Senior Manager, Global Inventory Deployment

Where Trust Leads Bold Ideas Grow and Community Thrives

Paulas Choice a global skincare leader founded in 1995 empowers individuals to define beauty on their own terms through science-backed products. Our mission comes to life through four core values that guide our actions decisions and impact:

• Build Trust:We set the standard for skincare transparency and shared knowledge.
• Be Bold:We lead through innovation and by challenging the status quo.
• Act with Kindness:We operate with respect and carefor our customers colleagues and the planet.
• Create Community:We believe in the power of connectionwhether educating customers supporting each other or giving back we grow stronger together.

Our team spans North America Australia/New Zealand Europe and the broader APAC region collaborating globally to drive innovation. We offer space to thrivepersonally professionally and through our comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being at every stage:

• Generous paid time off including time off to volunteer
• Learning and development resources to support personal and professional growth
• Wellness benefits like meditation app memberships product discounts and free samples of our amazing products
• Most roles are fully remote (roles that are required to be at our Seattle HQ can be found in the details section of this job post)
• Great location for roles that are hybrid or fully onsite were in the heart of Seattles beautiful International District
• Did we mention were a dog-friendly office

Our culture encourages continuous learning and is fueled by connection curiosity and cross-functional collaboration. Whether onsite remote or hybrid we stay connected through shared initiatives that bring our teams together. If youre inspired by transparency driven to make an impact and eager to help foster communitywed love to have you join us.

How youll have an impact at Paulas Choice:

The Senior Manager Global Inventory Deployment is critical to the success of Paulas Choices supply chain organization. The role is responsible for leading a consolidated global team of inventory analysts and managers focused on optimizing finished goods placement across all markets - NA ANZ APAC EU and UK - while maintaining high service levels across every channel the business operates in and co-owning a significant supply chain transformation agenda.

As a Senior Manager Global Inventory Deployment a typical day might include a mix of the following:

• Consolidate and lead the full global Inventory Deployment function - NAM and International - as the single accountable owner of finished goods placement across all markets and channels
• Set the global inventory deployment strategy: define global allocation policy constrained-period decision frameworks and Supply Signal standards that apply consistently across all markets NAM ANZ APAC EU and UK
• Make cross-market allocation decisions that optimize global inventory health simultaneously not within a single region - owning the commercial consequences of constrained-SKU NPD launch and OOS scenarios across 100% of company revenue
• Lead develop and hold accountable a consolidated global team: three NAM analysts (direct) and the Manager International Deployment and their APAC analyst (indirect) building toward a high-performing function with consistent standards and reduced reliance on manager-level intervention for routine decisions
• Own the integration of Inventory Deployment into the global S&OP process representing a single authoritative global inventory voice in consensus and executive tiers and ensuring deployment constraints are visible and actioned at the planning level
• Drive the transformation of the Inventory Deployment function from reactive and manual to structured system-supported and scalable leading NetSuite deployment automation Supply Signal rebuild global OOS visibility and SLOB dashboard delivery as primary SME and accountable owner
• Define and govern global North Star KPIs for inventory deployment fill rate in-stock rate MOS projected OOS impact and SLOB exposure by market and build the reporting infrastructure to make performance visible and actionable across all regions
• Own daily global inventory execution with commercial rigour: transfer orders reallocations misroutes and stuck orders across all DCs and markets ensuring inventory is never double-committed and service levels are maintained across every channel
• Lead the global Supply Signal manual approvals cycle managing all five approval types across all regions and partner with Demand Planning to ensure requests reflect accurate channel needs and upstream supply risk is escalated proactively
• Manage global expiry date and SLOB strategy with a working capital lens minimizing write-off risk and ensuring constrained inventory is allocated to its highest-value use across all markets
• Serve as the senior cross-functional partner for all channel leads globally representing Inventory Deployment with authority in all relevant forums and ensuring allocation decisions reflect commercial priorities promotional calendars and channel mix strategies
• Drive the roadmap to reduce manual platform dependency across the function consolidating execution across NetSuite WMS OPC Smartsheet and Power BI into scalable documented system-supported processes

The Details:

• Location: Fully remote within the US
• Hours: Typical business hours with flexibility required as business needs dictate
• Physical requirements: Ability to handle long periods of both sitting and screen time
• Travel requirements: Up to 20%

What youll bring to the table:

• 7-10 years of progressive experience in supply chain inventory management or inventory deployment in a multi-channel multi-market consumer goods or beauty environment
• Demonstrated experience managing inventory across DTC marketplace (Amazon multi-market) wholesale/retail and international channels simultaneously
• Prior experience leading a multi-person team including management of other managers or senior analysts; experience managing across geographies a strong advantage
• Experience working within ERP systems operationally (NetSuite strongly preferred); exposure to ERP implementation or automation projects an advantage
• Advanced Excel proficiency; Power BI or equivalent BI tool experience for operational reporting
• Familiarity with Smartsheet or equivalent tracker-based tools and a clear intent to drive the organization away from manual workarounds toward system-native and/or AI solutions
• Masters degree Business or Supply Chain preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification a plus
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in supply chain inventory management or inventory deployment in a multi-channel multi-market consumer goods or beauty environment
• Demonstrated experience managing inventory across DTC marketplace (Amazon multi-market) wholesale/retail and international channels simultaneously
• Prior experience leading a multi-person team including management of other managers or senior analysts; experience managing across geographies a strong advantage
• Experience working within ERP systems operationally (NetSuite strongly preferred); exposure to ERP implementation or automation projects an advantage
• Advanced Excel proficiency; Power BI or equivalent BI tool experience for operational reporting
• Familiarity with Smartsheet or equivalent tracker-based tools and a clear intent to drive the organization away from manual workarounds toward system-native and/or AI solutions
• Masters degree Business or Supply Chain preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification a plus

Approximate Salary Range Based on Experience and Location:

$130000 - $145000 USD/annually

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For new hires we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience skills education geographic location and budget. This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan.

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