Fashion Fair Cosmetics Job openings
MANUFACTURING & PURCHASING MANAGER
The Manufacturing and Purchasing Manager will manage all aspects of inventory, replenishment planning and control, procurement, supplier management, product sourcing, inactive inventory reduction and manage a staff of purchasing professionals.
Responsibilities include:
- Manages manufacturing and operations to procure and receive required equipment and materials on time, within the overall material cost goals and established quality.
- Evaluates suppliers on the basis of price, quality, service support, availability, reliability, and selection and forms partnerships/relationships in order to facilitate a reduction in cost of materials and manufacturing.
- Negotiate with suppliers for critical and high volume items and be proactive with international and alternative sourcing.
- Administers and controls purchasing expenses and provides monthly reports to Finance and senior FFC management.
- Awards short-term and long-term contracts to suppliers who meet FFC qualifications.
- Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices for approval of VP of Operations. Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- Assists in determination of most cost-effective inventory and reorder levels for components and finished goods.
- Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future component availability and prepares market analysis reports.
- Manages the training of purchasing personnel to educate and motivate them to actively support reducing costs and achieving productivity improvements.
- Reviews catalogs, industry and company publications, directories, and trade journals.
- Travels to meetings, trade shows, conferences, and suppliers' plants and distribution centers, to examine products and services, assessing a supplier's production and distribution capabilities, and discussing other technical and business considerations that influence the purchasing decision.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years of experience in Purchasing.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, communication (verbal and written), and analytical skills.
- Experience managing day-to-day aspects of purchasing and contract manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze deals, negotiating with vendors, and inventory management.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and cost-reduction techniques.
- Ability to work with Microsoft applications and strong working knowledge of purchasing module of SAP or other type of Supply Chain Management software.
- International experience preferred.
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DEMAND PLANNER
The Demand Planner will be responsible for the demand and collaborative forecasting planning processes for Fashion Fair Cosmetics U.S. and international businesses.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop supply plans that achieve company's quarterly financial revenue plans, while achieving aggressive order cycle time goals and minimizing finished goods and raw material liability.
- Analyze forecasted demand and inventory to develop and manage weekly and quarterly supply plans.
- Evaluate supply chain risks; plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate.
- Analyze product order bookings, billings, and backlog. Identify problem areas, and drive appropriate actions to correct.
- Coordinate closely with Sales teams to ensure supply plans support retailer sales, while maintaining appropriate warehouse inventory levels.
- Partner with Purchasing & Manufacturing and Order & Traffic team to ensure timely delivery into distribution centers and direct ship customers.
- Present product status updates on a weekly basis to Operations management and cross-functional teams.
- Use statistical models for forecast development, preparation and analysis of performance reports and forecast accuracy metrics.
- Develop and facilitate on-going Sales and Operational Planning process.
- Maintain and enhance the integrity of key forecasting application(s) along with the continuous improvement of the Demand Planning process and technology.
- Lead development of allocation plans when necessary for high demand/low supply items.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in planning or Supply Chain Management or Demand Management and Sales Forecasting, preferably in consumer products.
- The candidate must combine a working knowledge of world-class supply chain practices, possess strong leadership, strong analytical capabilities, and business savvy, and be action-oriented.
- Must be a strong team player and communicator.
- Additional requirements include the ability to both think strategically and execute tactically, a persistent attention to detail, and a high level of comfort in working with numbers.
- Prior experience in product planning, production control, inventory management, or production/manufacturing operations is strongly preferred. BA/BS in Business, Logistics, or related field required.
- MBA Desirable. APICS certification a plus. Practical knowledge of SAP or other robust forecasting system (e.g. Manugistics, etc.) preferred.
- High proficiency in MS Office programs, specifically Excel.
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Senior Manufacturing & Purchasing Specialist
The Senior Manufacturing and Purchasing Specialist is responsible for sourcing, negotiating for and purchasing of items from Tier 1 suppliers in an efficient and economical manner following established policies and procedures.
Principal Accountabilities
Accountable for ensuring appropriate parts, materials, and supplies are purchased using the best cost management practices while maintaining favorable supplier relationships.
Responsibilities:
- Follow FFC's purchasing policies and procedures established by the Manufacturing & Purchasing Manager.
- Determine and make appropriate allocation of business in a predefined Tier 1 supplier base.
- Negotiate overall pricing including any cash discounts, volume purchasing discounts, etc.
- Recommend vendors on the basis of price, capability and past performance following departmental guidelines.
- Work closely with Manufacturing & Purchasing Manager to ensure production schedule maintains appropriate levels of inventory at all time.
- Analyze overall supplier performance and make proactive recommendations to assist Manufacturing & Purchasing Manager in routine evaluation.
- Track & trace delivery to ensure supplier delivery performance is at desired level, develop action plans to reach targets.
- Ensure purchasing documents are completed properly and the terms and conditions of purchase are appropriate.
- Maintain database for all suppliers and vendors (Tier 1 & 2), including current contracts, price and payment histories, and any doing business with key competitive vendors.
- Build and maintain relationships via phone, fax, and email with component and manufacturing vendors and suppliers.
