AVON

Beauty Sourcing Manager

AVON

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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About the role

  • Oversee finished goods inventory, service, and cost for the product categories supported, in addition to developing supplier relationships to support those goals.
  • Negotiate component, raw Ingredient, contract manufacturing terms and minimum order quantities (MOQ) for new product launches and items already existing in the portfolio
  • Build and sustain team members relationships with Marketing, Package Engineering, Quality, Demand Planning, Project Management, and Finance
  • Establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and guide final supplier selection
  • Identify any challenges and opportunities with the supply plans (lead-times, capacity constraints), prepare analysis and communicate with Category Team with recommended action plans specifically in areas of supply and production planning with projected impact to goals
  • Improve and rationalize supply base on an ongoing basis
  • Partner with and support Planning by being an active participant with regards to mitigation of service issues for both new and inline products

Requirements

  • Experience sourcing Beauty products
  • 5+ years professional experience in sourcing and procurement
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or a related field
  • Experience managing the contract, sourcing and negotiation with third-party suppliers to achieve an appropriate balance of quality and cost
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets and write advanced macros)
  • Strong analytical skills, a passion for slicing and dicing data and knack for summarizing findings for senior leadership
  • Change management experience with the ability to manage complexity while working collaboratively.
  • Process design and improvement experience
Benefits
  • Eligible for benefits as of date of hire (health, dental, vision, life and other voluntary programs)
  • You are immediately vested in Avon’s matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan. Avon matches your contributions dollar-for dollar up to 3% of your eligible pay, and $0.50 per dollar on the next 2% of your eligible pay.
  • Company sponsored Life insurance, AD&D and Disability benefits with option to buy up
  • Wellness incentive programs
  • Commuter, Health Reimbursement (HRA) and Flexible Spending (FSA) accounts
  • Family Care (back-up child and elder care) benefit Programs
  • Additional voluntary benefit programs available such as group legal, critical care, accident, pet insurance and identity protection insurance.
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Hard Skills & Tools
sourcingprocurementcontract negotiationsupply chain managementdata analysisprocess designprocess improvementadvanced Excelmacros
Soft Skills
analytical skillscollaborationchange managementrelationship building
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain