Keep launches moving. Protect the bestsellers.
New shades, hero products, promotions and gift sets all compete for the same inventory budget. Pinto forecasts launches and ongoing demand, plans the components behind every kit and flags short-dated stock, to protect bestseller availability without overinvesting in slow movers.
- Plan categories, shades, kits and launch ranges.
- Forecast launches and replenishment demand.
- Protect component availability and shelf life.
Why beauty inventory needs a different plan
Launches are planned before anyone knows the winner
New shades and limited editions need a buy before any sell-through exists. Guess low and a hit sells out in weeks. Guess high and stock ages on the shelf.
A kit is only as available as its scarcest part
A gift set can look in stock while one component runs short. One late item holds up the whole set, and the launch date with it.
Shelf life shrinks the usable stock
Expiry dates and retailer date requirements make some stock harder to sell than the on-hand total suggests, and it ends up written off.
Plan the product, the launch and the components
Pinto plans the range, the launch and every component behind it, with shelf life in view.
Category, shade and product mix
Recommends the mix of categories, shades and price tiers for each channel and launch window.
Launch forecasting
Forecasts new launches from comparable products, and updates the plan as early sell-through comes in.
Variant and channel forecasting
Forecasts demand by shade and size across DTC, retail and marketplaces.
Kits, bundles and components
Turns finished-kit demand into component requirements, and flags the part that will hold up a set.
Replenishment planning
Plans component and finished-goods buys around supplier lead times and order minimums.
Shelf-life and excess risk
Flags stock nearing expiry or piling up, and proposes where it can still sell.
How Pinto handles it.
An illustrative decision Pinto prepares, and the question it brings to your team.
- What happened
- The new lip oil launched two weeks ago and is selling 35% ahead of forecast. It’s also a component in the 8,000-unit holiday gift set.
- What Pinto found
- At this rate, lip oil runs 1,200 units short of what the gift sets need. The gift boxes are also arriving two weeks late.
- What Pinto recommends
- Buy 1,200 lip oil now, and split the gift-box order with a second supplier.
- Business impact
- Keeps the gift set on shelf for the November peak, and keeps the hero lip oil in stock for everyday orders.
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Pinto plans each beauty category on its own terms.
SkincareSerums and creams with longer lifecycles and shelf-life limits.
CosmeticsMany shades per product, and launches that make or break a season.
HaircareSteady repeat demand across salon, retail and DTC.
FragranceGift-driven peaks and high-value stock.
Personal careEveryday essentials sold on repeat and on promotion.
Beauty & Personal Care planning, answered.
How does Pinto forecast demand for new beauty launches?
Pinto forecasts each launch from comparable products and channels, then updates the forecast as early sell-through comes in, so the next buy reflects real demand.
How does Pinto turn a forecast into kit and component buys?
Pinto breaks finished-kit demand down into component requirements, checks stock and supplier lead times, and recommends what to buy and when. You approve the plan before anything is ordered.
Does Pinto work with our ERP, ecommerce and warehouse systems?
Yes. Pinto connects to systems such as NetSuite and Shopify, alongside your connected warehouse systems, and plans from the product, sales and inventory data they hold.
Pinto’s recommendations use the product, sales, inventory and channel data you connect.
Your existing systems, planned as one.
Pinto brings together the data in your ERP, commerce and warehouse systems, so forecasts and supply plans start from the same numbers.
Connects to systems such as NetSuite and Shopify, alongside your connected warehouse systems.
What beauty & personal care teams rely on most.
Four Pinto Experts work together on every launch and replenishment plan. Open any one to see how it handles the decisions in your business.
- 01Assortment PlanningChoose the product mix and variants to offer, then connect those choices to demand and supply plans.
- 02Demand ForecastingForecasts that explain themselves, and flag the ones they’re unsure of.
- 03Supply PlanningFrom the final forecast to purchase orders, transfers and allocations, within your budget and rules.
- 04Inventory Intelligence & ATPKnows what every channel can really sell, and fixes bad inventory data as it arrives.