Associate Manager, Supply Planning

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About e.l.f. Beauty e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face. 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, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode. In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, 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. Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us Position Summary The Associate Manager, Supply Planning will work closely with business partners in the Sales, Finance, Operations, Project Management, and Innovation teams across the EMEA region to drive success through our Supply Chain and ensure our customers have the right products in the right place at the right time. By effectively managing the supply planning, inventory management and S&OP functions of the job, the Supply Planning Manager will be a valued partner with our customers and internal partners. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, commercially minded, detail-oriented, and comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly.

Responsibilities

Supply Planning

Utilize supply planning tools to create optimal supply plans aligned with demand, inventory targets, capacity, and lead times

Create and communicate analyses that illustrate supply planning performance

Provide insights for the commercial team on supply planning performance, service levels, inventory health, and key supply risks

Monitor supply and inventory positions across the EMEA network and proactively identify potential shortages, excess inventory, and other supply risks

Manage inventory balancing between multiple warehouses and markets to optimize availability while maintaining inventory targets

Identify opportunities to improve inventory deployment and reduce unnecessary inventory movements

Support new product launches, product transitions, discontinuations, and other key business initiatives from a supply planning perspective

Coordinate supply requirements for testers, VAS, sampling, and other non-standard inventory processes

Inventory Management

Work with inventory e.l.f.’s inventory optimization software to ensure the best inventory targets are being set.

Build reporting to illustrate to the finance and supply chain teams our forecasted inventory position

Collaborate with commercial teams to find creative ways to remove excess inventory and aged inventory

Investigate root causes of inventory risks and develop actionable recommendations to improve inventory performance

Requirements 3+ years’ experience in Supply Planning, Forecasting, Demand Planning or other Supply Chain roles

Operations experience in a food, CPG, or cosmetics manufacturing company

Experience partnering directly with commercial and operational teams across the EMEA region

Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and leading cross-functional business processes

Strong working knowledge of planning process within CPG, fashion, or seasonal products

High drive for results and willing to work in a demanding & rapid paced environment

Ability to work autonomously across functions to meet deadlines

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Highly analytical with strong attention to detail

Excellent Excel Skills and knowledge

Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred Skills SQL for data extraction, reporting, and supply chain analytics

Python programming for data analysis, automation, and process improvement

Experience with SAP and/or supply planning platforms.

Experience working with multi-warehouse or multi-market supply networks.

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