Inventory Analyst

The next gen beauty company, Maesa is transforming the industry by incubating and growing meaningful, innovative brands and making prestige beauty accessible. Maesa believes beauty ignites inspiration, creativity, imagination, and connection, sparking new ideas and possibilities, and meeting unmet consumer needs. Through best-in-class design, formulation, brand creation and marketing capabilities, Maesa delivers new, better and different products with an unsurpassed speed to market. Maesa works with a variety of retailers to create and launch brands across beauty and wellness categories. The current portfolio includes Kristin Ess, Hairitage by Mindy McKnight, Fine'ry, Being Frenshe, and Niches & Nooks among other brands. For more information, visit www.maesa.com.

We are looking for a temporary Inventory Analyst for 3 months to help monitor, oversee, and optimize Maesa’s North American inventory for all brands, finished goods and components. The role will work to ensure that Maesa has effective inventory reporting processes and the required level of visibility to support delivery of the overall supply chain objectives and KPIs.

This role is based in our Manhattan office and requires 3 days per week on-site.

• Work closely with Supply Planning function to find ways to improve the overall health of inventory including avoidance of out of stocks, excess, and obsolete inventory.
• Support the Inventory Controller in performing inventory reconciliation: compare ERP inventory to warehouse records, review transaction logs, instruct physical counts, perform audits.
• Liaison with Supply Planning Capability Leads to define & support a governance a process for inventory policy parameter refreshes for brand region and execute it accordingly.
• Refine, monitor & mitigate key metrics to measure inventory results and performance; inclusive of:
• Summary and conclusion of key “net change” drivers and trends.
• Synthesize inventory data and analysis into specific action.
• Drive execution of actions for inventory results.
• Projecting and translating changes in inventory position and the contribution or impact those changes have on the balance sheet and/or P&L.
• Be f amiliar and proficient in data extraction, handling and consumption.
• Support continuous process improvement s by generating required analysis, developing analytical & statistical models to resolve/detect escalated performance issues.
• Ideate in building initiatives around inventory optimization processes across all brands for finished goods and components.
• Accountable for accuracy and completeness of inventory reconciliation for finished goods and components.
• Maintain and publish inventory health reports to the business.

• Bachelor's Degree in S upply C hain, E ngineering, or other relevant field s.
• Minimum of 1-2 years business experience with experience in L ogistics, S upply P lanning, D emand P lanning, or I nventory M anagement o r a ppropriate College Degree.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong service / support mentality and willingness to help others achieve their result-oriented ambitions.
• Ability to understand the performance of the business and what levers should be pulled to drive performance.
• Ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with the ability to identify issues, obtain mutual agreement as to the resolution and implement change.
• Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Results-oriented and willing to initiate and nurture change.
• Experience in a high-volume consumer goods environment.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and effectively manage time in a fast-paced work environment.

$30/hr - $36/hr

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Maesa is the next-gen beauty company, where bold ideas become beautiful brands. We ignite the dreamer and doer in each of us. We move at the speed of culture to push boundaries and redefine possibilities unleashing #maesamagic everyday. By fostering a start-up spirit, we equip everyone to lead with accountability & execute with excellence. We champion each voice and empower every journey, creating an environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking, calculated risk taking, and cutting-edge innovation. Growth is personal, intentional, and limitless.