Demand Planning Intern, Hair – Summer 2025

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Title: Demand Planning Intern, Hair – Summer 2025 

Location(s): Culver City, CA 

Location Requirements: Hybrid (~3 days in office; ~2 days remote/week) 

Business Unit: Henkel Consumer Brands 

Functional Area: Supply Chain  

Job ID(s): HCB0036 

Start Date: May 19, 2025 

End Date: Mid-late August 2025 

Are you a highly motivated, innovative student looking to gain career-building experience and make an impact at a leading global organization? 
 
If yes, you could be a great fit as a Demand Planning Intern working with our Hair Professional brands (like Schwarzkopf, Joico, Kenra and more), where you will gain hands-on experience in demand forecasting techniques, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. 

 
You can expect your internship to include assignments like: 

• Data collection and analysis: 
  • Identifying trends, seasonality, and patterns in sales data 
  • Assisting in creating and maintaining dashboards for data visualization 
• Forecast development: 
  • Supporting the creation of statistical forecasts using various methods (e.g., moving average, exponential smoothing, regression analysis) 
  • Helping to incorporate qualitative inputs from sales and marketing teams into forecasts  
  • Assisting in developing promotional forecasts for specific marketing campaigns  
• Inventory management: 
  • Aiding in calculating safety stock levels and reorder points  
  • Monitoring inventory levels and identify slow-moving or obsolete items 
  • Assisting in developing strategies to optimize inventory across the supply chain 

In addition to the job functions of your assigned department, you will also develop your professional skillset through: 

• Exciting projects that allow you to make real impact and collaborate with Henkel colleagues worldwide 
• Countless learning opportunities available through Henkel’s online learning platform with over 9,000 courses 
• Networking events with Henkel business leaders, diversity and inclusion experts and sustainability ambassadors 
• Ongoing feedback discussions that allow you to accomplish concrete goals 

Following your internship, you may be invited to join Henkel as a full-time employee in the future. 

YOUR SKILLS 

• A current undergraduate student planning to graduate in December 2025, 2026, or 2027 and majoring in supply chain, industrial engineering, statistics or business analytics 
• Proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, statistical functions) 
• Basic understanding of statistical concepts and forecasting methods  
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills  
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment