Senior Supply Planner
Description
Bulletproof Overview:
Bulletproof is an omni-channel content driven consumer products company. Bulletproof’s Brand Purpose is focused on functional nutrition, here to prove that better is closer than you think. We re-imagine nutrition with science-backed and thoughtfully sourced ingredients to create quality additions to your daily wellness routine. Whether you’re supplementing your vitamin intake or fueling your workout, Bulletproof can help you discover what better feels like.
Bulletproof is a team of experienced professionals working to make high performance a daily reality for everyone on the planet. While our culture is casual and our workplace flexible, the team is passionate, customer driven, meaningfully connected, smart, and results focused.
Our customers know that our coffee, beverages, food, and supplements are the purest you can get anywhere, and you can expect to feel a difference in how you perform the first time you experience them. Environmentally conscious and ethically sourced products build a sustainable foundation for future generations to thrive. Bulletproof coffee has developed a cult following across the nation as a drink that provides sustained energy, while also programming your body to burn fat for energy. In addition to providing convenient access to products through eCommerce, Bulletproof has also launched products in various nation-wide retailers (e.g. Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Kroger).
At Bulletproof 360, Inc. (“Bulletproof”), we welcome employees and candidates with different backgrounds and perspectives. We value and trust each other – including our differences – while remaining true to our mission of improving lives. We encourage a corporate culture of self-expression, asking employees to be authentic to themselves. Our team brings together their unique perspectives, experiences, and passions in the work they do because we believe diversity makes us stronger, together.
Bulletproof aims to create a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our employees at all levels of the workforce without regard to age, race, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity and/or expression, disability or any other laws. We strive to take steps in our recruiting practices by promoting diversity and fostering inclusion throughout our interview and hiring process, working toward the goal of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Position Overview:
As a member of the Bulletproof supply planning team you will develop production replenishment plans and drive analytics to optimize inventory management for several key product categories at Bulletproof co-manufacturer locations and Amazon. You will manage the planning relationship with the Co-Manufacturer and interact closely within Bulletproof cross-functional teams including Co-Manufacturing, Procurement, Warehouse, Transportation, Marketing, Sales, R&D, Quality to assist in developing new products, executing promotions, and driving results that help ensure business success. Position reports to the Sr. Manager Supply Planning. This position requires a detail-oriented individual who is self-driven to solve problems, follows through and goes the extra mile.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analytics
- Run and optimize key reports for all Category Finished Good Forecast and At Risk inventory.
- Ensure accuracy of inventory transactions and follow up on discrepancies between Bulletproof ERP and Co-Manufacturer inventory.
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Work with Purchasing team to ensure timely materials orders to support production.
- Participates in weekly production calls with co-manufacturers
- Communicate with co-manufacturing team about potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and recommend proposals to mitigate and ensure co-manufacturer can meet demand.
- Communicate production plans and schedules for all finished goods products in your portfolio, including new product launches with co-manufacturers.
- Drive process improvement and operational excellence within our vendor community by reducing costs, defects, and lead times, while increasing innovation, automation, and economies of scale
- Planning
- Develop production plan timing and quantity based on latest demand signal to ensure 98.5% customer fill rate and lean target days of inventory KPIs.
- Meets or exceeds mutually agreed upon inventory turn and inventory reduction departmental goals.
- Set the correct levels of inventory (safety stocks) within the supply plan by understanding the demand volatility and supply chain lead times
- Scenario Planning Responsibility: Develops sell through scenarios to support packaging transition timing, discontinuations, product allocations, and At Risk inventory
- Identify potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and recommend proposals to mitigate and ensure that co-manufacturer can meet demand.
- Issue production Purchase Orders to co-manufacturers and ensure on time delivery to warehouse.
- Communicate with the business in regard to the status of the product portfolio from a supply planning perspective including supply constraints.
- Coordinate product discontinuances and ensure cleanup of obsolete materials & system information.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of previous experience in a manufacturing/production planning or inventory planning. Food, beverage or supplement planning experience a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Demonstrated ability working with co-manufacturers, preferably in the food & beverage industry
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to navigate large data sets and demonstrated willingness to learn new systems. Power BI, VBA, SQL preferred
- Experience with ERP and MRP systems (NetSuite preferred).
- Interpersonal effectiveness, strong organizational & communication skills, and the ability to achieve results in a cross-functional team environment.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and innovate.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable information.
- Adaptability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to changes in the business and operational landscape.
- Problem-solving skills to understand/foresee financial and service implications of various actions.
- Ability to understand broad picture and implications to supply chain operations.
Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Bulletproof leaders:
- Curious, low ego (accepts feedback well), self-starter
- Exhibits excellent judgment
- Entrepreneurial problem solver with strong troubleshooting skills
- Vocally self-aware and curious
- Results oriented
- Hires great people. Develops great people
- Ability to effectively manage time, multi-task, and prioritize projects to meet established deadlines
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and written
- Has relentlessly high standards
- Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution
- You love learning, and it’s one of the things you do to make yourself better every single day
Annual base salary gross: $80,000 - $100,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. The base salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other benefits include performance bonus program, generous time-off, flexible schedules, comprehensive health insurance (several options to choose from), 401k program with company match, paid parental leave, company paid disability insurance, and bulletproof.com store discount & credit.
This is a full-time position that is open to candidates located in PST and MST time zones only. Maximum fun, maximum knowledge, and maximum performance are a part of the job description, and you’ll get to work with the team on a regular basis to upgrade your game, your mental performance, and your life. This is a great opportunity to grow with a company.
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