Interim Supply Planning Manager

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People and Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys. We have annual revenues of ~$500 million and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 16 consecutive quarters of net sales growth as we have grown to #4 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last three fiscal years), equity given to every full-time employee as a part of their new hire package, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

About the Job

We are currently looking for a motivated, collaborative, and experienced Supply Chain professional to join our dynamic, high-growth company during a maternity leave for a member of our team. This position can be fully remote, in our Oakland, California headquarters or our Fairfield, New Jersey office.

The Supply Planning Manager will be responsible for planning and managing the e.l.f inventory strategy for our Innovation and International business segments. A high degree of cross-functional interaction will be required as the selected candidate will be focused on establishing new ways of working with e.l.f. Cosmetics’ international counterparts to support our growth strategies there.

The best candidates will embrace e.l.f.’s dynamic culture of executing with speed and quality to drive solutions. The ideal candidate will bring 4 to 5 years of relevant operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity meaning a company greater than $100 million revenue, a high-SKU environment, national distribution, big box retail customer base, and a rapidly changing product line/SKU mix. He/she will also have expertise in cross-functional S&OP modeling and process leadership experience inclusive of supply planning, demand planning, and inventory management. We are also looking for someone with a strong preference for enterprise systems experience, past success reducing inventory levels or SKU rationalization and a mastery of Excel is a must. Finally, he/she will have a demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication - experience managing cross-functional teams is important as well.

Detailed Responsibilities and Requirements

Responsibilities

• Defining and executing the inventory strategy domestic and International retail channels including US, and international customers
• Optimize and create production requirements with international partners to balance service and cost
• Manage and communicate existing or potential business risk to service, working capital, or quality
• Accountable for the maintaining metrics behind supply chain planning analytics (e.g., DOH inventory, inventory composition, fill rates, obsolete reporting, etc.)

Requirements

• Ability to work autonomously across functions to meet deadlines and drive tasks to completion
• Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication; experience managing cross-functional teams. Nimble and entrepreneurial in nature.
• Cross-functional S&OP modeling and process leadership experience; inclusive of supply planning, demand planning, and inventory management; strong preference for enterprise systems experience, past success reducing inventory levels or SKU rationalization; advanced Excel.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• 4 to 5 years’ experience within Supply and/or Demand Planning, Innovation Procurement, with a strong preference for international (China-based) procurement and international logistics
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or another analytical field preferred or equivalent experience
• Excellent Excel Skills and knowledge
• System implementation experience a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word and PowerPoint)
• High drive for results and willing to work in a demanding & rapid paced environment
• Operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity; >$100 million revenue, high-SKU, national distribution, big box retail customer base, and rapidly changing product line / SKU mix.
• Strong working knowledge of planning process within CPG, fashion, or seasonal products
• Excellent analytical, follow-up, and attention to detail skills