Inventory Manager - Himalaya Herbal Healthcare

About the Company

Founded in 1930, Himalaya remains family owned with products offered in over 90 countries. Himalaya offers a full line of clinically studied herbal formulations, certified USDA organic pure herbs, and a full line of pure body care products. Integrating the principles of traditional medicine and modern science, Himalaya is a worldwide pioneer in the field of scientifically validated herbal healthcare backed by clinical study. In fact, our clinical research has been published in numerous medical journals including The European Journal of Pharmacology, Phytotherapy Research, The Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism, and JAMA, India. Himalaya's North American LEED® Gold-Certified Eco-Friendly corporate office and warehouse facility is located in Sugar Land, Texas, a community neighboring Houston. Please also read about our heritage, our investment in science, our worldwide presence, and the global community we help support.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Inventory Manager plays a crucial role in managing and optimizing the balance between supply and demand. This position involves forecasting demand and ensuring availability to meet business objectives and customer satisfaction. The Inventory Manager is essential in minimizing costs, enhancing efficiencies, and boosting profitability through strategic inventory management and forecast accuracy. The Inventory Manager must be adept in managing complexities in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to ever-changing demands. This role requires a blend of analytical prowess and business acumen to ensure supply chain/production capabilities meet or exceed demand forecasts, thus driving business success.

Responsibilities:

• Number one KPI is to minimize stock outs and responsible for all inventory movements.
• Oversees the demand planning and management processes for new and existing products.
• Collaborate as needed with various departments and stakeholders in developing forecasts for existing and new products and allocation products while effectively managing expiry dates.
• Develops and manages the annual, monthly, quarterly demand plans and forecasting to meet organizational objectives to include key accounts.
• Prepares and supports collaboration meetings for inventory planning purposes as needed.
• Responsible for import and tracking of replenishment shipments, both by Ocean and Air.
• Consult with suppliers on orders, inventory, and prioritizing containers.
• Pulls data from SAP to assist in updating ‘live’ inventory file.
• Works with operations team to update the inventory files and meeting prep for monthly review.
• Tracks costs related to the delivery of containers to third party location.
• Proactively identify hazards and implement contingency plans with the operations team to minimize disruptions and ensure business continuity.
• Manage Special and Ad-hoc Projects as required.
• Logistic management for both exporting and importing goods.

Key Accounts:

• Latin America (LATAM), Caribbean and Canada:
• Proactively consult with LATAM, Caribbean and Canadian distributors to determine accurate inventory levels.
• Communicate Caribbean and LATAM production orders with the responsible production facility.
• Follow-up on production status and give regular updates to LATAM and Caribbean team.
• Responsible for logistic processes to ensure LATAM/Caribbean and Canadian customers receive product on-time.
• Responsible for coordinating the export process including proper export compliance, shipment notification and billing.
• Leverage lead times and optimize transportation modes to maximize customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost.
• Amazon/FBA (Domestic and International):
• Collaborate closely and effectively communicate with 3PL to analyze inventory to ensure orders are being delivered on-time and at the right location.
• Confirms our warehouse and the Canada warehouse has files and labels required for weekly FBA dispatches.
• Uploads shipments for both Canada and USA in Seller Central
• Ensures Canada warehouse dispatches FBA shipment in a timely manner.
• Opens cases in Seller Central for FBA receiving discrepancies.
• Leverage lead times and optimize transportation modes to maximize customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Inventory Planning and Logistic experience required.
• Fluent in English. Spanish is a plus
• SAP or other ERP systems required.
• High level Excel skills required.
• A degree in Supply Chain Management, Statistics or business-related field preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong working knowledge with Microsoft Office products.
• Strong communication, organization & delegation skills.
• Experienced interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with all levels of management and cross-functional teams.
• Onsite preferred at our Sugarland TX office.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive base salary, commensurate with experience. A supportive and inclusive workplace culture. Excellent company benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, long- and Short-Term Disability & 401(k).