TEMP - Associate Manager, Production Planning

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc.

is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group.

A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative.

A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships.

This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:



* "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals


* Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities.

We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard.

We listen with humility and act with courage.


* Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else.

It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.


* Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities.

Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.


* Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.

The salary range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00 per hour based upon a San Francisco location.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Temp - Associate Manager, Production Planning is responsible for all production related activities.

This role will collaborate with internal business partners and vendors to deliver on time and quality product which includes turnkey and non-turnkey SKU's.

They will monitor, track and problem solve for new product launches and replenishment in support of brand's performance goals and company's growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES



* Ensure product is available in a timely manner based on customer demand and financial budgets.


* Accountable for inventory management - responsible for establishing and executing production planning strategy (cycle stock and safety stock to support a service level of 95%+).


* Create and manage production orders, kitting projects, rework orders, transferring of goods and RTV's as needed.


* Negotiate new product launch timelines and replenishment lead times.

Manage newness and replenishment POs; actively track and maintain updates for all open POs in ERP system; inform internal teams of delivery changes in a timely manner.


* Key contact for vendors, focused on...