Director, Purchasing, Logistics, Master Data

Hourglass Cosmetics

Director of Purchasing and Logistics at Hourglass Cosmetics overseeing end-to-end supply chain operations. Leading a high-performing team and driving operational excellence for global growth objectives.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeCarson • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of supply chain professionals across purchasing and logistics functions.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels.
Represent the supply chain function in cross-functional leadership forums, executive reviews, and S&OP processes.
Define and track KPIs across supply chain operations including service level, inventory health, on-time delivery, lead time adherence, and logistics cost management.
Implement margin optimization and operational cost-saving strategies across the supply chain.
Oversee the logistics function, managing the end-to-end movement of goods between global packaging suppliers, contract cosmetics manufacturers, and the Hourglass Distribution Center across all transportation modes (air, sea, truck, rail).
Ensure prompt pick-up and delivery of shipments through effective management of freight forwarding partnerships; review and optimize freight costs to identify the most economical mode of transport that meets required delivery dates.
Ensure accurate landed cost application and timely processing of freight and customs invoices; apply freight and customs costs to inventory so landed cost is absorbed correctly.
Oversee Transfer Order management in NetSuite ERP, ensuring all shipment dates, quantities, and statuses are maintained accurately; maintain clear Transfer Order Pegging Reports with estimated and actual departure and arrival dates.
Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships across contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and freight forwarders to ensure timely procurement, quality delivery, and business continuity.
Actively prepare and participate in S&OP with Demand Planning, Procurement, Finance, Sales, and Marketing to develop tactical supply chain plans that align with business goals and global forecast.
Oversee vendor scorecards and KPI tracking across service, quality, innovation, safety, and communication; support vendor accountability through regular performance reviews.
Serve as the primary escalation point for supply issues including delays, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions; proactively develop and communicate contingency plans.
Partner with Product Development and Project Management teams on new product launch supply chain planning, providing clear updates on all open orders and logistics recommendations during cross-functional NPD meetings.
Lead the Master Data function. Maintain accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive Master Data in our system of record.
Regularly reconcile inventory balances and transactions in NetSuite and our key external partner’s ERPs and WMSs, understand the sources of the out-of-syncs, and make recommendations for how to get in sync and stay in sync.
Lead NetSuite-intensive projects that will allow us to get more leverage from our Master Data.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or a related field;
Minimum 8 years of progressive supply chain experience, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or senior management role overseeing cross-functional supply chain teams.
Proven experience overseeing supply chain and logistics functions end-to-end.
Deep experience with MRP/ERP systems; Oracle Planning Cloud (OPC) and NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes including demand planning, supply planning, procurement, logistics, inventory management, and S&OP.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence without authority, and drive organizational change.
Exceptional analytical skills; advanced proficiency in Excel (modeling, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and strong data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Experience with international freight forwarding and logistics operations.
Cosmetics, beauty, or consumer packaged goods industry experience strongly preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to present effectively to executive leadership and articulate complex supply chain concepts to non-technical audiences.
Track record of building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Must be able to work from Corporate Office at least 60% of the time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
life insurance
accident insurance
critical illness insurance
disability insurance
retirement savings plans and company match
paid family leave
education-related programs
paid holidays
discretionary vacation time

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain managementlogistics managementdemand planningsupply planningprocurementinventory managementS&OPanalytical skillsExcelMRP/ERP systems

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingorganizational changeteam buildingproblem-solvingdata-driven decision-makingpresentation skillscollaboration