- Handle all Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier and customer claims.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
- A high school diploma is required; a Bachelor's degree and at least 4 or more years of experience in Purchasing or at least 7 years of purchasing or relevant industry experience is necessary.
- Expert skills with word processing and spreadsheet software required.
- Detail orientation; ability to analyze technical data in suppliers' proposals; good communication, negotiation, and mathematical skills necessary; knowledge of supply-chain management; and the ability to perform financial analyses are required.
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Sales Manager-Southeast (Located in Atlanta, GA )
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage a team of account executives through development, guidance and leadership.
- Serve as a liaison between the home office, account executives, buyers, DMM's, and Retail Replenishment Coordinators.
- Visit all account executives in their territory that come under their jurisdiction to provide supervision and leadership.
- Oversee and supervise all level of staffing (beauty advisor, account executive, makeup artist and trainer).
- Analyze sales trends, key item selling, promotional event results and identify missed sales opportunities.
- Identify underperforming accounts (doors) and competitive issues.
- Insure consistent merchandising in all stores and that key items are presented in a compelling manner.
- Propose and execute policies and programs to management and sales team regarding opportunities to maximize sales and profitability.
- Communicate market and customer needs to senior management team.
- Develop and organize strategies for new and existing businesses.
- Communicate recommended strategies on how to keep accounts profitable.
- Prepare account presentations, utilizing all sales and marketing data
- Achieve shipment forecast monthly and annually.
- Communicate with accounts any replenishment issues e.g. out of stocks, to avoid unnecessary charge backs.
- Travel throughout assigned territory to generate sales through new business development and expanding business with current customers.
- Identify target accounts and assess potential new application.
- Develop strategic sales plan for the region in order to increase market share.
- Prepare and submit monthly area sales reports.
- Work with the promotion department in the execution of major promotional campaigns including the scheduling of national makeup artists and the timely shipping of collateral.
Qualifications:
- A BA/BS degree and/or at least three years of sales experience; experience in long sales cycles (six to 12 months) is required; knowledge of territorial management and experience in processing and costing promotional efforts and their ROI is required.
- Open relations and great rapport, and constant interaction with clients and staff is expected.
- Proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Must be able to work independently with limited supervision while delivering business results.
- Reliable transportation with insurance is required; access to a personal computer with internet access is necessary.
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Sales Manager- Mid- Atlantic (Located Charlotte, NC)
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage a team of account executives through development, guidance and leadership.
- Serve as a liaison between the home office, account executives, buyers, DMM's, and Retail Replenishment Coordinators.
- Visit all account executives in their territory that come under their jurisdiction to provide supervision and leadership.
- Oversee and supervise all level of staffing (beauty advisor, account executive, makeup artist and trainer).
- Analyze sales trends, key item selling, promotional event results and identify missed sales opportunities.
- Identify underperforming accounts (doors) and competitive issues.
- Insure consistent merchandising in all stores and that key items are presented in a compelling manner.
- Propose and execute policies and programs to management and sales team regarding opportunities to maximize sales and profitability.
- Communicate market and customer needs to senior management team.
- Develop and organize strategies for new and existing businesses.
- Communicate recommended strategies on how to keep accounts profitable.
- Prepare account presentations, utilizing all sales and marketing data
- Achieve shipment forecast monthly and annually.
- Communicate with accounts any replenishment issues e.g. out of stocks, to avoid unnecessary charge backs.
- Travel throughout assigned territory to generate sales through new business development and expanding business with current customers.
- Identify target accounts and assess potential new application.
- Develop strategic sales plan for the region in order to increase market share.
- Prepare and submit monthly area sales reports.
- Work with the promotion department in the execution of major promotional campaigns including the scheduling of national makeup artists and the timely shipping of collateral.
Qualifications:
- A BA/BS degree and/or at least three years of sales experience; experience in long sales cycles (six to 12 months) is required; knowledge of territorial management and experience in processing and costing promotional efforts and their ROI is required.
- Open relations and great rapport, and constant interaction with clients and staff is expected.
- Proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision while delivering business results.
- Reliable transportation with insurance is required; access to a personal computer with internet access is necessary.
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Account Executive- San Francisco
Fashion Fair Cosmetics is seeking an Account Executive who will be responsible for driving sales and increasing revenue within targeted FFC accounts/retail outlets.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work together with Regional Manager to establish an annual sales plan for the account and region.
- Communicate Fashion Fair's sales and marketing programs to store management. Secure store management support to properly execute Fashion Fair's sales and marketing calendar.
- Motivate and develop Fashion Fair's Beauty advisors and in store team through coaching, sales education and the development of Fashion Fair's sales and marketing programs.
- Maintain a close business relationship with our retail partners to deliver our sales and shipment plan.
- Assist retailer in creatively sourcing, interviewing and hiring the best fit candidates for Counter Managers and Beauty Advisors.
- Communicate Beauty Advisors performance problems quickly by involving Human Resource and all the appropriate store management.
- Work with store management to achieve appropriate inventory levels, timely order flow and general business support to grow Fashion Fair's retail sales.
- Ensure consistent merchandising in all stores and that key items are presented in a compelling manner.
