E.L.F. BEAUTY

Director, Sourcing

E.L.F. BEAUTY

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oakland • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $155,000 - $185,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Translate the overall vision into actionable team goals, fostering a high-performing environment and developing team members with varying levels of experience.
  • Identify long-term challenges and opportunities for e.l.f. beauty globally, developing and advocating for sourcing strategies that create a sustainable competitive edge.
  • Cultivate and manage strong relationships with key strategic suppliers in the western hemisphere.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic discussions and complex negotiations.
  • Drive innovation by partnering with Asia Sourcing, R&D, Product Development, and Marketing strategy on internally vs., externally-led development.
  • Build a strong strategic network across the brands to ensure e.l.f. beauty has robust and diverse contract manufacturing and packaging supplier network to meet the diverse needs of each brand.
  • Manage and develop a team of diverse professionals, providing constructive feedback and fostering growth and autonomy.

Requirements

  • BA or BS required
  • 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Supplier Management, or Procurement, with 5+ years in sourcing is required, ideally within the beauty industry
  • Strong leadership and people management with a track record of building teams.
  • Rich experience working with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers, with a focus on partnership and relationship building
  • High degree of financial and analytical aptitude a must, with a strong attention to detail
  • Excellent influence and negotiating skills
  • Able to work in fast-paced environments and prioritize competing demands
  • Results-oriented mindset with a focus on cross-functional problem solving
  • Must be team-oriented, responsive, comfortable collaborating and decision making across internal and external teams globally
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to handle various situations, multiple priorities, changing business needs
  • Must have a mindset towards continuous improvement across new product development processes and supplier management
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • a retirement savings plan
  • gender neutral parental leave
  • unlimited paid time off
  • annual company-based performance bonus
  • equity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Supply Chain ManagementSupplier ManagementProcurementSourcingFinancial AnalysisAnalytical SkillsNegotiationContract ManagementProduct DevelopmentContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
LeadershipPeople ManagementTeam BuildingRelationship BuildingInfluencingCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunicationAdaptabilityResults Orientation
Certifications
BABS