Purchasing Manager – Supply Chain & Demand Planning

Location: St. Petersburg, FL [On-site]

Reports to: [Director of Operations / COO]

Division: Hair (Simply Organic Beauty)

We are seeking a highly analytical, proactive Purchasing Manager to own purchasing strategy, demand planning, and supply chain execution for our Hair Division. This role is critical to ensuring accurate forecasting, disciplined buying behaviors, and seamless supplier coordination across finished goods, packaging, and raw materials.

You will serve as the connective tissue between sales, marketing, operations, and manufacturing—translating demand signals into actionable purchasing plans that protect service levels, optimize inventory, and support profitable growth.

Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Own rolling demand forecasts across SKUs, channels, and product lifecycles using historical data, trends, and forward-looking inputs
• Capture and model buying behaviors, seasonality, promotions, launches, and velocity shifts
• Partner cross-functionally to align forecasts with sales plans, marketing calendars, and growth targets

Purchasing & Inventory Management

• Translate demand plans into purchase orders that support an “always in stock” service level
• Manage reorder points, safety stock, MOQ constraints, and lead times to minimize stockouts and excess inventory
• Monitor inventory health (turns, aging, slow movers) and proactively course-correct

Supply Chain & Vendor Management

• Maintain and optimize supplier lead times, reliability, and capacity
• Collaborate with vendors to forecast production needs and mitigate supply risk
• Support contract negotiations, cost controls, and continuous improvement initiatives

Data, Systems & Process Excellence

• Ensure accuracy of item masters, lead times, MOQ data, and purchasing parameters within ERP systems
• Build and maintain clear purchasing dashboards and reporting for leadership visibility
• Improve forecasting, purchasing, and replenishment processes as the business scales

• High in-stock rates across all channels
• Reduced emergency buys and expedited freight
• Inventory levels aligned to demand and cash flow goals
• Clear, reliable demand plans that the business trusts
• Strong supplier partnerships and predictable lead times

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, or demand planning
• Proven success managing inventory for multi-SKU, high-growth brands
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into action
• Experience working within ERP and inventory management systems
• Highly organized, detail-driven, and proactive problem solver
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment

• Consumer goods, beauty, wellness, or retail supply chain experience
• Experience supporting new product launches and rapid SKU expansion
• Advanced Excel / forecasting tools experience
• Understanding of global manufacturing and logistics
• ERP experience required.

• Own a critical function in a growing, purpose-driven brand
• Influence strategy, not just execution
• Collaborative, high-accountability culture
• Opportunity to build scalable systems and processes

Benefits:

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance 
• 401k retirement plan and employer match incentive
• Employee Product Allowance (Free Beauty Products of your choice every month)
• Complimentary on-site coffee and snacks
• Mandatory Birthdays Off and competitive paid time off policy. 

Simply Organic Beauty is proudly an Elevated Beauty Group (EBG) Company:

At Elevated Beauty Group (EBG), we are committed to creating, incubating, and scaling high-performance beauty brands that inspire confidence, celebrate diversity, and connect with consumers in impactful ways. Our portfolio of beauty brands spans hair, color cosmetics, skincare and distribution across mass, prestige and professional markets. Together, we are creating the future of beauty with precision and passion for building brands, products, people and experiences that enrich lives and elevate our world.

We are headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. ♡

An Equal Opportunity Employer & Advocate

We are fiercely focused and true to our mission, vision and values— but also fiercely dedicated to diversity and inclusion, leaving the communities we enter better off than we found them. We are not just an equal opportunity employer —  we understand the importance of elevating voices that are not always readily heard. We are dedicated to cultivating an enriched workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, while practicing cultural humility, as we navigate the needs of a vibrant and varied constituency.

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At EBG, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.