[Remote] DG Americas Sales Planner Sephora

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DOLCE&GABBANA is seeking a Sales Planner to manage planning for its Beauty portfolio at Sephora US and Canada. The role owns SKU-level forecasting, replenishment, order management, and inventory health, while coordinating launch and promotional plans with internal teams and Sephora counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Own rolling SKU-level sell-in and demand forecasts across assigned Sephora doors and Sephora.com for Fragrances, Makeup, and Skincare (including core SKUs, novelties, shade extensions, travel formats, and sets/coffrets)
• Align annual, monthly, and weekly retail sales plans with KAMs, Sales Leadership, and Sephora Planners to build strategic action plans
• Develop launch forecasts, initial pipeline estimates, and expansion builds, incorporating Sephora promotional calendars, marketing animations, and digital support
• Provide monthly gross shipping projections, analyzing historical sell-through ratios, rate of sale by door tier, and sub-category performance
• Maintain accurate SKU setups, pricing, shade listings, and cost structures in Sephora and internal ERP systems
• Validate and process daily EDI orders, verifying allocations and resolving order transmission/pricing discrepancies
• Produce weekly location-level sales, inventory health, and Out-of-Stock (OOS) reports; propose proactive replenishment and build-order adjustments
• Reconcile warehouse stock against Sephora committed allocations to prevent shortages, managing component availability and set-assembly constraints
• Manage, set up, and execute orders for Sephora sampling programs (e.g., Beauty Offer grids, Digital Sampling, subscription boxes, and pre-sampling campaigns)
• Reconcile sampling and Gift-With-Purchase (GWP) inventory against programmed allocations in the Split Ship Grid, ensuring on-time delivery to Sephora distribution centers
• Plan and build monthly/seasonal toolkit orders across all categories, including testers, hygiene disposables, shade trays, glorifiers, blotters, and discovery materials for Sephora counters/gondolas
• Partner with Trade Marketing and Field Teams to anticipate Sephora gondola updates, seasonal visual rotations, and animated events
• Participate in recurring Business Reviews and inventory touchpoints with Sephora Merchant and Demand Planning counterparts to communicate stock health, risks, and launch readiness
• Work seamlessly with internal teams (KAMs, Supply Chain, Operations, Trade Marketing) to address supply constraints, lead times, and shipping priorities
• Provide continuous inventory and sell-out insights to maximize ROI on Sephora co-op programs, animations, and promotional events

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in Sales Planning, Demand Planning, or Inventory Planning within the Beauty, Prestige Cosmetics, or Luxury CPG industry
• Proven track record in SKU-level forecasting, EDI order management, and managing retailer inventory portals
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex lookups, financial/inventory modeling)
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP), EDI platforms, and Sephora vendor portals (e.g., Sephora Vendor Center / Retail Link tools)
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex retail data into clear operational strategy
• Exceptional organizational and cross-functional coordination skills
• Experience with multi-category launches, shade management (Makeup), sampling/GWP programs, and counter/gondola toolkit setup
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Direct experience managing Sephora (or key prestige beauty retailers) across multi-category portfolios (Fragrance, Makeup, and Skincare) is highly preferred

Benefits

• Remote work

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