecasts with Commercial input.
• Consolidate supply, depletion, and allocation forecasts for assigned states and geographies.
• Communicate with distributors and secure alignment on ordering, allocation, and shipments.
• Provide ad hoc inventory and operations reporting with recommendations, partnering with Supply Chain to resolve operational issues.
• Relay critical supply-chain information to Commercial teams and distributors, including SKU and vintage transition calendars and inventory availability.
• Track consumption against allocations and coordinate with distributors to make full use of their allocations.
• Monitor distributor inventory and report it to Supply Chain.
• Inform Supply Chain of inventory needs for Commercial programs to ensure appropriate supply availability.
• Support and participate in distributor S&OP.
• Support KPI goal setting and deployment to Commercial teams and distributors.
• Collect and harmonize distributor KPI data for consistent tracking.
• Track performance against KPI goals and provide regular, consistent reporting to distributors and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct postmortem analysis of results and share insights to inform corrective actions.
• Train Commercial Sales and Brand teams on Anaplan and PBI.
• Coordinate forecast reporting for internal teams and advise on best practices.
• Gather business-user input to improve system functionality, demand-planning processes, and forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Statistics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or Economics, or relevant industry experience.
• Three to five years of forecasting, demand planning, finance, or operations experience in the Consumer Products industry; Wine and Spirits industry experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and statistical models to analyze demand and prepare forecasts.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment to achieve goals.
• Creative thinking skills, with an emphasis on developing innovative solutions to complex problems that may not have a clear answer.
• Strong understanding of data and analytics, attention to detail, and ability to apply them to strategy setting and commercial use cases.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills across global and cross-functional teams, including the ability to communicate effectively with Manager- and Director-level stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and learn new processes quickly.
• Solid technical experience using planning software such as PBI or Anaplan.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to analyze and communicate actionable results using charts, tables, and graphs, and experience with pivot tables, lookups, and mathematical formulas.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
• External applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Skills

Experience

3–5 years of forecasting, demand planning, finance, or operations experience in the Consumer Products industry; Wine and Spirits industry experience is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Statistics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or Economics, or relevant industry experience.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 77,000 to USD 92,000 per annum.

Benefits

Bonus; medical, dental, and vision coverage; mental health support resources; fertility and family-building programs; retirement savings plan with company match; financial coaching; legal resources; commuter benefits; pet, renter, home, and auto group rates; life insurance and disability coverage; hybrid work schedule; paid time off including vacation, sick leave, personal and wellness days; paid parental leave; training and continuing education; tuition reimbursement; Plum Benefits; Perkspot.

Culture

Moët Hennessy offers a workplace culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and the art of hospitality, where employees contribute to some of the world’s most prestigious wines and spirits Maisons. The environment combines international collaboration with a strong commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation, encouraging teams to preserve tradition while shaping the future of luxury experiences.

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