Manager, Inventory & Supply Chain

Tatcha • San Francisco, CA

1d • $110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Inventory & Supply Chain Manager oversees inventory health across Tatcha’s global network, coordinating visibility and actions across regions, channels, and inventory types. The role identifies inventory risks and opportunities and supports effective inventory management as business needs and priorities change. It also owns supply chain coordination of SKU transitions and develops practical tools and reporting to manage responsibilities, communicate risks and priorities, and improve execution.

Working closely with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics, Commercial, Finance, Product Development, Packaging, Procurement, and other partners, the manager drives continuous improvement in how information is analyzed, shared, and acted upon. This is a hands-on position requiring strong analytical skills, organization, prioritization, and follow-through in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in inventory management, supply chain planning, or operations.
• Experience managing inventory across multiple channels, regions, or locations, including SKU launches, transitions, and discontinuations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, and formulas, and experience building practical tools and reports.
• Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and incomplete information.
• Strong ownership and follow-through, with clear written and verbal communication across functions.
• Proactive, hands-on approach and a track record of improving tools, processes, and ways of working.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience in beauty, CPG, retail, or another SKU-heavy business.
• NetSuite or other ERP experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory health across regions, channels, and inventory locations, monitoring coverage, availability, excess, aging, and other risks.
• Analyze inventory, supply, and demand information to identify shortages, constraints, imbalances, and opportunities, and recommend actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional actions addressing inventory and availability risks across DTC, sets, non-sellables, consignment, and regional or channel inventory.
• Coordinate inventory transfers and allocation activities to address imbalances and business requirements.
• Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or stranded inventory and coordinate mitigation or disposition actions.
• Support inventory reserve and obsolescence analysis with inventory projections and risk assessments.
• Communicate inventory risks and opportunities and drive follow-up through resolution.
• Own supply chain coordination of SKU transitions, including launches, discontinuations, replacements, packaging changes, and formulation changes.
• Track inventory, open supply, demand, depletion timing, transition dates, and milestones to support phase-in and phase-out execution.
• Partner cross-functionally to identify and resolve inventory and supply risks associated with SKU transitions.
• Maintain visibility into transition status, decisions, risks, actions, owners, and timing; identify opportunities to reduce excess, obsolete, or stranded inventory during transitions.
• Establish and improve processes and tools for managing SKU transitions.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based tools, trackers, and recurring reports for inventory health, SKU transitions, priorities, and open actions.
• Analyze inventory and supply chain data using Excel, NetSuite, and available systems; develop scenario and ad hoc analyses to support business decisions.
• Communicate inventory risks, priorities, recommendations, and required decisions; monitor supply chain KPIs and communicate significant risks or changes.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and user-friendly tools and reports with clear assumptions, consistent inputs, and visibility into actions, owners, and deadlines.
• Manage multiple projects, requests, and follow-ups while keeping critical actions and deadlines visible.
• Prioritize by business impact, urgency, and supply chain risk, adjusting as priorities shift.
• Turn cross-functional discussions into clear decisions, actions, owners, and timelines, and follow through to completion.
• Identify gaps in processes, data, documentation, or ownership and partner on practical fixes.
• Simplify manual work, standardize recurring analyses, and improve tools, reporting, and workflows.
• Document processes so tools and workflows are consistent, repeatable, and easy for others to use.
• Own assigned supply chain initiatives through completion.
• Escalate significant risks or open issues with clear context, impact, and recommended next steps.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans and company match
• Paid family leave
• Education-related programs
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Eligibility for the company discretionary bonus plan based on personal performance and company results

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager