Associate Manager, Planning

Elfbeauty
Shanghai, China
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level supply chain professionals who can coordinate cross-functional teams and drive process improvements.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level supply chain professionals with cross-functional coordination experience
    — “coordinate within cross functions to support business growth
  • Candidates with 1+ years of FMCG supply planning or supplier management experience
    — “1 + years’ experience in supply planning or supplier management, preferably in FMCG industry
  • Individuals who can lead operational optimization initiatives
    — “Identify improvement opportunities on operation process and lead the optimization

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement requires 3 days in-office per week in Shanghai
    — “hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment
  • The role demands a strong ability to work with suppliers and logistics teams
    — “Coordinate shipping schedule with logistics team to ensure a smooth handover

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in resolving delayed orders and improving on-time delivery rates
    — “Identify and solve the issue for delayed orders
  • Emphasize leadership in supplier performance scorecard initiatives
    — “Supplier performance scorecard on planning and logistics
  • Showcase skills in building multi-dimensional reports and analyzing production data
    — “Build a multi-dimensional analysis report suitable for business needs
  • Demonstrate proactive project management and cross-team collaboration experience
    — “Be proactive, be able to organize group discussion / meeting for solution address
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • improved on-time delivery performance
  • optimized production and logistics processes
Typical background
supply chain managementoperations management

Skills & requirements

Required

Supply Chain ManagementProduction PlanningData AnalysisCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Continuous Improvement MethodologiesProject Management

Stack & domain

PythonReactLeadershipCommunicationFinanceHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from Elfbeauty via Lever

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face. 

Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode.

In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands. 

Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry. 

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Purpose of Job:

By data analysis and summary report to improve the achievement rate on time in full delivery and performance from vendors. Plays a key role to coordinate within cross functions to support business growth.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

PO follow up + Production plan report and analysis.

1.PR and PO follow up and management.

2.Identify and solve the issue for delayed orders.

3.Analyze production plan and summary into reports.

4.Collaborate with Continuous Improvement Team to achieve projects objectives.

Production planning + shipment planning leadership with suppliers and US team

1.Collect and communicate on demands from US team.

2.Coordinate production plans with FG suppliers.

3.Coordinate shipping schedule with logistics team to ensure a smooth handover.

Supplier performance scorecard on planning and logistics

1.Capability improvement on production scheduling & key material replenishment.

2.Planning and Logistic Capacity analysis & leverage.

3.Closely work with Continuous Improvement team on Implementation of Supplier Tier Management.

4.Propose optimization suggestions or solutions on Tier Management instruction from practical execution.

Operation Process Optimization

1.Identify improvement opportunities on operation process and lead the optimization.

Data Maintenance & Multi-dimensional Report

1.Maintain and update daily business operation data.

2.Based on actual execution, provide optimization suggestions for the data maintenance process.

3.Build a multi-dimensional analysis report suitable for business needs and development based on existing data.

JD & Competency Profile Page 3 of 3 Education/Knowledge/Experience:

The minimum request:

  • Bachelor Degree or above in supply chain, economy, etc.

Relevant experience demand:

  • 1 + years’ experience in supply planning or supplier management, preferably in FMCG industry.

Relevant knowledge demand:

  • Strong execution, analysis and problem-solving skills, detail focused, process and customer needs-oriented
  • Good communication and cross-team coordination skills
  • Basic planning experience & knowledge, be able to deliver initiatives & proposals for issues with planning sense
  • Be proactive, be able to organize group discussion / meeting for solution address
  • General read and written English

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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Source: Elfbeauty careers (Lever)

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