Sr. Manager, Supply Chain, Logistics

Suave Brands Company LLC (SBC) is located in Hackensack NJ. It currently encompasses two consumer brands, Suave and Chapstick, and is owned by private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners.

Suave is a well-known consumer brand, with 80% aided brand awareness, putting it in the top 3 best-known hair care brands in the market today. The brand has a longstanding history and was founded 75+ years ago. One out of every four households use Suave shampoo and one out of every five households uses Suave body wash.

Chapstick is the most well-known lip care brand in the country, with 95% aided brand awareness. The brand sells 122M units in the United States per year and boasts a 20% share of the lip care market by dollar sales.

Yellow Wood Partners is a Boston-based private investment firm that invests exclusively in the consumer industry. The firm seeks to acquire branded consumer products that sell into a variety of consumer channels, including mass, drug, food, specialty, value, club and e-commerce. Yellow Wood s investment and operating strategy is based on utilizing the firm s functional operating resources to help maximize brand performance by driving organic growth and increasing operating efficiencies while acquiring additional brands into a limited number of platform companies in its concentrated investment portfolio.

Yellow Wood believes in a philosophy of working closely and collaboratively with management teams, resulting in greater alignment and co-ownership of outcomes.

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain – Logistics is responsible for leading end-to-end logistics strategy and execution across a fast-moving CPG health & beauty portfolio. This role oversees transportation, warehousing, network optimization, 3PL performance, and inbound/outbound distribution to ensure exceptional service levels, operational excellence, and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate is a data-driven leader with strong commercial acumen, deep experience in consumer goods logistics, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive logistics strategy aligned with business growth, customer needs, and cost targets.
• Lead network design initiatives including warehouse footprint, transportation modes, inventory flows, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and deploy technology and automation to improve logistics productivity and visibility.

• Oversee all domestic and international transportation (LTL, FTL, parcel, drayage, ocean, air) ensuring on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery.
• Lead carrier selection, negotiations, and annual bid processes to optimize rates and service performance.
• Manage transportation KPIs including cost per pound, carrier reliability, transit times, and freight claims.

• Manage relationships with 3PL partners, ensuring accountability to SLAs, compliance, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Own warehouse performance metrics: accuracy, inventory control, productivity, fill rates, and cost-to-serve.
• Drive implementation of LEAN principles, SOP development, and operational best practices.

• Partner with Planning, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Quality, and Regulatory teams to align logistics operations with business needs.
• Support new product launches, promotional builds, and e-commerce fulfillment initiatives.
• Serve as the logistics expert for customer supply chain teams to resolve issues and enhance retailer partnerships.

• Own logistics budgets including transportation, warehousing, packaging materials, and special projects.
• Track, forecast, and report logistics expenses with high accuracy.
• Lead productivity initiatives to reduce cost-to-serve while maintaining or improving service quality.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, FDA, customs, and relevant health & beauty regulatory requirements.
• Oversee import/export documentation, HTS classification, and customs broker performance.
• Develop contingency plans for supply disruptions, carrier constraints, and network capacity fluctuations.
• Guide employees through organizational change…