Supply Planning Manager Jobs

About Maesa
Maesa is the world's largest independent beauty company, housing numerous, fast growing "it" brands within all categories of beauty. We are a high growth global company in the middle of the transition from founder lead to private equity owned. With an incubation flywheel ideating on new global brand launches, Maesa pushes creative and technical boundaries to deliver exceptional performance and establish global staying power. Maesa has a keen focus on marketing and white space analysis, which guides its thinking on marketing existing brands as well as development of new brands through its extremely unique structure. We are vertically integrated globally with inhouse marketing, branding, product development/formulation, packaging design/engineering and regulatory. With a focus on modernity and sustainability, we design innovative solutions and make proactive choices to achieve environmental neutrality and consumer wellness. Maesa has mastered "commercializing creativity," making itself a leader in the fundamental revolutionary change in the beauty industry. Headquartered in New York and Paris, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Vienna, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Dongguan, Maesa employs about 400 team members worldwide.
Pay Range: $90,000/yr - $110,000/yr. Exact compensation may very based on skills, experience, and location.
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The Supply Planning Manager is responsible for leading the development of the master production and inventory plan which will drive the production, finished goods inventory, and financial cash plans, balancing the customer service, finished goods inventory and cost goals.
To continuously improve the service performance of Maesa brands by improving the supply-chain processes to drive value for our customers, to surpass the competitors and make the supply-chain a vector for the business development and profitability growth.
This role reports to Supply Planning Sr. Manager. Roles and responsibilities could expand to other areas based on candidate’s skill-level and performance.
Core Responsibilities:

• Participate in action reviews of marketing / sales activities and ensure that relevant learnings are incorporated into future production plans
• Coordinate to review capacity plans and manage scheduling optimization in line with Maesa specific SC policy and sourcing decisions (service, cost, and inventory) at 3PL, and MAESA China.
• Provide input into future S&OP process. Work to identify and resolve supply, capacity, with recommendations to support the business and operational planning needs over the 0-24 month horizon
• Collaborate with cross functional SC ie: (Packaging/ R&D/ Regulatory/ Project Mgmt) to support innovation, capacity, and efficiency: Leading continuous improvement initiatives and Problem -Solving cases
• Lead cross functional meetings each period
• Publish production and finished goods inventory plans to include the development and execution of the Colibri planning software models to solve for capacity and inventory using the demand forecast and agreed inventory policies.
• Collect facts and data to defend MAESA positions in a fair manner and sort out responsibility with specific understanding of LT /MOQs /Production Schedules /Shift Patterns/ Transit times/Shutdowns
• Monitor & Update budgets/POW’s as it relates to execution of components, bulk and filling to ensure project margins are maintained (or improved)
• Accountable for delivery - on time, in full, and at cost
• Develop direct & detailed understanding relationships with domestic/international vendors on the manufacturing capabilities of the locations
• 24-hour rule - Making a concerted effort to acknowledge and/or address all inquiries within 24 hours upon receipt
• Communicate BOM and Fill and Assembly changes to vendors
• Lead & Summarize weekly Drumbeat meeting for assigned Category/Brand- escalating to review issues and actions relating to the production schedules, consistent with the agreed supply policies
• Accountable for data accuracy in the system, codes/BOMs/ LTs/ Scrap Factor
• Identify required changes for End Caps/ Promotions and re-balancing of production and production shift requirements
• Perform and publish root cause analysis on key metrics including customer service and inventory levels, clean inventory discrepancies between system and data from Vendors
• Review customers’ forecast and orders with demand and sales teams’ vs contracts, lead times
• Manage timing of replenishment & Launch productions such that desired product quantities are available at needed time
• Develop and communicate daily/ weekly / monthly production plans based on demand to meet overall customer service levels as well as finished goods inventory and non-quality cost targets.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Flexibility and willingness to take on additional responsibilities when needed.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills utilizing advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel to demonstrate skill in data analysis, inconsistencies /anomalies in routine data.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to influence
• Understanding of factory production and product supply environment
• Familiar with Manufacturing and Supply Chain management field concepts, practices, and procedures, including inventory management, forecasting principles & lean principles
• Bachelor's degree
• Works in compliance with established procedures and/or protocols
• 3-5 years of supply chain experience which could include Marketing, Production Scheduling, Demand Planning & Forecasting, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Customer Service or Logistics (knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program in a related field, or equivalent work experience)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with overseas contract manufacturers’
• Preferred experience of inventory replenishment, production scheduling, or logistics with proficiency in ERP planning software.
• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or a related field
• Epicor /Tableau / Colibri knowledge
• MBA or advanced engineering degree is a plus

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