- Customize sells presentations for specific accounts as needed.
Qualifications:
- Three to five years retail and/or sales management experience (preferably in cosmetics); BA/BS degree preferred but not required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must have strong analytical skills and the ability to think and perform creatively.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision while delivering business results.
- Reliable transportation with insurance is required; access to a personal computer with internet access is necessary.
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Order & Traffic Manager
The Order & Traffic Manager will oversee customer orders, logistics information, and prompt delivery of finished product to our trade customers. Ensure ordering and shipping process from start to finish is timely, efficient, and meets trade customer's demand. This includes order transmittal and processing, shipping, invoicing, financial reconciliation, data analysis, and excellent customer service.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage team that ensures prompt and accurate shipments to FFC trade customer retail outlets and/or distribution centers.
- Analyze order and traffic system performance and recommend breakthrough and continuous improvement plans to help deliver overall FFC financial goals and reductions in cost of goods.
- Develop and implement best-in-class warehouse replenishment process to support target customer inventory/in-stock service levels.
- Ensure order, traffic, and warehouse personnel deliver appropriate routing, scheduling, and storing of goods ongoing.
- Interface ongoing with Demand Planner and Manufacturing & Purchasing groups to ensure appropriate planning, information flow and delivery of goods to FFC warehouse.
- Manage the execution and continuous improvement of warehouse inventory control processes.
- Own relationship with FFC warehouse and work closely to ensure facilities management and maintenance of supplies.
- Own and manage freight bill budgeting and timely payment, overall traffic financial forecasts and analysis related to the transportation cost center.
- Coach, train, and provide constructive feedback to improve performance of the direct reports and applies HR policies consistently.
Knowledge and Skills
- A high school diploma is required; a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, logistics, or transportation and at least 4 or more years of experience or at least 7 years of logistics, transportation or relevant industry experience is necessary.
- Expert skills with word processing and spreadsheet software required.
- Strong leadership; ability to analyze lots of data and information; good communication and mathematical skills necessary; knowledge of supply-chain management and EDI/logistics software; and the ability to perform financial analyses are required. Great coach of people is also required.
Fashion Fair Cosmetics is seeking an Account Executive who will be responsible for driving sales and increasing revenue within targeted FFC accounts/retail outlets.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work together with Regional Manager to establish an annual sales plan for the account and region.
- Communicate Fashion Fair's sales and marketing programs to store management. Secure store management support to properly execute Fashion Fair's sales and marketing calendar.
- Motivate and develop Fashion Fair's Beauty advisors and in store team through coaching, sales education and the development of Fashion Fair's sales and marketing programs.
- Maintain a close business relationship with our retail partners to deliver our sales and shipment plan.
- Assist retailer in creatively sourcing, interviewing and hiring the best fit candidates for Counter Managers and Beauty Advisors.
- Communicate Beauty Advisors performance problems quickly by involving Human Resource and all the appropriate store management.
- Work with store management to achieve appropriate inventory levels, timely order flow and general business support to grow Fashion Fair's retail sales.
- Ensure consistent merchandising in all stores and that key items are presented in a compelling manner.
- Customize sells presentations for specific accounts as needed.
Qualifications:
- Three to five years retail and/or sales management experience (preferably in cosmetics); BA/BS degree preferred but not required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must have strong analytical skills and the ability to think and perform creatively.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision while delivering business results.
- Reliable transportation with insurance is required; access to a personal computer with internet access is necessary.
Mail, email or fax resumes to:
Human Resources
JOHNSON PUBLISHING COMPANY
Attention: Fashion Fair Cosmetics Openings
820 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
careers@johnsonpublishing.com
or
Fax: 312-322-0039
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TRAINING SPECIALIST
Fashion Fair Cosmetics is seeking a Regional Training Specialist (Chicago) that will manage all training to facilitate sales growth in the Midwest. The Regional Training Specialist will report directly to the National Training Manager in the Corporate Office and work closely with a regional team including Regional Sales Manager, Account Executives and Makeup Artists to ensure the success of promotional and marketing programs. Responsibilities include not only the planning and implementing of cost effective seasonal training schools for regional markets, but also conducting follow-up/focus training in under performing markets and evaluating beauty advisors skill sets.
The Regional Training Specialist primary function is to educate varying levels of beauty advisors to provide them with product knowledge, intensify customer service and maximize selling skills to equip them with the tools necessary to successfully meet productivity goals.
This position entails constant travel. We are looking for road warriors who do not have a problem with extensive travel especially air travel to other markets within a designated training territory.
The qualified individual for this critical and high profile position must have the following:
- Successful, stable, progressive, and documented experience in cosmetic sales, cosmetic sales management, and/or cosmetic sales training.
- A dynamic and professional presence.
- Outstanding presentation skills.
- Outstanding writing skills.
- Reliable transportation.
- Access to a computer to enter training and evaluation data for record-keeping purposes.
- A strong work ethic.
Interested candidates should submit resume with cover and salary requirements to:
JOHNSON PUBLSHING COMPANY
Attn: HR/Regional Training Specialist
820 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Fax: 312-322-0039
Email: careers@johnsonpublishing.com
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