Executive Director, Brand Value Chain Global Business Planning La Mer

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. Description The Executive Director, Global Business Planning will serve as a strategic business partner on La Mer Global Brand, leading the development of gross sales analytics and insights, Innovation forecasting and sufficiency, and integrated planning strategies that enable sustainable global growth and informed decision-making across Regions and Markets. This role will lead the Global Business Planning function, translating data into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership. The Executive Director will partner closely with Global Marketing, Finance, BVC, and Regional Brand and Demand Planning teams to identify risks and opportunities, strengthen forecast accuracy, and ensure alignment between brand strategy, financial objectives, innovation plans, and demand. A critical responsibility of the role will be leading innovation forecasting and portfolio sufficiency, overseeing the development and evolution of new product forecasts throughout the Innovation process, and establishing global forecasting principles to ensure robust, strategically aligned plans across the Global Brand and Regions. The role will continuously evolve the Global Business Planning capability, developing new analytics, processes, tools, and ways of working that improve decision quality, organizational agility, and business performance. Key Responsibilities Global Business Planning & Strategic Insights Lead the Global Business Planning function, establishing and refining the analytical frameworks, planning processes, and business insights required to support global brand strategy and long-term growth. Identify and quantify business opportunities and risks across Regions, categories, franchises, channels, and products, partnering with cross-functional leaders to translate insights into action. Develop executive-level analyses and scenario planning to support key strategic decisions, business reviews, investment choices, and evolving Brand priorities. Innovation & New Product Forecasting Lead the forecasting strategy for innovation, partnering with Global Marketing, Product Development, Finance, BVC, and Regional teams throughout the Corporate Innovation Process. Establish and communicate global new product forecasting principles and processes, ensuring they reflect Brand strategy, historical performance, market dynamics, and launch objectives. Provide strategic leadership to new product business cases, evaluating competitive benchmarks, forecast assumptions, cannibalization, net extra, and longer-term potential. Drive alignment with Regional Brand and Demand Planning teams on new forecast and cannibalization assumptions, ensuring forecasts appropriately reflect global launch strategies while incorporating relevant market dynamics. Oversee the evolution of forecasts throughout project stages, identifying material changes, challenging assumptions, and escalating risks and opportunities as appropriate. Ensure effective lifecycle planning by connecting new product launches with the planned phase-out of existing items and identifying implications to demand, inventory, and business performance. Long Description Integrated Business Planning Provide leadership across the Brand's Integrated Business Planning (IBP/MBR) p…

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