Job Description
Are you ready to join Connecticut Innovation’s vibrant community of innovators? Connecticut Innovations (“CI”) is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, and we are passionate about serving our portfolio of 220+ companies across various industries, with strengths in life sciences, technology, and climate tech.
Come join one of our quickly growing portfolio companies, Ellis Brooklyn .
About Ellis Brooklyn
Ellis Brooklyn is an award-winning eco and clean fragrance brand available at Sephora, Ulta, Mecca Beauty and more.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4-5 years of relevant business experience within Supply Chain and Procurement, ideally for beauty and/or fragrance companies
- Possess well-developed communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills to be able to build strong work relationships with all levels of the organization
- Ability to synthesize information and create a clear synopsis of key issues
- Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and work independently
- Results oriented
Responsibilities
- Manage the development, implementation, and execution of global sourcing strategies for all packaging. Packaging components include: glass, sprays, tubes, rigid plastic, paper cartons, bags, caps and metal.
- Report into the Director of Supply Chain and Procurement and support on any larger projects.
- Support planning efforts with sales internally and planning agency externally.
- Manage global supply and demand balancing, and procurement for the product catalog
- Manage the catalog, and optimize the end-of-life of discontinued products
- Develop, implement, and execute global sourcing strategies to achieve broad based business objectives with support from category lead.
- Responsibilities include supplier management, contract management, and contract negotiations for first time and ongoing business.
- Manage the budget process across Brands for the packaging area
- Set and maintain global inventory parameters for global managed stock positions
- Single point of contact to DMI (Marketing) for new product launch and coordination
- Manage and support new launch activity through quotations and lead time, onboarding of new suppliers, capacity analysis, quality concerns, etc
- Work with finance on the Cost of Goods savings targets
- Take accountability for the execution
- Travel as needed to visit suppliers, manufacturers, resolve issues etc. for new launches and ongoing business.
Benefits
Paid Time Off (2 weeks of paid vacation + company vacation days)
Hybrid work (4 days in the office + 1 day work from home)
Medical insurance benefits
Company perks (gym in the office building, company discounts, etc)
Salary range
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000
- Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget.
Ellis Brooklyn is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability.
Job Tags
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