Buyer/Planner

ILIA • Los Angeles, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Buyer/Planner manages and optimizes inventory levels and oversees the supply of components, raw materials, and finished goods to support ILIA Beauty’s production plan. The role develops and executes ordering strategies intended to enable swift turnaround, minimize cost, meet schedules, and maintain inventory at planned levels. This is accomplished through collaboration with Demand Planning, Sales Operations, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, and suppliers. The position is hybrid for candidates based in Los Angeles or Orange County, California, and reports to the Director of Supply Chain.

Requirements

• At least 2–3 years of procurement or planning experience in consumer goods.
• Good understanding of MRP.
• Production knowledge and understanding of a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including the ability to use VLOOKUP and create functional pivot tables.

Nice To Haves

• NetSuite experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and send monthly purchase orders and work orders to suppliers.
• Monitor forecast changes and partner with contract manufacturers to support business needs.
• Work with Sales and Demand Planning to place orders in time to maintain healthy inventory levels.
• Coordinate with contract manufacturers on production timelines and capacity planning.
• Anticipate and communicate supply issues to minimize their impact.
• Develop medium-term supplier strategies and communicate potential capacity issues.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Formalize working processes.
• Monitor supply performance.
• Reconcile supplier inventory at month end.
• Manage packaging inventory and work with vendors on packaging transitions.
• Execute inventory transactions, receipts, and transfers.
• Create and manage items and bills of materials in NetSuite.
• Assist with specialized projects as needed.

Benefits

• Bonus opportunity.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible time off with no cap on personal time off and paid company holidays.
• Seasonal flexible days during spring and summer.
• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Monthly flexibility and wellness stipends to support remote work and self-care.
• Hybrid work model, including working from home.
• Quarterly ILIA product stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed