Internship - Demand Planning Asisstant (Estée Lauder) - JANUARY 2026

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About the job

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. As the global leader in prestige beauty, we touch over half a billion consumers a year. Our company's products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names: AERIN, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Bumble & Bumble, By Kilian, Clinique, Darphin, DKNY, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, Estee Lauder, GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone London, La Mer, Le Labo, MAC, Michael Kors, Origins, Tom Ford, SmashBox, Too Faced, and many more.

To support our Demand Planning Department on Estee Lauder we are recruiting a Regional Demand Planner Assistant EMEA for a 6-month internship in our EMEA offices in the Paris area.

You are passionate about beauty and beauty brands, and interested in developing your experience in Supply/Demand Planning. You want to work for a world-leading company that values investment in your personal growth. You are looking for your next challenge to leverage your analytical and leadership skills: apply! This role is for you.

Detailed Responsibilities
- Produce an accurate sales forecast for one market from our portfolio
- Produce and maintain the forecast of new product launches in collaboration with both regional and affiliate marketing
- Conduct monthly KPI (Key Performance Indicators) analysis to identify root causes of forecast variance and undertake corrective actions
- Collaborate with our statistical provider to clean historical events and improve accuracy
- Manage master data to reflect life cycles of the products
- Maintain the usage plan of promotional items in collaboration with affiliate marketing teams
- Support the Regional Demand Planning Lead on S&OP (IBP) meetings preparation
- Process improvement: deploy a NPL forecasting tool and process on the brand

Qualifications
- Student of engineering or business school, or postgraduate with supply chain specialization
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and in a multicultural environment
- Strong Excel skills and Power BI (create, update and use)
- Must be fully proficient in English, able to follow English-language meetings and phone calls

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