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Supply Planner (Junior)
Thrive MarketLos Angeles, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Jan 2023
About the role
ABOUT THRIVE MARKET
Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality healthy and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and member-first thinking to help our over 1,000,000+ members find better products, support better brands, and build a better world in the process. We recently reached a significant milestone by becoming a Certified B Corporation, making us the largest grocer to earn this coveted qualification.
THE ROLE
Our mission is all about access. We promise to deliver the best organic and non-GMO products to American households—and we can guarantee that because of our Supply Planners. If you're passionate about Thrive Market's growth and helping our members get the products they need efficiently, this role is for you. The Junior Supply Planner will join our Supply Chain team in our headquarters. The position will manage inventory and supplier performance across select product lines. The ideal candidate will bring an analytical skill set, attention to detail, an eye for continuous improvement, and strong communication and relationship building skills.
Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality healthy and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and member-first thinking to help our over 1,000,000+ members find better products, support better brands, and build a better world in the process. We recently reached a significant milestone by becoming a Certified B Corporation, making us the largest grocer to earn this coveted qualification.
THE ROLE
Our mission is all about access. We promise to deliver the best organic and non-GMO products to American households—and we can guarantee that because of our Supply Planners. If you're passionate about Thrive Market's growth and helping our members get the products they need efficiently, this role is for you. The Junior Supply Planner will join our Supply Chain team in our headquarters. The position will manage inventory and supplier performance across select product lines. The ideal candidate will bring an analytical skill set, attention to detail, an eye for continuous improvement, and strong communication and relationship building skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own efficient inventory management and supplier performance across multiple product lines
- Ensure high in-stock levels while minimizing excess product/shrinkage due to expiration or obsolescence
- Create purchase orders and ensure accurate quantities are assessed for basic, promotional, and seasonal products
- Monitor inventory and make purchases to maintain inventory turns, while minimizing out-of-stocks
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of product, resolve shipping issues, manage purchase order changes, and review monthly scorecards
- Ensure timely delivery of POs to maintain service level goals, and work through corrective action plans as needed
- Collaborate with Category Managers to resolve item, purchase order and vendor related issues where stock and service levels are not being met
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Economics, Finance, or related field (preferably analytical/business related)
- 2+ year of work experience in analytically driven role, preferably Retail or Distribution, previous replenishment, buying, or supply planning experience is a plus
- Ability to function in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
- Creative and analytical thinker who can manage multiple tasks and prioritize work within tight, concurrent deadlines
- Ability to fully utilize all Microsoft Office software at an expert level, including Excel (Pivot Tables, vlookups)
- Ability to adapt quickly to an ever-evolving environment
BELONG TO A BETTER COMPANY
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
- Dog-Friendly Office
- Competitive salary (DOE) + equity
- 401k plan
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Stocked kitchen in our Thrive Market Home Office with Thrive Market products
- Yoga, meditation and other weekly events for mindfulness
- Coverage for Life Coaching & Therapy Sessions on our holistic mental health and well-being platform
- Free Thrive Market membership and discount on private label products
- Casual atmosphere and great people to work with
We're a community of more than 1 Million + members who are united by a singular belief: It should be easy to find better products, support better brands, make better choices, and build a better world in the process.
Feeling intimidated or hesitant about applying because you don’t meet every requirement? Studies prove that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs if they do not meet every single qualification. At Thrive Market, we believe in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic culture. If you are excited about this role along with our mission and values, we sincerely encourage you to apply anyways! As the great Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Take the shot!
Thrive Market is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ employer
At Thrive Market, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative, at all job levels, of the members we serve and the communities we operate in. We’re proud to be an inclusive company and an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. If you’re thinking about joining our team, we expect that you would agree
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