Nordic Supply Planning Manager - Consumer Products Division - Copenhagen, Denmark

L’Oréal strives to win over another one billion consumers around the world by innovating and creating products that meet the infinite diversity of our consumer’s needs, and we want you to help us reach this goal! We want to hire great people with unexpected ideas, the ability to challenge the status quo, and are ready to shape and disrupt the future of beauty. “Run it as your own business” is our mantra. Got what it takes? We are currently looking for our new Nordic Supply Planning Manager for our mass market division.

Supply Planning ensures the smooth execution of the planning processes, guarantees availability of the products for our customers, and monitors the optimal inventory quality and deployment across the whole chain.

Your Mission…

As the Nordic Supply Planning Manager CPD, you are responsible for the management and development of a highly talented team of five supply planners. The supply planning manager is responsible for the implementation of our supply planning strategy with purpose to optimize service level, inventory management and drive as front runner our sustainability agenda. Your role is vital in terms of stakeholder management within the operations department including strong collaboration with demand planning, central S&OP teams, customer care and subcontracting teams.

Importantly, the role is member of the CPD Regional Leadership Team, composed of the division’s senior managers across all functions. In this way you contribute essentially to an integrated way of running our business (with Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Finance), while you represent the supply planning interests in the way our decisions are made.

The role reports to the Nordic Supply Chain Director CPD.

You will…

• Coordinate the supply planning activities, including stock strategy and optimization of flows to maximize product availability, customer satisfaction at optimized costs.

• Monitor stock levels and supply parameters in alignment with service level objectives and the global inventory targets.

• Manage quality of stock in accordance with budget objectives in terms of stock quality, analyzing obsolete and slow-moving inventory, and defining and implementing action plans to improve them.

• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as out-of-stock contributors, service rate, and inventory levels and placement, and communicate attention points towards relevant stakeholders downstream (Nordic operations) or Upstream (European S&OP teams).

• Collaborate with physical distribution teams to ensure optimized flows in terms of transportation inbound flows and stock deployment within our Nordic warehouses.

• Manage the supply planning team with focus on people development, while ensuring knowledge transfer and expertise upskilling.

• Participate in projects that impact the supply chain, initiated by the DGO and DOP, and contribute to their successful implementation.

• Implement best practices in supply planning, driving the achievement of objectives and leading the development and execution of improvement plans.

• Coordinate the S&OP processes across different entities, including factories and Nordic demand planning, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment.

Your are...

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate holistic understanding in demand and supply planning and have solid professional experience, preferably in the FMCG industry. A human-centric and team-orientated approach is essential in addition to the following:

• At least five years of working experience within Supply chain, manufacturing, distribution management or similar roles.

• Education within Supply Chain management, Engineering, business administration, or related field.

• Strong leadership and team management competences.

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Experience working with supply planning systems and BI tools (SAP ECC, APO, PowerBI).

• Excellent communication (English) and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Detail-oriented approach with excellent organizational skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, agile and continuous improvement working methodologies.

Preferred starting date is 1st of September, dependent on availability. The employment is permanent. We are reviewing applications and inviting for interviews on a rolling basis, so do not wait to apply!

What’s in it for you?

We offer you a great level of responsibility from the very start, challenges, and opportunities including an individual career plan, coaching leadership, an extensive catalog of trainings and e-learnings, competitive personnel benefits, modern offices, and a dynamic and international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Nordic organization counts close to 1000 employees based in the four Nordic capitals, Denmark being the Nordic headquarter and counting 500 employees.

Who are we?

Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 85,4K employees across 150 countries on five continents and has a unique international portfolio of 35 brands. The Group generated sales amounting to 38,28 billion euros in 2022, and e-commerce accounted for 28% of the Group’s sales. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. As market leader, we continuously deliver innovation and digital solutions that can bring beauty to all people around the world. L’Oréal truly embraces entrepreneurship, and you’ll have the chance to conceptualize ideas and bring them to life in an agile way not least through continued digital innovation. Your job will be your own innovation playground.

What we do at L’Oréal always have a big impact. At L’Oréal, we define success as making a positive, conscious impact. We’ve been recognized as the World most ethical company in the world by Ethisphere®. For the seventh time in a row, L’Oréal has been recognized as a global leader in sustainable development by the international non-profit organization CDP® in three areas: combating climate change, sustainable management of water and protecting forests, for the fourth year running. In 2022, L’Oréal was for the 6th consecutive year recognized by the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for having successfully created an inclusive and equal work environment. We believe diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation. To ensure that our products meet the needs of every form of beauty in every culture, our team members must be as diverse and inclusive as the world itself. For us, our job is more than just a job, it is about building a better future for others and our planet.

Freedom to Go Beyond. That’s the Beauty of L’Oréal.