Planning Manager - eCommerce

About Huda Beauty

Huda Beauty, founded by award-winning beauty expert Huda Kattan in 2013, is among the fastest-growing global beauty brands. We are dedicated to democratizing beauty by empowering people to express and enjoy beauty on their terms. While much has evolved since our inception, our commitment to business excellence and kindness remains intact.

Role Overview

The Planning Manager - eCommerce is pivotal in steering a global e-commerce business through informed, data-driven decisions. This position leads the forecasting and inventory planning processes, aligning closely with commercial, finance, marketing, and supply chain teams to optimize outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business forecasting at various intervals from weekly to yearly, focusing on maximizing forecast accuracy as a key performance indicator.
• Enhance and encourage use of planning software like FuturMaster to reduce manual efforts and improve efficiency.
• Create and sustain advanced, driver-based forecasting models incorporating marketing strategies, launch schedules, distribution, product types, benchmarks, and initial sales data.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with commercial, finance, supply chain, operations, and S&OP teams to ensure forecasts support the broader business strategy.
• Critically evaluate assumptions and data inputs to increase forecasting reliability and planning effectiveness.
• Transform complex datasets into straightforward, actionable insights that guide business decisions.
• Manage contributions to monthly demand reviews with clear, data-supported inputs.
• Apply commercial insights including stock management, excess inventory risks, and profit-impact considerations.
• Oversee full product life-cycle planning covering new releases, assortment changes, and discontinuations.
• Coordinate planning outputs with marketing activities such as promotional campaigns, calendar events, gifts with purchase, sampling, and bundling strategies.
• Track performance of launches and campaigns, and dynamically adjust forecasts within four to eight weeks based on early market feedback.
• Identify potential issues like stock shortages, overstocking, or slow-moving items early and initiate corrective measures timely.
• Maintain market inventory health, ensuring optimal product availability while minimizing aged or excess stock.
• Continuously improve forecast precision through real-time data and structured feedback.
• Ensure linkage between launch outcomes and future forecasting assumptions stays robust.
• Seek out process inefficiencies and promote automation and workflow improvements within planning activities.
• Enhance tools, visualization dashboards, and frameworks to accelerate and improve decision making.

Candidate Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or a related discipline is required.
• Five to eight years of practical experience in demand planning, business planning, or supply chain management.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in retail metrics and handling large datasets.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; familiarity with ERP systems, Shopify platforms, and Power BI is preferred.
• A demonstrated capacity to take initiative and deliver results independently.
• Sharp problem-solving abilities with a solutions-driven attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively across departments.
• Effective communicator able to present complex insights clearly and logically.
• Adaptability to work in a dynamic, fast-moving international business setting.
• Experience within beauty, fashion, or lifestyle sectors is advantageous.

Employee Benefits

• Monthly "Self Love Days" granted at company discretion.
• Comprehensive premium medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage extended to employees and their dependents.
• Monthly personalized coaching sessions with an in-house Success Coach.
• Discounts on Huda Beauty product range for employees.
• Quarterly product gifting program.

Commitment to Diversity

Huda Beauty values diversity and inclusivity and maintains an equal opportunity workplace free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment and interview process upon request.