The Role
Manage category sourcing strategy, optimize supplier performance, develop supplier relationships, and lead cross-functional teams to enhance supply chain effectiveness.
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About the Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.
In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 27 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us
Purpose of Job
- Proactively identify category opportunities and business needs to build Category Sourcing Strategy as a guideline of entire supply chain from the product innovation to the end of the lifecycle. Deploy proactive supplier management to mitigate risk and continuously improve supplier pool’s capability and performance.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- 1.Category Strategy Development and Implementation
- Drive opportunities to optimize total value based on business needs balancing cost, speed and quality.
- Develop Category Sourcing Strategy as a guideline of cross functions to work out their strategy and priorities.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and suppliers to well implement strategy.
- 2.Process Excellence & Relationship Management
- Lead sourcing process optimization to standardize and improve ways of working internally & externally.
- To implement Supplier Relationship Management in company level per requirements of Sourcing Strategy
- 3.Open Innovation & Supply Market Intelligence
- Dig out internal business needs and leverage suppliers’ innovation capability as an engine to support business growth.
- Close to supply market and bring supply market & industry intelligence to support business growth.
- 4.Supplier & Risk Management
- Continually develop supplier in other countries to diversify current supplier base.
- With industry sensitivity to foresee potential delivery risk and cost headwind, and take effective solutions to secure production & protect company profits.
Education/Knowledge/Experience
- Minimum request:
- Degree: Bachelor or above; MBA is a plus.
- English level: excellent
- Competency:
- 7+ years of strategic or commodity sourcing experience in FMCG multi-national corporation. From cosmetics industrials is a plus
- Experienced to develop Category Sourcing Strategy.
- With experience of OEM/ODM sourcing
- With experience to develop or manage oversea supplier base
- Successfully worked as a project leader to manage big projects across departments by proven project management skills and influence skills.
- Relevant knowledge demand:
- Strong communication skills with internal stakeholders and influence skills with suppliers.
- Good capability to manage complexity and with knowledge on problem solving, strategic thinking.
The base salary range for this role is listed above.
Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.
Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.
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Top Skills
Project Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Supply Chain Management
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The Company
What We Do
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Celebrating the beauty of every eye, lip and face is fundamental to our DNA. It’s in our name and inspires us as a company. We are committed to creating a culture internally – and in the world around us – where all individuals are encouraged to express their truest selves, are empowered to succeed and where we do the right thing for people, the planet and animals.
Our deep commitment to inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free beauty has fueled the success of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand online and at retail since 2004. With the 2020 acquisition of the pioneering clean-beauty brand W3LL People, and the new lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare created with Alicia Keys, we continue to strategically expand our portfolio with brands that support our purpose and values. Our brands are widely available online, and at leading beauty, mass-market, and natural specialty retailers.
