Description

For over 35 years, Aesop has carefully cultivated an inspiring and inclusive environment in which our employees are supported and encouraged to thrive. As a global retail organisation, we offer professional development and advancement opportunities to complement career goals and aspirations.
Our approach to skin care involves meticulous attention to detail, using only the most efficacious ingredients to create formulations which stir the self and senses. The same meticulous approach is taken during our recruitment process, seeking out considered and inspired individuals with a wealth of perspectives who bring out the best in themselves and others.
We aim to strike the right balance between people, planet and profit, actively reducing our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, this journey has led us to become a certified B Corp. We are committed to building a more sustainable and inclusive society.
Role purpose
We have an exciting opportunity for a strong candidate to join us in the role of Supply Planner. Your objective will be managing short and mid term supply to support ambitious sales targets for the EMEA region. Through excellent proactive communication and relationship building you will help us effectively collaborate, maximise our service level and optimise our stock holding.

As a Supply Planner you will be at the centre of inventory and availability planning and will be instrumental in ensuring we meet our customer’s expectations. You will be working with a variety of different stakeholders including Logistics and Operations, Commercial, Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Regional Distribution Centres, and Global Supply Chain teams.
Role responsibilities include, but not limited to –
Main Responsibilities
Anticipate potential issues by comparing demand with supply in the short and medium term.
Provide a 12 month supply plan to global supply planning of the region’s forward requirements, whilst optimising safety stock and inventory targets.
Communicate actively with global supply planning team to prevent out of stock risks from occurring and to recover from supply issues as soon as possible.
Communicate to the business any risk of out of stock and ensure all relevant parties have timely and accurate context, availability information and action plans.
Work alongside wholesale teams to manage through the supply of large customer demands in the most effective way.
Root cause analysis of shortages with recommendation of appropriate action to ensure we learn from every issue.
Prepare and publish appropriate reports to monitor supply chain performance.
Suggest and implement improvements to our supply planning practices.
Project Service Level and Inventory level risks weekly to pre-empt possible issues in the short and medium term.
Work closely with our Logistics, Merchandise Planning and Demand Planning team to optimise slow moving and aged stock.
Manage kitting and VAS (value added services) with the Distribution Centre to ensure visibility of capacity and resource planning.
Lead Supply Review as part of the monthly S&OP cycle
Meetings
Facilitate monthly Aged Inventory meetings
Facilitate Monthly Supply S&OP meetings
Facilitate weekly risk review meetings
Facilitate supply and demand balancing
Attend monthly Sea Freight Review meeting and influence decision making
Attend sales alignment and sales sign off meetings to influence decision making on inventory and supply risks
Reporting
Generate and distribute the following reports on a weekly basis:
Service Level Reporting
Out of stocks / low stocks
Wastage report
Aged and excess stock
Review and resolve daily 3PL adjustments
Generate necessary monthly reports including S&OP deck
This is a full time position operating with a hybrid working pattern.
What we are looking for
Open mindset and deep curiosity seeking to understand others, listen without judgement and act on diverse perspectives
Commitment to fostering an inclusive and psychologically safe work environment
A customer-centric mindset (both internal and external), with experience in Supply Chain
Ability to build strong relationships with and influence internal stakeholders.
Ability to reach mutually acceptable solutions to complex problems which arise; level-headed, able to manage and resolve issues under pressure.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
Resilience and ability to work in a fast moving ever changing, demanding environment.
Strong prioritisation skills and communication skills (written and verbal).
Experience in presenting and adapting communication style.
Ability to challenge ways of working and seek out ways to continuously improve.
What’s on offer
We take a holistic approach to employment, promoting professional development, career growth, employee wellbeing initiatives and encouraging deep connections with the local community through the Aesop Foundation, volunteering and matched giving programs. Employee benefits include –
Flexible, hybrid working pattern
Generous product discount allowance and bi-annual complimentary product allocation
Paid volunteering allowance for all employees
Bonus opportunity based on personal, and business, performance
Suite of options to aid development, including complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning, in-house Product and Core skills training and study support opportunities
Access to employee assistance programmes, complimentary subscription to Headspace mindfulness app and summer hours options.
Aesop is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a creative and inclusive workplace where talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting inclusion for all with the belief that diversity, inclusion and belonging plays an important role in the success of our organisation. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.