Third Party Manufacturing Manager

Revlon Manufacturing & Distribution•Oxford, NC

1d•$80,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day. Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand. Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more. We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers. We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty. This role is a Hybrid Role: Employees are expected to work from our Roanoke, VA or Oxford, North Carolina office 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days. Overview: The Manager is responsible for managing customer service, quality and cost in respect to products supplied from Third Party Manufacturers. The Manager will lead the selection and ongoing operations of contract manufacturing and packaging operations in North America. This position will assume the role of primary point of contact for the Revlon Supply Chain organization with Third Party Manufacturing. They will lead the interface process between Revlon and Third Party Manufacturing (TPM) sites. They will lead and manage all aspects of commercial and manufacturing operations within the assigned sites, including product supply logistics, capacity/planning, capabilities assessment, inventory control, purchasing, quality services, cost control and negotiations, and engineering.

Requirements

A minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience managing relationships with external manufacturers and making cost improvements
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the areas of Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement and/or Finance is required
At least 2 years experience working in a manufacturing environment is required
Must have sold risk mitigation and analytic skills
Strong systems skills required: proficient in MRP, ERP, and Excel
Project Management experience is required
The candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills, facilitating, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills and possess the ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a matrix organization
Bachelor's degree preferably in a technical or Science discipline

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience is a plus
Experience in making financial assessments of projects and/or providing recommendations is a requirement
Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence Tools, Training and/or Certification is preferred
Project Management Professional and APICS Certifications are also preferred
Experience working for a Consumer Products company; health and beauty industry is preferred
MBA a plus

Responsibilities

Support Revlon’s growth objectives by identifying and executing savings and value add opportunities
Oversee all and negotiate all commercial aspects at the TPM (Pricing, Contracts, Payment Terms, Extraordinary expenses)
Set standard budgets, identify and resolve variance issues
Identify qualified sources of supply and manufacturing sites based on product requirements and marketing strategies
Support open order management of all open POs with third party manufacturer
Co-lead with Operations Planning weekly comprehensive site reviews
Serve as project manager for key strategic TPM initiatives to ensure projects completed on time and on budget with no interruption of service
Participate in bidding process for new product launches to deliver innovation on time and on budget.
Lead key Revlon programs and site development
Ensure the achievement of specified performance metrics (e.g. Unit Fill Rate and Plan Attainment, on-time new product launches, cost targets, inventory targets and GMP and Revlon SOP conformance) by TPM
Effectively manage course corrections and/or strategy/tactic changes according to business needs
Develop supply market knowledge within key processing technologies to enable rapid benchmarking and accelerated selection of alternative contract sites
Conduct on-going analysis of total end-to-end costs of supply
Propose and manage implementation of cost improvements
Develop plans and implement actions to reduce lead-times and manage inventory levels at contract sites
Review on-going capacity analysis of contract sites
Supervise the efficient implementation of VIP/product/process changes at TPM sites
Ensure contract site personnel are instructed on Revlon’s operational, quality and regulatory requirements and make sure all deficiencies are addressed
Represent the TPM organization in New Product Launch meetings

Benefits

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled).
Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc.
Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.
Employees will also receive 3 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

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