Manager of Distributed Brands & Supply Analytics

Horizon Hobby•Champaign, IL

11d•$85,000 - $95,000•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 decision-ready S&OP materials. The manager applies end-to-end business-flow knowledge and 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. This is a full-time, on-site position in Champaign, Illinois. Working hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Typical pay is $85,000–$95,000 annually, with the final offer based 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.
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.
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 the ability to evaluate 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 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.
Ability to lift office supplies and materials weighing up to 20 pounds occasionally.
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.
Promote an engaged, collaborative team environment focused on ownership, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and timely escalation of risks.
Balance workload and resources while maintaining consistent planning practices, documentation, and business continuity.
Partner across 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.
Turn complex supply, purchasing, and inventory information into concise narratives covering performance, risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and recommended decisions.
Coordinate cross-functional inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure 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 and address vendor-onboarding or supplier-process gaps with sustainable solutions.
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 can be simplified, automated, or moved into governed data models.
Sponsor and contribute to planning tools, dashboards, scorecards, and exception-management workflows in Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
Guide requirements and validate Power BI reports, semantic models, DAX measures, data relationships, refresh processes, and visualizations.
Partner with the Supply Information Analyst, business users, and technical teams to develop scalable, trusted, user-friendly analytical products.
Lead process, business-rule, operating-rhythm, and tool changes, including testing, communication, training, adoption, and post-launch improvement.
Maintain understanding of end-to-end flows connecting product setup, demand planning, 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 clearly 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