Senior Supply Planner

Job description

Chanel is a world leader in creating, manufacturing and distributing luxury products, including Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery and Watches. Founded by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the House remains dedicated to quality craftsmanship and offering high-end creations. At present, Chanel employs more than 32,000 people worldwide.

Chanel is dedicated to creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, building on their strengths and enabling them to benefit from new opportunities. It offers a unique working environment where people are given time to understand the brand, the business, and develop their personal motivations. This means everyone can grow, continue to be inspired and feel included, now and in the future. The company fosters true collaboration and respect for all, grounded in the belief that diversity is essential to the success of the organization and its people.

We are now recruiting a Senior Supply Planner to join our Supply Chain team, working across our Fashion and Fragrance and Beauty divisions.

WHAT IMPACT YOU CAN CREATE AT CHANEL

The Senior Supply Planner focuses on integrating and analyzing data to derive insights that will drive metric-based decision making to support efficient inventory management. You will be responsible for developing and executing supply plans in alignment with business objectives, across all divisions, through effective cross-functional communication.

YOU ARE ENERGIZED BY

Collaborating with internal teams, using your exceptional communications skills to navigate and optimize the relationships within the business, including local, regional and global stakeholders.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

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Manage all divisions order fulfillment for all channels focusing maximum fulfillment of assorted items.

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Leverage supply chain expertise to recommend solutions for enhanced operational efficiency.

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Be responsible for managing and optimizing stock turns and re-balancing between Domestic and Duty-free stock to maximize fill rates and reduce obsolescence.

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Review and propose stock rebalancing within markets to optimize inventory holding.

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Developing and executing supply plans in alignment with business objectives through cross-functional communication.

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Ownership on Sustainable Supply Chain - Chanel mission 1.5 and hold the Accountability for Sea vs Air freight KPIs where Sea freight usage must be 90%.

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Maximize use of sea freight on all divisions stock shipments; Continuously monitor lead time parameters and recommend adjustment of DRP parameters like safety stock, classification, and lead times.

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Collaborate with forecasting team to enhance forecast accuracy and responsiveness to market dynamics.

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Accountable for validation of forecast in managing DRP inputs in DRP tool by reconciling forecast from forecasting tool to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the order proposals.

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Oversee the day-to-day activities and productivity of the Vendor Replenishment Planner

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

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Tertiary qualifications in Supply chain management, warehousing, logistics or significant hands-on experience.

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Sound background in quantitative analytics, forecasting, data modelling, predictive analysis and process improvement

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Advanced MS Excel skills (knowledge of SQL, Macros and mass data processing is advantageous)

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Exposure to reporting tools, ERP systems and warehouse management systems

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Strong attention to detail with superior written and verbal communication skills

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Excellent stakeholder engagement capability and proven ability to present insights in a meaningful way, to drive buy-in and strengthen collaboration

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Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work towards meeting tight deadlines and competing priorities

WHAT CHANEL CAN OFFER YOU

Chanel is dedicated to empowering our people to develop and learn wholistically. We believe by nurturing the whole person, not just the employee, we give people the space and tools to design their impact based on their individual strengths and intrinsic motivations.

Chanel remains committed to rewarding people competitively, as well as offering initiatives such as wellbeing programs, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.

We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and personal attributes do not form part of the selection process. Our team is selected solely for their talents and capabilities. We welcome the opportunity to learn how we can leverage your unique abilities and experiences to drive us forward.