About Pendulum
Pendulum is leading a revolution that is occurring around the world to improve physical and mental health by first understanding then restoring and enhancing the human microbiome.
Studies have shown that our microbiome (the bacterial communities in and on our bodies) is linked to everything from metabolism and diabetes to longevity weight loss healthy immune systems cancer prevention feelings of well-being inflammatory bowel disease and even healthy skin. We have just scratched the surface on understanding the impact that our microbiome has on our lives. During early life we develop a diverse and balanced microbiome that plays a critical role in shaping our long-term our lives a combination of diet lifestyle antibiotics and aging can decrease the effectiveness of our microbiome.
Pendulum recognized the enormous impact they could have on peoples lives if they were able to address the imbalances in the microbiome. To accomplish this Pendulum created proprietary probiotic pipelines and a unique discovery platform to identify key novel bacterial strains and the prebiotics that feed them. The company has also built and developed the worlds first manufacturing technology to produce bacteria in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment at scale.
The medical probiotics that Pendulum has formulated have transformed the consumer probiotics market into a new category of therapeutic offerings that deliver the power and efficacy of a pharmaceutical with the safety and accessibility of a natural probiotic. Due to Pendulums explosive revenue and customer growth over the last two years the company earned a spot on Forbes Magazines exclusive The Next Billion Dollar Startups youre interested in improving the lives of people globally and you love working in a cross-functional collaborative inspiring environment please continue reading.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an Associate of Sourcing Associate for our packaging category to oversee our packaging supply base. With a complex network of suppliers that provide our Primary and Secondary packaging needs this person will be ensuring continuity of Supply and Sourcing to support inventory management strategy and NPI. Reporting to the Director of Global Supply and Sourcing this role will require working closely with multiple cross functional teams such as our Supply Planning team Finance and Logistics just to name a few. Providing key details such as MOQ lead times payment terms and costing will be just a few of the necessary details to track to ensure cross functional teams understand all the requirements to deliver supply and new projects on time and in full. This dynamic role also includes the managing of our suppliers that support our packaging of our fill and finish product category as well as and secondary packaging needs for our 3PLs. Partnering with the Director of Global Supply this individual will support the packaging strategy to ensure a resilient supply base focused on quality service cost and innovation. Supporting the Supply Planning team on day-to-day interactions and points of escalation with outside partners delivering supplier business reviews developing partnerships and ensuring service levels that deliver top notch KPIs will be a primary focus. There will also be a need to understand packaging technicals and the supplier landscape in order to execute against our internal stage gate sourcing process to support strategy and new looking for an ideal candidate with strong communication and ability to develop partnerships through respect and transparency. A strong negotiator and can take a problem and turn it into an advantageous solution. Were also looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced lean and collaborative environment. Iterations and group input will be familiar territory for this person. While we want someone who can think big we also need someone who can be resourceful in how they approach executing. They should be both passionate and comfortable working with a very young brand in its early stages of growth.
Were looking for someone whos energized by the pace and possibility of a fast-growing mission-driven company. You thrive in a collaborative nimble environment where ideas are shaped through iteration feedback and shared vision. Youre not just a big thinkeryoure also a creative problem-solver who knows how to make things happen with limited resources. If youre excited by the opportunity to help shape a young brand from the ground up and passionate about building something with purpose youll feel right at ho