Supply Planner

Life at Elvie – Meaningful work. Exceptional people

We develop extraordinary and smart technologies designed to improve the lives of women. It’s a fascinating and challenging area that requires us to solve the problems that no one else has ever tackled before.

Our first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected trainer that helps women strengthen their pelvic floor muscle via fun, five-minute workouts. It took the wellness industry by storm and is now available via the NHS Supply Chain. Our street cred is backed up by more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious Red Dot Award and an IDA Design Award.

Our second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent hands-free, wearable breast pump, has received international praise, including being listed as one of the Times 100 best inventions in 2019 and ‘Best of the Best’ at the Red Dot Awards 2020.

Our 3rd & 4th innovation: Elvie Catch and Elvie Curve launched on 7th October 2020. Elvie Curve uses natural suction to gently express milk during let-down while feeding or pumping from the other breast. It is small, compact, and securely worn in-bra. Elvie Catch, “Stops your leaks, not your day” is a set of two breast milk collection cups with slip-proof silicone skirts designed for total comfort and confidence. Discreet and fuss-free.

Elvie has received more than 30 awards, including being named one of 15 startups “To Watch” by The Sunday Times and ranked as the 6th fastest growing business in the UK by SyndicateRoom in 2019. Tania Boler has recently been rated as the 8th most influential person shaping British technology in 2019 by Business Insider and both products have been featured in the Oscar Nominee Gift Bags. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B, the largest ever fundraise in Femtech.

How do we like to work?

You will be surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them. People who are passionate about our mission. People who are driven to solve tough problems and constantly consider the best ways to improve the health and wellbeing of women.

We’re deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive:

• We’re fearless – We tackle taboos and break boundaries, requiring sensitivity and courage.
• We’re innovators – We are passionate, curious and data-driven. We are constantly learning how to work smarter, faster and better. Always embracing change and innovation.
• We’re in it together – Together, we are constantly learning, embracing change and seeking innovation, whilst having fun along the way. We stay authentic and embrace our differences.

About you

• You’re keen to progress your career as a supply chain professional, working for a dynamic company with ambitious plans for growth
• You’re an accomplished supply planner with experience of managing the end to end supply planning process for consumer products
• You’ve worked collaboratively with multiple commercial, operational and finance colleagues to generate your own supply plan
• You’ve partnered with external manufacturers and suppliers on a global basis to share long term forecasts and place orders, expediting and influencing to ensure delivery commitments are honoured
• You’re comfortable with the inherent challenges of long lead times and have set supply parameters to optimise stock availability whilst adhering to inventory targets
• You have freight knowledge and experience in multiple shipping methods, including air and sea
• You’ve worked in an environment that is fast paced with challenging but achievable targets and an accelerated introduction of new products into new markets
• You’re proficient on ERP systems and have used MRP functionality

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll be reporting into the Global S&OP Manager and be part of a wider operational team encompassing logistics, fulfilment and procurement
• Your responsibility will include the creation, publication and measuring of a supply plan for all Elvie products in all channels for all geographical regions from all third party manufacturers
• Working with suppliers to build strong relationships, becoming a clear subject matter expert and understanding their constraints with capacity, raw materials and componentry
• The ownership timeline of your supply plan is from “cradle to grave” – from budgeting 2 years in advance to monitoring arrival and subsequent availability to promise
• Your accountability will include the maintenance of inventory between agreed targets, and in particular the daily communication with internal colleagues highlighting any stock risks
• You’ll proactively engage with a number of functions to refine and improve your supply plan
• You’ll be using designated tools that generate purchase requirements, based on planning parameters you will be maintaining
• Your role will facilitate successful new product introductions and expansion of existing products into new markets, as well as fine tuning products that may be cannibalised as a result
• You’ll be constantly monitoring your plan and measuring its accuracy against defined targets, constantly striving to learn and improve.