Senior Manager of Global Supply Planning
helenoftroy

Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Join our Supply Chain Team at Helen of Troy as our Sr. Manager, Global Supply Planning (hybrid work onsite and from home), and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands, including our 9 leadership brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell , PUR , Braun , Vicks , Hot Tools , Drybar . Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day!

Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere:

In your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!

What you will be doing:

Our Senior Manager will be accountable for the North American (and AP) supply planning execution, and staff management. The position owns North American (US, Canada Latin America) planning of inventory, timely delivery of inventory, and vendor management (outside of costs and terms) for the US, Canada, and AP, LA RMOs, and is responsible for delivering the inventory plan for these RMOs.

There is a dotted line relationship to our EU H&W and APO H&W Supply Planning Organization and the greater Helen of Troy GSC organization, led by our corporate Chief Supply Chain Officer.

  • Lead North American supply planning staff and the categories they serve including humidifiers, air purifiers, thermometers, fans, heaters, PUR water filtration, blood pressure monitors, and related accessories and SKUs.
  • Charged with developing the team to implement at a higher level to bring OTD and inventory goals together in alignment with corporate objectives.
  • Lead global inventory planning (and dotted line to the EU planning team and other RMOs); owns development of the plans and results relating to them. Goal to manage turn up and overall dollars down to corporate objectives.
  • Own the inventory flow via oracle firming/direct PO placement that improves vendor capability, timely delivery, and MOH and customer satisfaction.
  • Provide twelve+ month rolling inventory projections each month that align to the demand and financial plans that is reviewed and aligned with business unit and corporate leadership.
  • Supervise and maintain item planning parameters, time fences, MOQ, lead times, etc. to support running targeted service levels, inventory turn goals, and support the demand plan. Planning forward inventory buys should be led on an exception basis.
  • Run vendor capacity needs in conjunction with other RMOs, BUs, and APO team where needed to improve Helen of Troy's delivery needs.
  • Perform analysis of capacity and recommend changes at the vendor level such as additions to tooling, staffing, equipment, process to improve OTD, and lead seasonal build needs taking events like Lunar New Year into account.
  • Report critical metrics as needed for the department on OTD, inventory, and cost management.
  • Approve purchase orders/firming orders to global vendors (spend app $300MM+).
  • Be an authority with Oracle ERP and BI, and coming Blue Yonder tools and be a trainer for associates.
  • Need resultant high-level purchasing execution and inventory management.
  • Provide regular high-level (executive team) updates on business status and be comfortable in challenging environments. Able to provide data on purchasing, inventory, and OTD that drives business decisions and optimizes each of these areas.
  • Directly and creatively lead challenging delivery situations at global vendors that still result in OTD.
  • Must have global experience expediting product when capacity, labor, power, shipping, and regulatory impediments present themselves while also running RMO needs.


Skills needed to be successful in this role:
  • Ability to interact with all levels of Helen of Troy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent presentation skills with tools like MS PowerPoint.
  • Proven track record to assess and improve organization functional skills through training and/or upgrades where vital.
  • Excellent analytical skills especially applying business intelligence tools to perform global inventory projections and analyze segments of inventory data, for Weeks of Supply, Turns, and excess and obsolete inventory planning.
  • Excellent staff management and development skills and the ability to work in matrixed larger GSC organizations to drive Health &Home as well as Helen of Troy results and forward plans both organizationally and at the vendor level.
  • Ability to build consensus and confidence via good planning and execution of said plans.
  • Strong attention to detail, able to make risky decisions, and act in an expediting mode constantly to support our customers.
  • Must have a keen sense of urgency and be a technically oriented leader while using systems to drive the organization to key decision points with excellent fact-based data.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in a related profession/field.
  • 5 years of related experience.
  • Excellent ERP skills with GSC software like Oracle or SAP.
  • Excellent BI tool use and development experience.
  • Experience with a global vendor base especially vendors in China and Mexico.
  • Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • APICS and/or CPM Certification.
  • Blue Yonder implementation experience.


Wondering if you should apply? Helen of Troy encourages people as diverse as our brands. Have the confidence to come as who you are because your point of view, skills, and experience will make us stronger. If you're eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you.

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For more information about Helen of Troy, visit www.helenoftroy.com . You can also find us on LinkedIn , Glassdoor , Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .

Helen of Troy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive environment. We value diversity and believe that we are strengthened by the differences in our experiences, thinking, culture and background. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any protected basis.

We will provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at (915) 225-8000.

Incorporated in1968,Helen of Troy has grown into a leadingglobal consumer products company with career opportunities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We offer creative solutions for our customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands, including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Osprey®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Braun®, Vicks®, Hot Tools®, Drybar®. Most of these brands rank #1 or #2 in their respective categories.

We boldly bring brands into our family, where we nurture what makes them great.We collaborate internally and externally, always striving to provide the consumer-centricinnovation, operational excellence, scale, global reach, and stellar shared services tomake them soar.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or to change duties of the position at any time.


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