Pixi Inc Hiring for Demand & Inventory Planner at Los Angeles, CA Full Time

Demand & Inventory Planner

Our Company

As one of the fastest growing independent beauty brands, Pixi Beauty has built an incredible worldwide reputation and is quickly becoming one of the most recognized brands in the industry. Due to our continued success, we are expanding and looking for a talented Demand & Inventory Planner to join our team.

Background:

Pixi was created in 1999 and launched in our Flagship Boutique in Soho, London. Pixi has a loyal worldwide following thanks to its pure, awakening & skin-loving products that create a naturally radiant ‘’just had a good night sleep’’ look. Passionate about skincare, Petra creates innovative formulations that are infused with botanicals and beneficial ingredients. Petra has a real-world experience as a busy working mother of four; therefore, Pixi is truly about multi-tasking, flaw fixing youth – enhancing products for people on the go. Pixi’s mission is the same now as it was on the first day the Pixi boutique opened; to simply bring out the best in everyone – to make everyone look like themselves, only better! Flawless in few fuss-free minutes – that is what Pixi is about!

The Role

We are looking for an adept Demand & Inventory Planner who will be an integral part of our Inbound Operations team, responsible for analyzing sales data across multiple channels and geographies to initiate purchasing, support production planning, and optimize performance of inventory. This role works closely with regional and global Sales & Operations teams to anticipate company-wide needs and achieve goal safety stock while minimizing purchasing risk. Activities include forecasting, inventory management, risk assessment, and a variety of data analyses to continue driving the sustained and remarkable growth of Pixi & POP.

Key Responsibilities

• Leverage historical sales data and forecasts to determine global demand at sku level
• Identify emerging trends, risks, and outliers to refine and protect replenishment timing
• Present recommended purchasing plan to upper management to maintain target stock levels
• Partner closely with internal teams to manage production timelines and on-time receipt of goods
• Work with global Account Managers to integrate future activity into demand plans and communicate with internal logistics to mobilize needs
• Present actionable data-driven solutions to mitigate out-of-stock risks and support overall business objectives for improving operational KPI’s
• Evolve existing processes and planning models to create new strategies for continual optimization of our purchasing cadence and management of aging inventory
• Provide regular and ad-hoc analyses and reports for internal teams and external partners as needed

Relevant Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and strong understanding of supply chain processes
• 3+ years experience in Demand/Supply Planning and Inventory Management, beauty experience a plus
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems
• Highly organized and data driven with superb attention to detail and accuracy
• Collaborative with exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communicator with ability to relay the appropriate level of detail or summarization given the audience and objective
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and quickly pivot between projects and tasks