HELP US BRING THE GIFT OF HEALTH TO LIFE.

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for sponsorship including I-983 participation.

Position Summary:

Manages all activities related to Outside Vendor Production (OPV) Planning and Materials Planning with the primary goals of attaining product/materials availability targets, inventory targets, and obsolescence. Directs, mentors, coaches, and develops planning staff to attain the highest levels of performance while simultaneously retaining the high-performing staff members.

Responsibilities:

• Achieves results and brings out the best in people by:
  • Establishing Job design and ensuring appropriate staffing to deliver the department and team strategy, operating plan, and short-term objectives.
  • Communicating department goals and objectives and cascading them to others, ensuring workload is distributed appropriately to achieve goals and objectives.
  • Maintaining two-way dialogues with direct reports on work and results.
  • Interpreting and ensuring Company policies and procedures are understood and consistently followed by others.
  • Collaboratively creating development plans and coaching individuals in achieving them.
  • Working within the people management systems in the Company to develop others (performance management, rewards, and selection process).
  • Creating an energizing work environment that supports the Company's high-performance culture while ensuring an efficient and flexible organization.
• Utilizing demand plan-driven Kinaxis materials requirements, manages supply planning of all OPV-produced finished goods and Pharmavite raw materials for all plants (internal and external), including:
  • Issuing purchase orders for all production requirements
  • Tracking fill rate/availability, inventory, obsolescence, and vendor performance.
• Actively contributes to the monthly supply review process, part of the S&OP process.
• Collaborates frequently and regularly with Sourcing/Procurement and OPV Operations teams to coordinate OPV planning and outside vendor management.
• Collaborates frequently and regularly with Production Planning, Plant Scheduling, and Plant Operations to coordinate internal and outside vendor planning.
• Ensures training and capability of planning team staff in JDE, Kinaxis, and other systems as appropriate and manages all aspects of OPV master planning data management /maintenance.
• Actively encourages and pursues continuous improvement in outside vendor planning processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Requires a four-year college or university degree, or its equivalent, preferably in Production/Materials Planning, Supply Chain Management, Logistics/Materials Management, or Business.

Certification:

• American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification is preferred.

Experience:

• More than six years of experience in production/materials planning with a focus on outside vendor management is required.
• Two-plus years of team leadership experience is required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of production planning, materials planning, and inventory planning processes is required.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams to attain materials availability, inventory, and obsolescence targets.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams to redefine/re-invent and improve processes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify potential issues before they occur and manage to avoid the issue occurrence - to create and drive a "fire avoidance" culture rather than a "firefighting" culture
• Demonstrated ability to get things done by influencing others
• Extensive and ongoing use of ERP systems in support of these processes is required (JDE is preferred).
• Extensive and ongoing use of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) in support of these processes is preferred (with an additional preference for Kinaxis).
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to successfully interface with all functions and levels in the organization.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Work Schedule/Location:

• This is a hybrid role, with the firm requirement that Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are spent working in the West Hills office.

Physical Requirements:

• General office environment, ability to sit for long periods. Ability to move about an office. Potential international and domestic travel

Environment:

• Temperature-controlled office. Exposure to disagreeable elements is minimal.

Safety:

• The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely without endangering the health or safety of self or others.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for approximately five employees.

OUR OFFER

Here, career paths aren't predefined, and bureaucratic limitations don't exist -- you have the opportunity to grow, learn from industry pioneers, and develop the way you want to. Pharmavite is investing more in the development of our team -- to help us deliver on our purpose and help you achieve your career aspirations. Our environment is geared to fuel curiosity, encourage experimentation, and generate learning as this is the way we develop ourselves and our organization.

Pharmavite is committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well-being -- as well as peace of mind. These rewards -- plus our new recognition program -- ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

Annual Pay

Annual Pay Range

This represents the minimum and maximum base salary range for this role, plus annual incentive. Various elements are used to determine a candidate's starting salary such as job experience, specific skills, and comparison to internal incumbents currently in the role. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with state and local laws.

Visit Pharmavite.com/careers to learn more about our mission and discover an opportunity that's right for you. Health and wellness begins with us.

Pharmavite is an equal employment and affirmative action employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status, or any protected status. We do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

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