Manager of Distributed Brands & Supply Analytics

Horizon Hobby•Champaign, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Distributed Brands Purchasing and Supply Analytics leads purchasing and supply planning for the Distributed Brands portfolio and directly oversees the Distributed Brands Supply Planners and Supply Information Analyst. Reporting to the Manager - Global Inventory Planning & Purchasing, this role is accountable for team engagement and performance, supply planning KPIs, inventory health, vendor onboarding, portfolio analysis, and preparation of decision-ready S&OP materials. The manager combines an understanding of end-to-end business flows with practical analytics leadership, using Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, and planning tools to improve visibility, simplify work, propose process changes, and drive transformation in a changing environment. This is a full-time, on-site position in Champaign, Illinois, with working hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The typical annual pay range is $85,000–$95,000; the final offer depends on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications. The position may also be eligible for a bonus not included in the base pay range.

Requirements

5–7 years of progressive experience in supply planning, purchasing, inventory management, supply chain analytics, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, or coordinating supply planning, purchasing, or analytical professionals; direct people-management experience is strongly preferred.
Experience managing supply planning and inventory KPIs, developing S&OP or executive-review materials, and converting analysis into business actions.
Experience onboarding suppliers, managing supplier performance, and working across portfolio launches, replenishment, lifecycle transitions, and inventory-risk reduction.
Hands-on experience with Power BI, advanced Microsoft Excel, and ERP or planning systems.
Strong people leadership, coaching, engagement, prioritization, and change-management skills.
Deep working knowledge of supply planning, purchasing, inventory management, supplier management, product lifecycle, and S&OP processes.
Ability to define, manage, and explain KPIs such as service level, fill rate, backorders, inventory turns, GMROI, excess and obsolete inventory, lead time, purchase order performance, and supplier performance.
Strong analytical and financial acumen, including evaluating trade-offs among availability, inventory investment, working capital, risk, and profitability.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and a solid understanding of Power BI, including dashboards, DAX measures, semantic models, data relationships, visualization, publishing, and performance considerations.
Ability to conceptualize and build or guide the development of practical planning tools, reports, and automated workflows.
Strong written and verbal communication, including preparing leadership-ready materials and presenting clear recommendations.
Ability to work effectively through ambiguity and changing priorities while maintaining ownership, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Ability to challenge current processes constructively, propose improvements, and drive cross-functional adoption.
Occasional lifting of office supplies and materials up to 20 pounds.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while working on a computer.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Direct people-management experience.
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the Distributed Brands Supply Planners and Supply Information Analyst, setting priorities, accountability, and development plans.
Foster an engaged, collaborative team environment that promotes ownership, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and timely escalation of risks.
Balance team workload and resources while maintaining consistent planning practices, documentation, and business continuity.
Partner with Purchasing, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and leadership.
Own the operating rhythm for supply planning and purchasing KPIs, including service and availability, forecast and supply alignment, inventory levels and turns, excess and obsolete inventory, backorders, purchase order performance, lead times, and supplier performance.
Review item- and portfolio-level exceptions, establish recovery actions, and ensure execution and follow-through.
Guide purchasing decisions using demand, inventory targets, open orders, lead times, minimum order quantities, fixed lots, lifecycle status, and financial objectives.
Ensure planning parameters, business rules, and purchasing practices are accurate, understood, consistently applied, and continuously improved.
Lead development of supply and inventory content for S&OP, business reviews, and leadership discussions.
Translate supply, purchasing, and inventory information into concise narratives about performance, risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and recommended decisions.
Coordinate cross-functional inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure decision materials are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
Connect executive-level outcomes to portfolio, vendor, category, and item-level drivers.
Lead the supply chain and purchasing workstream for new-vendor onboarding, including business-flow design, master-data readiness, planning parameters, ordering processes, lead times, logistics, reporting, and handoffs.
Align internal stakeholders and suppliers on expectations, milestones, ownership, risks, and launch readiness.
Build supplier relationships and lead discussions about supply performance, constraints, order strategy, inventory exposure, and corrective actions.
Identify onboarding or supplier-process gaps and implement sustainable solutions before they affect service or inventory.
Analyze brands, categories, and product lifecycles to identify growth opportunities, assortment gaps, inventory risks, and rationalization needs.
Drive inventory strategies balancing availability, working capital, turns, GMROI, excess exposure, lifecycle transitions, and customer service.
Partner with product and commercial teams on launches, replenishment strategies, end-of-life plans, discontinuations, and disposition actions.
Use scenario analysis to recommend inventory, purchasing, and portfolio actions under changing demand, supply, and financial conditions.
Identify manual work, fragmented reporting, and complex business logic that could be simplified, automated, or moved into governed data models.
Sponsor and contribute to practical planning tools, dashboards, scorecards, and exception-management workflows in Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
Guide requirements, validate outputs, and challenge solutions involving Power BI reports, semantic models, DAX measures, data relationships, refresh processes, and visualization principles.
Partner with the Supply Information Analyst, business users, and technical teams to turn business needs into scalable, trusted, user-friendly analytical products.
Propose and lead changes to processes, business rules, operating rhythms, and tools; manage testing, communication, training, adoption, and post-launch improvement.
Maintain an understanding of end-to-end flows connecting product setup, demand and supply planning, purchasing, vendor management, inbound logistics, inventory, fulfillment, finance, and reporting.
Adapt priorities as business conditions, systems, vendors, and organizational needs change; identify root causes, make decisions when information is incomplete, and communicate assumptions, risks, and escalation needs.
Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
HSA and FSA options.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Paid time off.
Paid holidays.
Internal rewards.
Product discounts.
Additional coverage options, including accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet insurance.
The position may be eligible for a bonus not included in the base pay range.