Associate Manager, Supply Planning (Finance)

Job Description

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $78,200 - $90,000 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Manager, Supply Planning position is part of the Operations Team. Supply Planning is the voice of the Operations team to the business and is responsible for supporting the supply planning process for a specific Brand(s) to ensure efficient delivery of products. This role involves assisting in planning, coordinating with various departments, and supporting the team to meet organizational goals. The focus may be on new product launches, core or both.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and collaborate with the supply planning team and cross functional partners.
• Assist in developing and implementing supply planning strategies to meet business objectives
• Coordinate with production planning, materials management, and logistics teams to support seamless supply chain operations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams, and act as an effective liaison between Brand, Merchandise Planning and Operations Partners
• Analyze merchandise and demand forecasts vs. inventory levels to assist in creating supply plans.
• Help identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain and recommend creative solutions to challenges.

• Communicate and escalate significant supply problems, identify the root cause and the resolution.

• Work with leadership to align supply planning with overall business strategy.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and assist in implementing improvements, as needed, such as meeting 95% fill rate targets and reducing Excess & Obsolescence inventory
• Participate in projects, as requested, or as identified

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Supply Planning or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in supply chain management software and tools.
• Communication excellence such as professionally communicating clearly: verbal and written
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Advanced Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables, and formulas a must), Proficiency with MS Office, SQL database queries a plus