Senior Associate, Demand Planning

About Harry’s 

Harry’s Inc. is building a modern CPG company by putting people first and delivering against real unmet consumer needs.

The company’s flagship brand - Harry’s -  was founded by Jeff Raider and Andy Katz-Mayfield in 2013. After successfully launching and scaling Harry’s, Jeff and Andy saw an opportunity to bring their experience building Harry’s to other CPG categories where the consumer has also been historically underserved.

Harry’s Inc. has grown significantly over the last ten years, and is now made up of four brands -  Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, Mando -  and Harry’s Labs, the company’s incubation and M&A engine. The company employs more than 900 people across the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and is the largest CPG company built in the last 20 years.

At Harry’s Inc, our mission is to Create Things People Like More — whether it's a product, an experience, or an internal tool, we believe in making the things around us better for our customers, and our team.

Our mission extends beyond customers and team, to the community broadly. We believe that the best business models make a positive impact. So, we set aside 1% of sales across Harry’s, Flamingo, and Lume to support our social mission, including through donations to our nonprofit partners.

At the end of the day, the key to our success is our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, and logistics specialists, the Harry’s team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, and humble people you’ll ever meet. Our company is a place of inclusion, innovation, and deeply ingrained values.

 

*The Harry's Inc working model is in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday*

 

About the Team:

 

The Global Demand planning team at Harry’s is responsible for demand forecasting and is part of the Global Supply Chain organization. This team plays a critical role in ensuring efficient operational performance and in enabling senior management to make business-optimizing decisions through the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. 

About the Role:

 

We are looking for a high-performing analytical and collaborative person to join our London-based Demand Planning team. This person will be responsible for forecasting Harry’ UK & EU Retail channels. They will work in close collaboration with the broader Commercial, Operations, and Finance teams and have frequent interaction with multiple company departments. This is also an opportunity that affords significant exposure to and impact on senior-level operations, finance and strategy for a high-growth consumer brand. The role is based in our London office.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the monthly global demand planning process for Harry’s UK & EU Retail Channels

• Be the expert on drivers behind Harry’s retail business by running monthly cross-functional meetings to gather input from stakeholders across the company
• Produce accurate demand forecasts by maintaining statistical forecasts and incorporating new data within Blue Yonder
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams to determine the downstream implications of published demand forecasts
• Develop root cause analysis and forward actions for demand forecasting issues by SKU, category, channel and customer
• Drive forecasting improvements to deliver Forecast Accuracy MAPE & BIAS targets
• Own Input and Sub-Channel Demand Review meetings with cross-functional partners. 

Manage projects that improve the accuracy and efficiency of our forecasting efforts:

• Evolve the demand planning process using statistical forecasting, management by exception, ABC stratification and other tools and techniques.
• Support the continuous improvement of Blue Yonder statistical forecasting technology. 
• Measure and report key accuracy metrics to continuously improve the forecasting process with the goal of maintaining an efficient and optimized supply chain process
• Champion IBP throughout the organization and own training and development of teammates into IBP processes

 

Work cross-functionally with different level of the organization in UK, New York and Germany:

• Work with strategy, sales and other functions to provide forecasts for new channel launches. 
• Collaborate with the Marketing, Product and R&D teams to develop forecasts for new product launches 
• Work closely with the cross-functional team on the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes to provide visibility on revenue and growth
• Work with the FP&A, Strategy and Operations teams on revenue and margin gap improvement initiatives
• Have significant exposure to the Harry’s senior leadership and act as a thought partner on special projects and key business decisions

This should describe you:

• Bachelor’s degree with a record of high academic achievement
• 2-4 years of experience in Demand Planning, Sales Planning, Supply Chain, or other Business Operations function
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required 
• Experience using demand planning and ERP software strongly preferred
• Experience with S&OP or IBP strongly preferred
• Ability to manipulate data and insights to make recommendations 
• Rigorously detail-oriented and produces exceptional deliverables
• Excellent ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive cross-functional consensus and results in the day-to-day business

• Strong work ethic; ability to independently own and drive projects
• Motivated to learn; asks insightful questions and fully embraces working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

 

Harry’s is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together.

Harry’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We recruit, hire and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), parental status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital, family or partnership status, political affiliation or activities, military service, domestic violence victim status, arrest/conviction record, sexual or reproductive health decisions, caregiver status, credit history immigration status, unemployment status, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws. Harry’s commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline and access to benefits and training.

We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.

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Last updated on Aug 22, 2024