Melin Operations Planning Manager

Melin Operations Planning Manager

At Melin we set out to create the most premium, highest quality headwear in the world. We believe that with more thought, time and care invested into how we make our products that we can extend the life of our hats and the adventures we take them on. We are looking to expand our internal family and are seeking one incredible human capable of excellence in a fast-paced work environment and eager to join an elite, yet small team of "A Players".

The Melin Operations Planning Manager will manage the end-to-end planning and inventory management functions, supporting all business channels in a high-growth environment. The Operations Planning Manager will collaborate closely with executive leadership, internal business channel leaders, and production and factory partners to ensure demand needs are covered. The Operations Planning Manager is charged with keeping the pulse of the business and will continually monitor, review, and report trends and translate data into actionable insights.

In addition to planning, the role is tasked with translating data and insights into timely and efficient procurement plans, maintaining in-system documents and master data elements to reflect an accurate supply view, and developing and maintaining key visibility and reporting tools.

In summary, the Operations Planning Manager is directly responsible for the execution of the central planning functions (Demand & Supply), will lead purchasing and inventory management including developing and reporting key metrics, and guiding the organization through weekly and monthly inventory review and purchasing sessions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Lead the organizational forecasting effort including defining forecast inputs and organizational deliverables and deadlines.
• Support sell-through reporting and share-out / internal socialization of sales by channel.
• Support financial forecasting.
• Identify and communicate gaps to plans and work to mitigate accordingly.
• Support seasonal product line development with data / reporting inputs helpful to guiding product decisions.
• Support launch efforts for capsule releases.
• Attend departmental meetings including marketing, sales and product development to capture updates and changes to strategy that might impact demand or supply requirements; take actions to optimize supply chain to plans as appropriate.
• Drive forward-looking merchandising strategies based on analysis of existing line plan and business decisions.
• Act as the internal bulk management steward; own inventory bulk management (reserve inventory) positions for ecommerce and owned-retail, and build tracking mechanisms to ensure other business channels are leveraging system procedures appropriately.

Procurement :

Supply Planning and Inventory Management :

Key Performance Measures :

Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills, Experience :

Education :

Experience :

Skills :

Location & Office Structure :

This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in San Clemente, with the option to work from home 1 day per week. Subject to change without notice as per company guidelines. This position will require you to travel domestically and internationally from time to time.

Compensation :

The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.

Benefits and Perks :

Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.