Director of Supply & Demand Planning
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Why We Exist and What We Do:
At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!
About the Role:
The Director of Supply & Demand Planning will lead Dr. Squatch's Supply & Demand Planning team and be responsible for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning, node/network optimizations, and people development.
This role will report to the VP of Strategic Operations.
This full-time on-site role is based out of Dr. Squatch HQ in Marina Del Rey, CA.
The anticipated base compensation for this role will be $160,000 to $180,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and local market rates.
What You'll Do:
Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.
We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!
For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.
For Information regarding Data Privacy, please review https://privacy.drsquatch.com/.
Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.
To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.
DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.
At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!
About the Role:
The Director of Supply & Demand Planning will lead Dr. Squatch's Supply & Demand Planning team and be responsible for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning, node/network optimizations, and people development.
This role will report to the VP of Strategic Operations.
This full-time on-site role is based out of Dr. Squatch HQ in Marina Del Rey, CA.
The anticipated base compensation for this role will be $160,000 to $180,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and local market rates.
What You'll Do:
- S&OP
- Own end-to-end cross-functional Sales & Operations planning process, including facilitating exec-level forecasting and purchasing decisions
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Commercialization to ensure that strategic business decisions are incorporated in operating plans
- Manage Excess & Obsolete workstream to optimize inventory carrying levels
- Measure, control, and improve S&OP plan accuracy through clearly defined metrics
- Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Manage and generate SKU and Account-level forecasts to achieve forecast accuracy objectives
- Facilitate meetings with Marketing, Finance, and Retail to ensure forecasting objectives are achieved
- Analyze account-specific trends to determine risks and opportunities by account
- Analyze new product launches to determine risks and opportunities
- Quantify new product launches utilizing historical data
- Validate, prepare, and present a base/upside demand plan
- Ability to articulate the demand on an account basis implementing different business scenarios
- Supply Planning
- Oversee supply operations to ensure timely delivery of finished goods to support omnichannel business
- Determine inventory planning strategies to optimize turns, margin, and customer experience
- Consistently review Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems to manage inventory levels efficiently, ensuring the right materials are available for production
- Partner with sourcing and other cross-functional teams to communicate the operational impact of planning, sourcing, or product decisions
- Determine future network capacity needs; lead supply planning team in new product launch initiatives and SKU cutover planning
- Network Optimization
- Optimize inventory levels through strategic analysis, balancing carrying costs with service level requirements to minimize stockouts and excess inventory
- Assess and optimize the manufacturing network across all facilities for operational efficiency
- Strong intellectual curiosity
- Strategic and tactical thinking
- Excellent communication skills; strong organizational skills in strategy, communication at all levels, and execution
- Strong leadership skills – ability to lead, contribute, and influence others in a team-based organization
- Excellent people skills, project management skills, with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner
- Interest in health and wellness, personal care, and/or eCommerce industries
- Experience working in the consumer products industry is highly preferred
- Someone who gets things done without perfect resources is innovative and works with a sense of urgency
- Someone who has high standards takes ownership and is invested in the outcome
- Someone who proactively helps others stays positive and has a good sense of humor
Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.
We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!
For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.
For Information regarding Data Privacy, please review https://privacy.drsquatch.com/.
Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.
To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.
DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.
Why We Exist and What We Do:
At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work® multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!
About the Role:
The Director of Supply & Demand Planning will lead Dr. Squatch's Supply & Demand Planning team and be responsible for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning, node/network optimizations, and people development.
This role will report to the VP of Strategic Operations.
This full-time on-site role is based out of Dr. Squatch HQ in Marina Del Rey, CA.
The anticipated base compensation for this role will be $160,000 to $180,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and local market rates.
What You'll Do:
Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.
We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!
For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.
For Information regarding Data Privacy, please review https://privacy.drsquatch.com/.
Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.
To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.
DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.
At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work® multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!
About the Role:
The Director of Supply & Demand Planning will lead Dr. Squatch's Supply & Demand Planning team and be responsible for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning, node/network optimizations, and people development.
This role will report to the VP of Strategic Operations.
This full-time on-site role is based out of Dr. Squatch HQ in Marina Del Rey, CA.
The anticipated base compensation for this role will be $160,000 to $180,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and local market rates.
What You'll Do:
- S&OP
- Own end-to-end cross-functional Sales & Operations planning process, including facilitating exec-level forecasting and purchasing decisions
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Commercialization to ensure that strategic business decisions are incorporated in operating plans
- Manage Excess & Obsolete workstream to optimize inventory carrying levels
- Measure, control, and improve S&OP plan accuracy through clearly defined metrics
- Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Manage and generate SKU and Account-level forecasts to achieve forecast accuracy objectives
- Facilitate meetings with Marketing, Finance, and Retail to ensure forecasting objectives are achieved
- Analyze account-specific trends to determine risks and opportunities by account
- Analyze new product launches to determine risks and opportunities
- Quantify new product launches utilizing historical data
- Validate, prepare, and present a base/upside demand plan
- Ability to articulate the demand on an account basis implementing different business scenarios
- Supply Planning
- Oversee supply operations to ensure timely delivery of finished goods to support omnichannel business
- Determine inventory planning strategies to optimize turns, margin, and customer experience
- Consistently review Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems to manage inventory levels efficiently, ensuring the right materials are available for production
- Partner with sourcing and other cross-functional teams to communicate the operational impact of planning, sourcing, or product decisions
- Determine future network capacity needs; lead supply planning team in new product launch initiatives and SKU cutover planning
- Network Optimization
- Optimize inventory levels through strategic analysis, balancing carrying costs with service level requirements to minimize stockouts and excess inventory
- Assess and optimize the manufacturing network across all facilities for operational efficiency
- Strong intellectual curiosity
- Strategic and tactical thinking
- Excellent communication skills; strong organizational skills in strategy, communication at all levels, and execution
- Strong leadership skills – ability to lead, contribute, and influence others in a team-based organization
- Excellent people skills, project management skills, with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner
- Interest in health and wellness, personal care, and/or eCommerce industries
- Experience working in the consumer products industry is highly preferred
- Someone who gets things done without perfect resources is innovative and works with a sense of urgency
- Someone who has high standards takes ownership and is invested in the outcome
- Someone who proactively helps others stays positive and has a good sense of humor
Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.
We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!
For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.
For Information regarding Data Privacy, please review https://privacy.drsquatch.com/.
Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.
To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.
DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.