Company Description: (MALIN+GOETZ) is a fast-growing, 20-year-old, founder-based gender-neutral beauty and lifestyle business based in New York City. We operate 20+ flagship apothecaries in NYC, LA, London, and Hong Kong; along with an expanding presence online through www.malinandgoetz.com. Additionally, the brand is listed internationally with 600+ high-end accounts across five continents, including Space NK, Selfridges, Liberty, Nordstrom, Lane Crawford, and Sephora; and amenity partners that include 5* hotels, spas, and concept gyms. Our company champions three values: humanity, empathy + fight, and these values are embedded into everything we do. We foster employees to represent these values in all aspects of their work.
Position Summary: (MALIN+GOETZ) is looking for a motivated, collaborative, and experienced Supply Chain professional to join our dynamic, fast-growing company reporting to the Demand Planning Senior Manager. The Demand Planning Manager will be responsible for managing the end-to-end processes of the supply chain to ensure accurate and timely delivery of a category of our products. This individual will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a high degree of cross-functional interaction with Sales, Finance, Creative, and Marketing teams to drive success through our Supply Chain.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned.
Update demand forecast for specific categories of ownership.
Work towards a strong forecast accuracy for specific product categories of ownership.
Manage internal and external reporting processes (internal PO trackers, vendor open order reports and production reporting analysis).
Update SKU attributes, safety stocks and MOQ to ensure accuracy in the ERP System.
Weekly analysis of inventory levels to complete Purchase Orders, avoid Out of Stock situations and minimize the risk of aging or overstock.
Work with internal Sales and Marketing teams to ensure that all promotions and new initiatives (events) are captured in the demand plan.
Work with product development and creative teams to understand current projects and timelines and his/her/their role within that project.
Support the Ops team in regular alignment meetings with Sales, Finance, Creative and Product Development.
Communicate updates to Bills of Materials internally for contract manufacturers and suppliers to be updated.
Facilitate and track supplier PO progress and timelines.
Communicate significant changes that will impact quantities and expected dates with other corresponding groups within the supply chain.
Regular communication with vendors to build partnership and understand production timing.
Responsible for regular reporting on inventory levels and performance.
Troubleshooting with suppliers to resolve issues (scheduling, quantities, delays, etc.).
Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.
Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension. Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form. Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally. Keeps others adequately informed. Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.
Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
and Organization - Integrates changes smoothly. Plans for additional resources. Prioritizes and plans work activities. Sets goals and objectives. Uses time efficiently. Works in an organized manner.
Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public.
Mathematical Ability:
Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Compute rate, ratio and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
Office
Excel
Business Central
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
(MALIN+GOETZ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.