Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Within the Supply Chain function sit our Planning teams. With a population of over three hundred people, these teams form a purpose-built Global Hub covering a wide range of planning activities, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Materials Planning, Distribution Planning, Innovation Planning, and Product Lifecycle Management.

The organization operates in a centralized and standardized way, sharing best practices across markets to deliver industry-leading service, optimal inventory levels, operational excellence, and successful product launches across our global portfolio.

Our Planning teams play a critical role in connecting business strategy with operational execution, ensuring the right products are available at the right time, in the right place, and at the right cost.

THE ROLE

OPTIMIZE, ENABLE, INNOVATE!

As our Supply Chain Planner, you will play a key role in supporting end-to-end planning activities across a dedicated product portfolio, market, supplier base, manufacturing network, or business area.

You will use data, systems, and stakeholder collaboration to anticipate risks, drive decision-making, and ensure service, inventory, and operational objectives are achieved.

You will be reporting to a Planning Manager and may be involved in:

Planning & Operational Excellence

• Develop, maintain, and monitor planning activities across demand, supply, materials, distribution, innovation, or lifecycle processes.


• Ensure business requirements are translated into robust and actionable plans.


• Balance service, inventory, cost, and operational constraints to support business objectives.


• Monitor planning performance through KPIs and operational metrics.


• Identify risks, gaps, and exceptions and drive mitigation actions.


• Support operational execution while maintaining a long-term planning perspective.

Data Analysis & Decision Support

• Analyze business trends, forecasts, supply chain performance, and operational data.


• Translate insights into recommendations and actions that improve planning outcomes.


• Conduct root cause analyses and support issue resolution.


• Leverage digital tools and planning systems to improve visibility and decision-making.


• Support continuous improvements through data-driven recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Markets, and other global stakeholders.


• Participate in regular business reviews and planning meetings.


• Communicate planning assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations clearly and effectively.


• Build strong relationships across functions and act as a trusted planning partner.


• Contribute to successful project execution, product launches, portfolio changes, and business initiatives.

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Support process standardization and operational excellence initiatives.


• Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to best practice implementation.


• Drive efficiencies through systems, automation, and digital capabilities.


• Adapt to new tools, technologies, and ways of working within a transforming planning environment.

YOU ARE A COTY FIT

As a planning professional, you thrive in a fast-paced and international environment. You combine strong analytical capabilities with business understanding and a collaborative mindset. You are comfortable working with ambiguity, making trade-offs, and driving actions that create value for the business.

Must-Haves

• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Analytics, Operations, Logistics, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).


• Strong planning and supply chain fundamentals, or relevant experience in planning, operations, logistics, forecasting, or supply chain environments.


• Strong business acumen and ability to understand how decisions impact commercial and operational performance.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, and prioritize effectively.


• Curious, agile, and eager to continuously learn and improve.


• Fluent English and experienced working with SAP.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and Power BI.

At Coty, we value data savvy people. As part of the Coty curated strategic program, we are transforming into a data centric organization powered by AI. If you have data engineering skills or experience developing dashboards in Power BI, this is considered a strong advantage.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest Planning Hubs in the industry and contribute to the future of global supply chain operations.

You'll work in a multicultural, collaborative, and highly dynamic environment while partnering with stakeholders across markets, manufacturing sites, and global business functions.

This role offers excellent career development opportunities across multiple planning disciplines, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Materials Planning, Distribution Planning, Innovation Planning, and broader Supply Chain functions.

Coty's global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely. We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working gives everyone the freedom to choose what works best for their individual circumstances and empowers them to perform at their best.

Additional benefits include:

• Flexible working hours


• Hybrid working model (up to 50% remote)


• Ticket Restaurant


• Company products and access to the company shop


• Health insurance

ABOUT US

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.

Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.

Join us in making over the world of beauty!