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At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA.

Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour.

Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s.

In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company.

Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels.

These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity.

We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

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Role: Employees are expected to work from our Head Office in Mornington Crescent, NW1 7QX, 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days.

Overview

At Revlon, we're passionate about delivering beauty products that consumers love.

We're looking for a talented Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team and play a key role in driving forecast accuracy, business performance, and customer service excellence.

As Demand Planner, you will be responsible for creating and executing robust demand plans that support the company's sales objectives and strategic goals.

Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain teams, you will develop accurate short, medium, and long-term forecasts while providing valuable business insights that inform decision-making across the organisation.

This is a highly visible role requiring strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Demand Forecasting & Planning
• Generate accurate volume and value forecasts through the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Develop monthly forecasts for the medium to long term planning horizon (typically up to 18 months).
• Maintain weekly demand forecasts for the short-term planning horizon (2-3 months).
• Build consensus forecasts by incorporating inputs from Sales, Commercial teams, Marketing, market intelligence, and historical sales performance.
• Use statistical forecasting models and exception-based planning techniques to improve forecast reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Build strong relationships across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain teams.
• Challenge assumptions and facilitate productive conversations to improve forecast quality.
• Partner with Marketing on new product launches, discontinuations, and promotional activities.
• Work closely with Sales teams to determine pipeline requirements and launch forecasts.
• Communicate sales projections and forecast updates to Finance and other key stakeholders.
• Data Analysis & Business Insights
• Analyse sales trends, POS data, inventory levels, consumption patterns, and market activity.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and forecast gaps, recommending actions to improve performance.
• Evaluate launch assumptions including forecast volumes, cannibalisation effects, and product rankings.
• Maintain demand planning systems, databases, and forecasting tools.
• Performance & Continuous Improvement
• Monitor and report key business metrics including: Forecast Accuracy Forecast Bias Customer Service KPIs Inventory Performance Stock-on-Hand Days Business Waste
• Investigate forecast variances and identify root causes of planning errors.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecasting accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Manage demand changes during frozen planning periods and align stakeholders on agreed business plans.

Who you are

We're looking for a proactive and commercially aware planning professional who enjoys working with data and influencing decision-making across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years' experience within Supply Chain, including at least 2 years in Demand Planning.
• Experience working with forecasting and planning systems such as SAP, APO, Manugistics, or similar.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis capability.
• Fluent English communication skills.
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