Job Specifications
Company Description
WHO WE ARE
fresh is a global company headquartered in New York offering a full lifestyle line spanning skincare, lip care, bodycare, and fragrance in over a dozen countries. But we don’t just aspire to make the best products on the market; we want to be the best beauty brand to work for. We’ve created a warm, inspiring environment with world-class benefits that encourages our teams to dream big, because that’s how we got here.
Here at fresh, we intentionally foster a spirit of belonging. We celebrate our diversity and support every employee to feel welcomed, valued, respected, and heard. By embracing curiosity and collaboration, we recognize that our differences strengthen us.
MAIN JOB OBJECTIVE
Fresh is seeking a highly driven, analytical, and entrepreneurial supply planner to join our Business Planning team as Manager, Inventory Planning. Reporting into the Director of Key Accounts, the Manager, Inventory Planning will help drive continued growth by ensuring that our wholesale accounts have the right products, delivered at the right time, in the right quantities. The candidate will monitor, analyze, and present weekly sales data; monitor and analyze inventory levels including on-hand, in-transit, and on-order; and maintain, update, and improve inventory and demand forecasting models. The candidate will also own the entire product life cycle from end to end and develop strong, productive relationships with the planning teams at our Wholesale retail partners and gather their input to strengthen our planning processes and output. You will work cross-functionally with Key Accounts, Field Team, Marketing, Global Operations, Shared Services and Supply Chain to implement our inventory strategy.
Job Description
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Inventory Management
Responsible for effectively ensuring the right levels of inventory at Wholesale accounts to achieve sales targets while maintaining inventory goals for Sephora (US, Canada, Mexico) and Kohl’s
Monitor and achieve targeted In Stock/Presence rates at wholesale accounts.
Monitor and manage optimal inventory for each Channel(Brick and Mortar vs. Ecommerce)
Effectively manage inventory levels by reviewing Inventory Turn, In Stocks, WOS, Sell Thru and sales trend and develop tactics to mitigate forecast fluctuations.
Develop strong, productive relationships with our Wholesale Partners’ planning teams to gain insights and input to strengthen our planning processes, output, and overall retailer fill rate.
Develop SKU Productivity analysis to maximize business and make recommendations to maximize trending categories while minimizing unproductive SKUs through RTVs.
Manage RTV projection file, manage timely communication and execution of RTVs on discontinued SKUs with internal partners and with retail partners. Proactively turning off replenishment on high WOS SKUs to minimize EOL liability. Track dollars to budget.
Develop Sales and Stock analysis to maximize business and make weekly recommendations to drive retail and gross sales. Identify geo-targeted opportunities.
Communicate to NA retailers on new launch and limited life allocations, inventory related planning and strategy.
Planning and Forecasting
Implement defined strategies, methodologies and best practices that ensure excellence in supply planning, inclusive of segmentation, safety stock, inventory analysis, predictive analytics, and scenario planning.
Forecast sales and shipments for innovation and launches (pipe)
Provide input into the Monthly Forecast Review (MFR) with Global Forecasting
Partner closely with Key Accounts and Marketing to develop bottom-up shipment assumptions for promotions, secondary exposure and media.
Order Book Management
Maintain NA Order Book Roll Up daily/weekly to ensure monthly shipment forecasts are achieved. Understand and communicate variances and partner with Key Account team to develop solutions to maximize opportunities and minimize risks
Monitor gross sales and ensure monthly forecast accuracy.
Communicate daily with Customer Service / Shared Services on order status and work with the DC Team to ensure orders are shipped timely and to achieve monthly shipment forecast. Generate Invoiced Evolution report beginning Week 2 of fiscal month.
Manage and monitor key performance indicators including fulfilment rates (90% target) and consumer service metrics
Partner with Global Supply to ensure that inventory is available to support orders.
Develop process to ensure shipping chargebacks are minimized and develop steps to course mitigate risk.
Reporting
Maintain weekly and monthly sales and inventory reports to support analysis, solutions and forecasting
Conduct other ad hoc analyses as needed and build new tools and models.
What you will learn in the first 6 months:
Develop strong cross functional relationships across finance, key accounts, field team and with retail planning partners
Partner with Key Accounts team to accurately forecast and achieve mont
About the Company
In 1991, our founders Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg saw the need for beauty that was both effective and indulgent. Following their American dream, they opened a small store in Boston devoted to curating natural products from around the world and engaging a community. The original shopkeepers, they created a brand that touches people’s hearts as well as their skin—and quickly developed a cult following.
fresh is a global skincare brand within the LVMH Group, headquartered in New York City. We emphasize the look, feel, and ...
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