Associate Manager, Indirect Sourcing

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $68,155 – $85,193 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for a month in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.

Kendo Brands has a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote each week.

Summary:

Kendo is looking for an Associate Manager to join the Indirect Sourcing team reporting into the Director. This individual should be detail-oriented and motivated while managing various Indirect category projects as the team grows. The Associate Manager will support the Indirect Sourcing Director with tasks such as KPI reports, data collection and analysis. This person should be eager to learn and provide constructive feedback in the further development of the Indirect Sourcing team.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing Indirect projects (Currently Accessories – GWP/ NSG/ etc. – Project types expected to expand); Requesting and collecting Supplier competitive bids, negotiate, award business, and complete various internal tasks such as issuing COGs Summaries to budget owners for cost approval, Trade Agreements, submitting Business Awards to awarded Suppliers, updating internal performance/ productivity tracker
• Candidate expected to attend and provide project status updates to internal team members for all brands
• Candidate to regroup with Director 1-2x weekly for updates and/or inquiries
• Assist in vendor set up and onboarding, when needed
• Candidate willing to contribute to broader company objectives

Requirements:

Attention to detail + impeccable organization skills

Advanced Excel skills

Strong communication skills – via virtual, in person, and email

Experience working with Suppliers + Internal, cross-functional departments

2-4 years Purchasing/ Sourcing background needed

Must maintain confidentiality

Software to be used:

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Medius