- Location
- El Segundo California USA
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Compensation
- $90,200–128,500/year
- Department
- Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
About L’Oréal Luxe
L’Oréal Luxe is the L’Oréal division responsible for luxury fragrance, makeup and skincare. It operates beauty houses including Lancôme, Kiehl’s and Aesop, and develops products under licence for fashion houses including Prada and Giorgio Armani.
L’Oréal Luxe is hiring a permanent Demand Planning Manager in El Segundo, California, to lead brand shipment and sales forecasting, inventory health, catalogue productivity and the monthly S&OP cycle across the business unit and channel. The role partners with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning on forecast validation, inventory optimization, launches and budgeting. The annual salary range is $90,200–$128,500, depending on factors including geographic location, experience, education and skill level.
Role & Responsibilities
- Influence business and operational stakeholders to support brand growth and profitability.
- Own the brand’s shipment and sales forecasts, inventory health, catalogue productivity, SIT and service.
- Build a bottoms-up forecast using market and sales-team intelligence, and consolidate the consensus brand forecast to support the monthly S&OP cycle for the business unit and channel.
- Manage the development, review and implementation of accurate forecasts for financial, production and strategic planning; identify business-plan risks and opportunities arising from internal or external factors and alert management.
- Drive continuous improvement of demand-planning and inventory-management processes and systems.
- Lead the S&OP process with business and operations stakeholders, representing Supply Chain in the business unit and channel.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance to develop and challenge forecasts using quantitative shipment and consumption data and qualitative marketing, advertising and promotion signals; reconcile forecasts with financial trends, communicate risks and opportunities, and facilitate validation meetings to clarify objectives and secure decisions.
- Monitor performance against forecast throughout the month, identify shifts and trends, and analyze forecast variances to minimize out-of-stocks and prevent excess or obsolete inventory.
- Work with supply-planning partners to identify forecast deviations and supply-chain constraints and establish safety-stock levels.
- Manage the product catalogue across its lifecycle, analyze SKU effectiveness and efficiency, and guide or drive SKU rationalization.
- Develop inventory action plans to reduce excess and obsolete stock.
- Monitor new-launch and animation performance against forecast, develop ship-share models to track execution against ambition, and issue launch and animation assessments.
- Lead the pre-budget and budget process for the business unit and channel.
- Lead or participate in special projects as needed.
- Report KPIs monthly.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience.
- At least 4 years of demand-planning or related experience.
- Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
- Experience with a forecasting software system.
- Experience in an SAP environment is a plus.
- Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis; immigration support or sponsorship is not offered.
- For eligible full-time employees in office-based roles, being present in the office three days per week is an essential function.
Skills
Experience
At least 4 years of demand-planning or related experience.
Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience.
Workplace
The role is situated in El Segundo, California, USA — conveniently close to Los Angeles.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 90,200 to USD 128,500 per annum.
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage; 401(k) and pension plan; hybrid work policy with three days in the office and two days working from home; flexible time off, including paid company holidays, paid vacation, a vacation-buy program, volunteer time and Summer Fridays; access to L’Oréal’s internal shop for discounted products and a monthly mobile allowance; learning and development opportunities, including unlimited e-learning, Lunch & Learn sessions and mentorship programs; employee resource groups; mental health and wellness programs; product stipend; discounted gym memberships; and access to makeup, skincare and fragrance products.
Culture
Some roles serve a single house or counter. Others span several houses, from advisors who present more than one fragrance line to planners who coordinate stock across the division.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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