Market Strategist

We are seeking a highly skilled Demand Planning Manager to join our team at Coty in Mexico City. As a key member of our supply chain team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing demand forecasting models, managing inventory levels, and mitigating supply exceptions.

Coty is one of the world's largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. Our company is committed to a range of social causes and seeks to minimize its impact on the environment.

• Build and develop accurate demand forecasts through the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle, identifying risks and opportunities to the plan and recommending actions to close gaps from volume forecasted and business targets.
• Drive and conduct S&OP meetings to address issues and potential risks around demand, supply, and inventory.
• Provide visibility on past performance to support assumptions for outlook.
• Manage portfolio opportunities, including ABC analysis and distribution management.
• Collaborate with customers, sales teams, overseas plant planning teams, and logistics to improve forecast accuracy.
• Provide portfolio trend analysis to mitigate risk or explore opportunities impacting costs or revenues.
• Offer visibility of demand in week/month/quarter buckets and a mid-to-long-term strategic plan to ensure end-to-end supply chain planning and support top-line sales and business growth.
• Maintain close contact with the global supply chain and escalate priority cases jointly with the global supply chain team.
• Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Develop a communication strategy to inform customers and sales teams about product availability and possible supply issues.
• Lead commercial meetings to review pipelines and manage country fulfillment.
• Assess the financial structure and inventory storage capabilities of the business.
• Anticipate stock requests based on market trends and business assumptions.
• Monitor material movement through purchasing, storage, production, and retail distribution.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field, with a Master's degree preferred.
• +3 years of experience as a Demand Planner, Supply Planner, or CPFR Sr., with significant knowledge of effective supply chain performance, including operations management.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify areas for improvement.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including influencing, communication, negotiating, and conflict management.
• Results-oriented, creative, practical, analytical, attention to detail, self-motivated, and a team player.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions while working under pressure in critical situations.
• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Excel, and demand programs, with advanced Excel skills.

This role offers a competitive salary range of $80,000 - $110,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits and opportunities for career growth in a dynamic and innovative company.