Planner, Supply Chain

Revlon Manufacturing & Distribution; Oxford (NC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Company-paid life insurance

Short-term disability

401(k) plan

3 weeks vacation + 12 holidays

Job summary

Revlon is seeking a Supply Chain Planner in the United States to manage planning for assigned SKUs, including materials inbound, finished goods, and production planning with internal teams and TPMs.

You will help maintain service levels while controlling inventory, review master data, and coordinate with suppliers to meet demand across domestic and international markets. This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and proactive problem solving.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or 5 years related work experience.
• Thorough working knowledge of computer-based manufacturing systems (MRP, MPS, Manugistics, and SAP)
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to reason and influence at all levels
• Strong organization and problem solving skills
• Analytical skills to evaluate and prioritize data
• Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts across multiple functions
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and communicate a production plan or supply plan to suppliers and TPMs.
• Provide delivery commitments on materials and coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure on-time, in-full delivery.
• Monitor service levels by SKU and report Demand/Supply chain issues.
• Perform short- and long-term supply/demand analyses and identify potential gaps.
• Develop run strategies for assigned products and align system parameters accordingly.
• Coordinate production sourcing moves to meet company objectives.
• Develop inventory targets and manage inventory levels for cost and service optimization.
• Maintain target inventory levels while ensuring high service levels.
• Project quarterly inventory levels and address SLOB accordingly.
• Review forecasts with cross-functional teams to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Support S&OP meetings by reviewing service levels and resource availability.
• Maintain collaboration with vendors and internal customers to mitigate supply risks.
• Foster cross-functional relationships throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organization

Analytical thinking

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

MRP/MPS software

SAP

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

This role is a Hybrid Role: Employees are expected to work from our Oxford, North Carolina office 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days.

We currently have several Planner openings currently across both our Finished Goods Planning team and our Material & TPM Planning team. While each role supports a different area of our broader Supply organization, all planner positions share the same core purpose: ensuring strong service levels, reliable supply, and effective cross‑functional alignment. The description below outlines the responsibilities and qualifications for this specific opportunity within that group of openings.

Overview:

The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for planning activities as it relates to their assigned SKUs portfolio which may include material inbound planning, long term finished good planning, and/or production planning occurring at Revlon factories and/or Revlon’s Third Party Manufacturers (TPMs). The objective is to maintain high level customer service fulfillment while optimally controlling inventory levels to support the demand plans of both domestic and international markets. The SKU level management activities will include maintenance of master data (lead times, MOQs, safety stock levels, etc.), review weekly open order reports with suppliers, collaborate cross functionally internally/externally to resolve supply constraints, understand manufacturing capacity levels, and analyze brand performance.

The planner will be responsible for developing supply planning strategies and production plans to satisfy customer service requirements of existing replenishment codes as well as new product launches. while carrying minimum effective inventory.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and communicate a production plan and/or supply plan and/or Master Production Plan as necessary to suppliers, operational business partners, and/or TPMs.
• Provide delivery commitments on materials (packaging components, chemicals, or FG/wips), which involve collaboration with internal and external business partners (Supply Planning, Vendors, Operations, Quality, Transportation, Finance/AP, Global Procurement, etc). Work closely with suppliers/TPMs to deliver SKU/Items on time and in full quantities.
• Monitor service levels by SKU/item and report Demand/Supply chain issues on the Revlon Weekly Tracker. Partner with Demand Planning and Customer Logistics in resolving demand/supply issues and allocations.
• Perform supply/demand analysis (both short and long term) with operations and suppliers, highlighting areas of concern for the next 12 months as well as compare against RCCP (Rough-Cut Capacity Planning.
• Develop and manage run strategy of assigned products, evaluate best service/cost alternative, and align system parameters to reflect decision.
• Utilizing C/D (capacity/demand) ratio, determine constraints and initiate resolution steps with cross functional areas to provide an optimal production plan.
• Coordinate and execute production sourcing moves to meet corporate objectives.
• Develop inventory targets and manage tasks to achieve corporate inventory levels on both a cost and unit basis.
• Maintain inventory at target levels while maintaining high service levels to our customers.
• Project inventory levels on a quarterly basis.
• Monitor SLOB (Slow-moving / Obsolete) inventory and provide recommendation for reducing, reworking, or proposing sales opportunities.
• Monitor actual output versus the Master Production Plan and/or supplier committed plan. Identify gaps and drive solutions, including a metric on production performance to the requested production schedule.
• Review forecast with Demand Planning, Sales, and Marketing monthly to identify gaps in service and potential SLOB.
• Analyze MRP data to control and verify delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Timely reporting of KPIs (key performance indicators).
• Support the S&OP process meetings by reviewing service levels, evaluating performance against schedule, assessing inventory strategies, supply plans, and resources.
• Liaise with the appropriate cross functional partners throughout the product life cycle, ensure timely NPD (New Product Development) execution, implement PIPO (Phase In and Phase Out) and discontinuations/delete management while maintaining a tight control on inventory.
• Primary source of contact on inventory availability and production timing for Customer Logistics and Sales.
• Maintain frequent contact with vendors and internal customers to establish a collaborating business relationship where supply risks affecting Revlon’s production plan are identified upfront, escalated, and minimized, while preparing alternate supply plans, as necessary.
• As assigned by VP, Director, or Supply Planning Manager.

Special Requirements of the Position:

• The Supply Chain Planner must possess and demonstrate a high level of ownership and accountability. He/she must be capable of generating and presenting accurate analytical information to be used in key decision-making processes. He/she must have well developed interpersonal and motivational skills. The Planner must be a self-motivated individual who can work independently and bring assigned tasks to completion.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or 5 years related work experience.
• Thorough working knowledge of computer-based manufacturing systems (MRP, MPS, Manugistics, and SAP)
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to reason and influence at all
• Strong organization and problem solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills required to evaluate and prioritize data.
• Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple
• Ability to creatively and effectively think and work “outside the box.”
• Proficient in MS office applications specifically MS Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.

Shift hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

#LI-Hybrid

Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.

The base pay range for this position is $55,000 - $80,000 / year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.

Employees will also receive 3 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.