Supply and Inventory Planning Manager

Description

The purpose of the Supply and Inventory Planning Manager is to manage people, processes and systems across supply and inventory planning to ensure ELEMIS has the right product, in the right place at the right time to achieve commercial goals. The role will develop and own the supply and inventory plan for products and/or vendors based on demand plans, lead times, and available inventory, ensuring the availability of finished goods throughout the network.

Partnering closely with Elemis’ suppliers, our internal supply network and key business stakeholders, you will support the organisation to make better decisions and balance service, cost, inventory, sustainability and risk.

This role reports to the Supply and Inventory Planning Manager. As a leadership position, the role will directly support and coach all team members, aligning the team's effort to execute and deliver the bigger picture goals.

• Manage the Supply Planning process flow for Global Supply Planning Team to ensure that milestones are achieved on time.
• Collaborate with key cross-functional teams to model scenarios to recommend planning strategies, establish inventory targets and execute the plan.
• Convert Demand Plans into a Supply and Inventory Plan for the Elemis network.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to ensure the plan is managed according to constraints and aligned with business strategy.
• Review safety stock settings and replenishment quantity, whilst being considerate of lead times.
• Manage and mitigate Out of Stock (OOS)/supply risks.
• Manage, mitigate and report on Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory.
• Support implementation and drive Supplier Collaborative Planning practices.
• Negotiate with Vendors on costs and lead‑times.
• Support the on‑time launch of NPD.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Assess current processes and identify and lead improvements in planning tools, reporting, and workflows to improve efficiency.

• Support the Production Planner to develop and maintain production schedules for kitting (in‑house gift packing), ensuring alignment with customer demand.
• Collaborate with the quality control team to ensure that all gift sets meet the company’s quality standards.
• Manage inventory levels of finished goods and packing materials, ensuring optimal stock levels to meet production requirements.
• Analyse production data and generate reports to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to provide updates on production status and address any concerns.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production processes and reduce costs.

• Own the Supply Review, Key Supplier Review and Production Review as part of the S&OP process.
• Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and cash flow.

• Coach your team offering support and encouragement to navigate challenges and changes that arise.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning: create a safe space to make mistakes, share knowledge, and grow with us.
• Align your team members' output and effort to the bigger picture goals, giving others space and ownership to contribute meaningfully.
• Engage in continuous dialogue with your team members, actively seeking feedback and forging open and honest relationships that build trust.

• Ensure all duties carried out and actions completed in every aspect of your role contribute to the short and long‑term Sustainability Goals set‑forth by ELEMIS – Climate, Biodiversity & People Pillars.

• Analytical: ability to synthesise large sets of data, translating these into supply and demand plans, modelling data into scenarios, and applying insight to deliver the KPIs.
• Planning expertise: highly skilled in Inventory Optimisation, Capacity Planning, Constraint management and S&OP.
• Strategy design and delivery: input and influence the Planning and Supply strategy, prioritise workload, translate business goals into actions, manage business cycles and…