The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. As the global leader in prestige beauty, we touch over half a billion consumers a year. Our Company's products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names: AERIN, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Bumble & Bumble, By Kilian, Clinique, Darphin, DKNY, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Estée Lauder, GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone London, La Mer, Le Labo, MAC, Michael Kors, Origins, Tom Ford, SmashBox, Too Faced, and many more.
Duration: 6 months, starting in July 2024
Department: Regional Demand Planning Department, located in Neuilly-sur-Seine
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Missions:
Integrated within the Regional Demand Planning Department of Estée Lauder Companies Europe, your mission will be based on 2 areas:
- Operational activities: reporting to one of the group's managers, you will participate in the elaboration of sales forecasts for one or more brands and/or markets in our portfolio in conjunction with the sales and Supply Chain teams. The activities that you will be responsible for will include for example:
- Support on sales forecasting for several Markets/Categories: updates in the forecasting system, management of the monthly cycle with several markets, analysis and recommendation on the category managed
- Follow-up of the good execution of new launches vs. forecast, and on promotional activities
- Assisting in the monthly analysis of KPIs - Key Performance Indicators - measuring the accuracy and precision of our sales forecasts. Analysis of causes (why-why method) and implementation of corrective actions.
- Weekly analysis of exception reports, and resulting actions, such as: master data maintenance in the SAP APO tool, recommendations on sales forecast adjustments, proactive communication to Supply Chain or business actors on important forecast changes.
You will be able to understand the reality of the Supply Chain business as well as the functioning of an international company. Learning the operational side of Demand Planning will also enable you to successfully complete the project part of your mission.
- Project management: to lead an improvement project on a Demand Planning process ("WPI: work process improvement"). The objective will be for you to learn a methodology for improving existing processes, from the analysis of malfunctions to the recommendation of a solution and its implementation and adoption by the Demand Planners.
You will benefit from a training plan aimed at quickly familiarizing you with your work environment and giving you the necessary autonomy to carry out the missions entrusted to you.
One of the managers of the RDP team will be your tutor and coach throughout your apprenticeship. His role will be to ensure your successful integration into the company and to help you gather the resources that will enable you to succeed in your mission.
Qualifications
Profile and skills:
- Student from an engineering or business school, or postgraduate student with a Supply Chain specialization
- Good knowledge of computer tools (very good knowledge of Excel essential, knowledge of Access would be a plus)
- Fluent in English
- Quality of organization and analysis, good interpersonal skills, autonomy, strong ability to adapt
Benefits
At Estée Lauder, we believe in investing in your personal and professional growth. We offer competitive packages, performance-based rewards, an environment where autonomy, creativity, growth and innovation are encouraged, plus global career opportunities. On top, you will be located in our beautiful new EMEA Headquarters in Paris (Neuilly--sur-Seine).
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Job: Inventory Management and Planning - Supply Chain
Primary Location: Europe, Middle East, Africa-FR-IDF-Paris
Job Type: Apprenticeship
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 243301