Procurement & Planning Manager

EO Products is a company with one mission and two brands: to create healthy personal care products that nurture the people who use them, respect the people who make them, and honor the planet we all share.  At EO, we believe in purpose, planet, people, and profits.  That means we’re a B-Corp, running a zero-waste factory making high-quality personal care products in 100% recycled (and recyclable) bottles.  Our family owned business has been leading the industry we helped create for almost 30 years, and we're dedicated to leading the care corps.

We offer a fun casual place to work, great benefits, employee discounts, and free products.  We are a diverse team of free-thinking individuals, and our company culture values responsibility, collaboration, integrity and passion. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Procurement & Planning Manager is responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating landed costs within ranges to achieve targeted margin goals, and securing supply of goods per the demand planning schedule.  This role will provide day-to-day leadership, skill development and strategic guidance to a small team of buyers and will collaborate with the Product Supply Manager to build and support the product demand schedule.

The Procurement & Planning Manager is responsible for supporting the product supply plan, by managing inbound raw material and outsourced manufacturing.  They will VERB (navigate?) SKU-level monthly sales forecasting to ensure adherence to company order fill rate goals. This involves planning material supply to ensure minimal disruption to the manufacturing schedule, while maintaining inventory turn rates in accordance with company goals. This role will work closely with Quality, R&D and Product Development departments on new product launches, new ingredients, and supplier onboarding. 

This role is eligible for hybrid on-site status, with a requirement of 3 days on site per week.  Employee must be able to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Compensation is dependent upon experience: annual salary range 66.5K-85k 
• Medical, dental, vision, and ancillary insurances
• Paid time off, Sick/Wellness Time, Paid Holidays, Volunteer time, and additional time off benefits 
• Eligibile for biannual company performance bonus
• 401K Retirement Plan with employer match
• Free products and fantastic discounts for yourself, and family/friends!
• Stipends for cellphone, internet, PPE (such as steel toe boots), and English or Spanish Language courses

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership

• Lead the supply chain with a responsible business mindset
• Manage supply chain schedules and payroll review
• Make decisions that lead to outcomes that support the corporate EBITDA goal
• Establishes and maintains a training schedule with procurement team to coach new skills, create new SOP’s and refresh existing SOP’s
• Maintain existing department KPI’s and develops new KPI’s for the purpose of goal-setting and performance monitoring for the team
• Provide guidance for both day-to-day tactics and a strategic long-term procurement mindset
• Ensure seamless coverage as needed for direct reports
  

Procurement

• Negotiate pricing and delivery of multi-category items to achieve COGS and inventory turn goals
  Work closely with the Quality Department on vendor qualification
• Ensure the delivery of required product and vendor documentation to Regulatory and Quality departments, assists with maintaining the databases for these documents
• Maintain the market database to help drive strategic procurement decisions based upon business disruption avoidance and landed-cost advantage
• Work closely with the Distribution team to identify the most cost-effective and time efficient method of material movements
• Oversee the management of our 3PLs with Inventory Control and Distribution
  Advocate for responsible business practices – includes origin point, PCR content, delivery method, processing methods, vendor partner sustainability initiatives, etc.
• Prepare for contract negotiations against established baseline volume requirements, and establishes pricing & volume intel to drive negotiation goals
• Keep the Director updated on supplier capacity constraints, and works with the Director to develop risk mitigation strategies
• Maintain core relationships with outsourced manufacturing partners to schedule activity in accordance with partner specialty, optimal quantity and delivery frequency.
• Ensure completion of product launch deliverables
• Oversee and manage the coordination of EO supplier meetings with internal departments. Develop and maintain meeting templates and notes
• Integrate the Distribution and Warehouse group into inbound product supply for the purpose of optimizing space and inventory movements
  
• Lead team analysis and management of inventory turns by category, and works with the Inventory control team to address slow/non-moving categories
• Manage the procurement of supplies and services for Operations, inclusive of uniform services
  

Planning

• Utilize forward-looking calendar to establish timing of inbound finished goods in accordance with safety stock buffer and fill rate goals
• Collaborate with the Product Supply Manager on monthly and quarterly bottoms-up forecast review for the purposes of smoothing inbound raw materials and outbound product supply movement
• Serve as the primary back-up to the Product Supply Manager for daily activities as needed
  

Safety and Other

•  Support a safe working environment by reporting any unsafe conditions or observed, unsafe conduct
• Creates infographics, presentations and other visual tools to illustrate KPI progress, trends and general supply chain information
• Supports other projects and tasks as assigned by the Director
  

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 

• Ability to lead a team and foster a data-driven performance culture
• Extensive knowledge of supply chain, distribution and manufacturing
• Ability to review legal documents, specification sheets, and other technical documentation
• Highly proficient with database systems and ERP programs
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel or Sheets
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels
• Integrity and discretion in dealing with confidential information
  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in closely related field or equivalent industry experience preferred
• 10 years of experience in supply chain preferred
• 5 years of experience managing a team preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

 Work chart of the U.S. Department of Labor for physical exertion

• Physical Demand Level - Sedentary
• Occasional (0-33% of the workday) - 10lbs
• Frequent (34-66% of the workday) - negligible 
• Constant (67-100% of the workday) - negligible
• Typical energy required - 1.5-2.1 METS

GENERAL WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This position may or may not require travel and the ability to navigate airports and transportation options to meet with customers and vendors.

EO Products is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.