Business Planner (m/w/d), Düsseldorf

L’Oréal ist mit weltweit 32 Marken, Standorten in über 130 Ländern und einem Umsatz von €25,3 Mrd. Weltmarktführer in einem sehr dynamischen Wachstumsmarkt – dem Beauty Business. Rund 82.900 Mitarbeiter sind rund um den Globus bei L’Oréal beschäftigt, davon 2.200 in Deutschland, einem der strategischsten Märkte der L’Oréal Gruppe. L’Oréal gehört zu den Top Arbeitgebern in Deutschland (Universum 2016).

Main Tasks

• Lead and embed the business planning processes.
• Foster a multi-functional collaboration and alignment.
• Guarantee the quality of O+O commercial forecast (offline & online).
• Ensure that the promo forecast in units is always up to date along with the promo investment.
• Anticipate risks and opportunities. Ensure consistency with the trend or flag gaps.
• Articulate KAMs, Supply, Finance towards optimized sales planning (TWWP).
• Build a promo library and consolidate the promo plan.
• Support the construction of the unit forecast for the customer but understand and diagnose the value forecast.
• Challenge & strategize the longer-term forecast.
• Capture SIT impact to sales forecast, ensuring buy-in profile accuracy, reflecting cannibalization and seasonality trends, also by working closely with CSC.
• Collaborate with the Customer to ensure alignment on promotional forecasts.

Your Profile

• Several years of professional experience in business planning or a comparable activity
• Sales mindset ideally initial sales experience
• High attention to detail and confident handling of complex issues
• High degree of initiative and personal responsibility
• Strategic vision and ability to structure and manage complex issues
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence a multi-functional team
• Excellent analytical skills
• High level of commitment/resilience
• Fluent in German language

Our offer

• Permanent employment in a crisis-resistant, growing market with a comprehensive range of social benefits.
• A competitive and attractive salary and benefits package
• Individual personal and professional development, a steep learning curve, strong team spirit and an open, cooperative culture
• Diverse, national and international perspectives