Purchasing/Planning/Inventory Manager - Dallas, United States - Neora

Description

The Company

Neora, LLC has established a direct sales business model that provides our products to customers around the globe via thousands of direct sales Brand Partners, resulting in aggressive growth and success since the company's founding in 2011. Neora is positioned for continued growth both domestically and internationally. Neora is based in Dallas, Texas with the basic functional areas including a call center in the corporate office. We also have entities established in Canada and Mexico (2014), South Korea (2015), Australia (2016), Hong Kong, Colombia, New Zealand, and Singapore

The Position

The Purchasing/Planning/Inventory Manager has broad-ranging responsibilities in all aspects of Supply Chain Operations and is responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day supply chain business results are achieved. This role combines data gathering, analysis, reporting, planning and transactional activities to ensure excellence in the overall performance of the operation.

Specific Accountabilities/Essential Functions of Position

• Collaborate across the Neora organization to ensure business objectives are met.
• Actively identify potential supply chain issues that are likely to affect the customer.
• Plan inventory needs globally with use of software tools to analyze demand
• Purchase Neora branded products from turnkey manufacturers,
• Manage and track order status from inception to delivery of finished goods
• Manage Inventory globally by tracking inventory levels that are in stock, in transit, on order; by market, by SKU to ensure availability as needed.
• Manage contract manufacturing partners including qualification, selection, and performance.
  • Negotiate pricing & terms with manufacturers & suppliers
• Track inventory value Track and minimize inventory obsolescence
• Item Configuration: Set up new items in SAP, ensure new UPC codes are assigned and barcodes created for labels.
• Review and approve label art files for accuracy as a representative of Supply Chain
• Manage QA process for finished goods physical samples- coordinate with Regulatory Affairs on documentation required for product release prior to shipping
• Strong analytical skills needed, Excellent Excel skills needed.
• Prior experience working with an enterprise wide ERP'
• Experience with Microsoft BI Tools strongly desired
  • Work with BI Team to conceptualize, design and support the implementation of analytics and reports utilizing a variety of data tools
  • Work with BI Team to Leverage advanced software functionality to create user guided dashboards
  • Develop and deliver reporting and analysis utilizing the SSRS, Microsoft BI Stack, and Power BI to deliver valuable business information directly to end users

Job Qualifications

• Requires 5 years of a combination of Planning, Purchasing and Inventory management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are necessary for success in this role.
• Willingness to work under pressure and multi-task priorities.
• Ability to wear multiple hats simultaneously, balancing deliverables with a "what's best for the business" mindset.
• Able to demonstrate key management skills in differing environments.
• Exhibits Drive, Passion and Commitment to deliver top quality work product.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment working with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees within the organization and external parties as needed.

Applicable Core Competencies

• Integrity - Be honest, dependable, maintaining a strong work ethic; work diligently, follow company policies, respect co-workers, build trust and exhibit professional and responsible behavior
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems time efficiently; Gathers and analyzes information; Develops solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification when necessary; Responds informatively to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings. Written Communication - Writes clearly and concisely; Edits work; Varies writing style to meet specific needs; Presents data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to handle frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Core Values

• Encourage an Entrepreneurial Spirit - Believe in your dreams enough to get outside your comfort zone. Remember to live life on your own terms.
• Create a Positive Team Spirit and Family Atmosphere - A positive spirit is a valuable asset, and we aspire to use it every day. For Neora, the clich' "the family who plays together, stays together" is way of life.
• Be Determined - In our business, it's important to stay the course. Our outlook is such that obstacles are only opportunities in disguise.
• Have Fun and Help Others to Have Fun - Neora consist of real people with a can-d attitude who want to create real change. Having fund helps work, which makes us more productive.
• Dream Big and Act on It Daily - Dreams consist of many smaller goals that can be acted up on daily. That's how Neora grows as a brand, and that's how we want our people to grow too.
• Embrace and Drive Change - WE know it's important to stay one step ahead and continually evolve. Change is necessary for growth, as a business and as a person. So we will always seek new ways to grow and improve.
• Slow Down to Go Fast - Haste makes waste. Slow and steady wins the race. Get the job done right the first time. Quality over quantity. You get the idea.
• Practice Servant Leadership - We believe that the best leaders are givers, not takers. WE help each other and provide selfless service, because that's what a family does.
• Be Real - At Neora, our mantra is real: getting real, being real, and creating real change. But we also want to attract genuine people who can be themselves and have fun.
• Pursue Constant Development Self - No matter how successful or accomplished one might be, there are always more improvements to be made.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Neora is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employe