Buyer in Santa Clarita, California at John Paul Mitchell Systems

Who We Are

John Paul Mitchell Systems (“JPMS”) is recognized worldwide for developing and marketing innovative hair and skin care products since 1980. We’ve been serving the professional beauty industry with salon-quality hair care products, styling tools and professional hair color through our family of brands including Paul Mitchell, MITCH, Awapuhi Wild Ginger, Tea Tree, Paul Mitchell Tools, Neuro, The Demi, Paul Mitchell the Color, Blonde, and Color XG.

We were the first professional hair care company to take a stand against animal testing and continue our strong commitment to giving back, supporting a wide range of philanthropic causes both domestically and internationally. Sustainability has always been a priority, and we are committed to making our company operations climate neutral to preserve the beauty of the world around us.

Who You Are:

You are a skilled and enthusiastic, high-performing professional who is passionate about hair care and wants to positively contribute to the growth of our iconic brand as well as to our people first culture.

About the Role

The Buyer is responsible for procuring and managing assigned categories of finished goods, components, and services that support JPMS business objectives. This position manages supplier relationships, ensures material availability, analyzes inventory and demand requirements, and collaborates cross-functionally to support product launches, ongoing production, and business continuity.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proficient in Excel and ERP systems. This role requires strong communication skills, supplier management capabilities, and the ability to balance inventory, service levels, and cost objectives in a fast-paced environment.

This role is hybrid and works 3 days a week out of our Santa Clarita Office.

What You will Do:

• Manage assigned purchasing categories, including turnkey wet line products, tools, accessories, and related materials
• Review MRP, forecasts, inventory levels, and business requirements to determine purchasing needs
• Create and maintain purchase orders and purchasing requisitions, ensuring accuracy and timely supplier execution
• Monitor open purchase orders and proactively expedite, defer, cancel, or revise orders based on changing requirements
• Communicate with suppliers regarding pricing, lead times, order status, delivery issues, and other purchasing needs.
• Analyze inventory and purchasing data to identify shortages, excess inventory, discrepancies, and cost-saving opportunities
• Prepare and maintain purchasing reports using Microsoft Excel, Dynamics 365, and other reporting tools.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support product launches, artwork changes, packaging updates, and other product changes
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, item, and purchasing records within company systems.
• Escalate supply risks, supplier performance issues, and purchasing concerns to management in a timely manner

Required Qualifications:

Skills:

• Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, data validation, reporting, and data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Effective negotiation and supplier relationship management skills

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required

Experience:

• 3+ years of purchasing, procurement, supply chain, inventory planning, or buyer experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, or related field preferred Experience:
• Experience utilizing an ERP system required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
• Experience managing finished goods, turnkey products, contract manufacturers, or consumer packaged goods preferred.
• Beauty, personal care, cosmetics, health & wellness, or consumer products industry experience highly preferred
• We are eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. If you think you would be a good fit for the position and our company, we invite you to apply.

Working Conditions

• Office and Warehouse environments

Competitive Compensation:

• The expected hourly range for this position is $22.64 to $26.82. The hourly rate is determined by various factors including geographic location, experience, skills, and education.
• Discretionary Bonus Plan: This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: In addition to base salary, JPMS offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company match, paid family leave, education-related programs, paid holidays, discretionary vacation time, and more.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment.