Associate Manager - Supply Planning

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.