Supply Chain Manager - Supplements and Apparel

About REP:

REP designs world-class, innovative gym equipment that is sold around the world, and we are now expanding into apparel, supplements, athletes, and events. REP was established in 2012 by two brothers who shared a deep passion for fitness. From our humble beginnings of selling bumper plates out of a small garage, REP has experienced remarkable growth, now occupying over 300,000+ square feet of office and distribution space in the USA and internationally. With a dedicated team of over 200+ fitness enthusiasts, our vision is to be the #1 Strength Brand in the World. Our commitment to innovation, customer service, and value sets us apart. 

We believe in building a culture centered around fitness, so we specialize in outfitting home gyms, commercial gyms, and strength and conditioning facilities. Our dedication to excellence has been recognized multiple times when we were featured in the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies in 2018 and 2021 and then voted the best home strength product launch in 2022 by Garage Gym Experiment. Our team works out together, and we regularly invite fitness superstars to join us. We organize fun challenges to test our limits - and the limits of our equipment. 

At REP, we continue to grow and bring new opportunities for those who want to be a part of a winning team. We firmly believe that being surrounded by like-minded individuals fuels creative energy and fosters a fun and collaborative work environment. This role is based in our state-of-the-art headquarters with a bright, spacious, shared workspace; scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; and a kitchen always stocked with healthy snacks, protein powder, and coffee.  We offer a hybrid work environment with a minimum of three days in the office, but there’s flexibility about which days and hours. 

 

Our Core Values:

• Think Like a Customer - We empathize with our customers; understand the 'why' behind every decision we make
• Progress not Perfection - We don't let perfect get in the way of good; we are better today than we were yesterday
• Positive Attitude - Be a glass half-full kind of person and remember to have fun
• Teamwork without Ego - We put the team above ourselves; we only win together
• Take Initiative - We drive momentum; if there is an opportunity to make us better, we want to hear it

 

About This Role: 

REP Fitness is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead supply chain operations for our supplements brand and apparel line. This role is responsible for ensuring products are launched on time, remain in stock, meet quality expectations, and are delivered through a scalable, cost-effective supply chain. 

The Supply Chain Manager will oversee planning, sourcing coordination, supplier and manufacturer management, inventory strategy, production timelines, and cross-functional launch execution. This role requires a hands-on operator who can manage day-to-day supply chain needs while also building processes, reporting, and vendor relationships that support rapid growth. 

This position will work closely with product development, merchandising, quality, finance, demand planning, logistics, ecommerce, and external vendors including ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers, contract manufacturers, apparel manufacturers, freight partners, and 3PL providers. 

The ideal candidate has experience managing complex supply chains, thrives in a fast-paced growth environment, and understands how to balance product availability, cost, quality, compliance, and working capital discipline. 

Essential Functions: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.   

Own supply chain execution for supplements and apparel 

• Manage end-to-end supply chain activity across supplements, apparel, accessories, packaging, and related components.
• Ensure the right products are available at the right time, in the right quantities, and at the right cost. 

Lead demand planning and inventory management 

• Partner with sales and our demand planning team to develop demand forecasts.
• Monitor inventory levels, sell-through, reorder points, lead times, and stockout risks.
• Reduce excess inventory, slow-moving stock, and expiration risk, particularly for supplement products.
• Recommend purchase quantities and production timing based on demand, margin, cash flow, and storage constraints. 

Manage supplier, manufacturer, and vendor relationships 

• Serve as the primary supply chain point of contact for contract manufacturers, apparel vendors, ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers, and logistics partners.
• Track vendor performance related to cost, lead time, quality, communication, and on-time delivery.
• Negotiate timelines, MOQs, pricing, production capacity, and service expectations in partnership with leadership and finance.
• Identify and qualify backup suppliers to reduce supply chain risk. 

Drive on-time product launches 

• Build and manage supply chain timelines for new supplement and apparel launches.
• Coordinate ingredient sourcing, packaging development, apparel production, artwork approvals, testing, quality documentation, inbound freight, and inventory readiness.
• Proactively identify risks that could delay launch dates and drive mitigation plans.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure new products are launch-ready from a supply, inventory, and fulfillment standpoint. 

Oversee production planning and purchasing 

• Create and maintain production schedules with external manufacturers.
• Manage purchase orders, production confirmations, delivery dates, and vendor follow-up.
• Ensure production plans align with forecasted demand, launch calendars, promotional plans, and inventory targets.
• Track open orders and communicate delays, risks, or changes to internal stakeholders. 

Support quality, compliance, and documentation requirements 

• Ensure supplement supply chain processes support quality and compliance expectations, including lot tracking, COAs, GMP-related documentation, shelf-life management, and recall readiness.
• Coordinate with quality, product, and regulatory partners to ensure required documentation is collected and maintained.
• Support apparel quality standards, sample approvals, inspections, and issue resolution with vendors. 

Improve supply chain visibility and reporting 

• Build dashboards, trackers, and reporting tools to monitor inventory health, production status, vendor performance, inbound shipments, launch readiness, and supply risks.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on stock position, upcoming replenishments, cost changes, and operational risks.
• Use data to make recommendations that improve availability, reduce cost, and increase supply chain reliability. 

Manage cost and working capital efficiency 

• Monitor product costs, landed costs, freight costs, storage costs, and inventory investment.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost without compromising quality, compliance, or customer experience.
• Partner with finance to support budgeting, cash planning, margin analysis, and inventory purchasing decisions. 

Build scalable supply chain processes 

• Develop SOPs, vendor scorecards, planning cadences, launch checklists, and issue escalation processes.
• Improve operational discipline as the Purist supplements brand and apparel line scale.
• Help transition supply chain processes from reactive and manual to structured, measurable, and repeatable. 

Partner cross-functionally across the business 

• Collaborate with product development, merchandising, creative, ecommerce, finance, operations, customer experience, and leadership.
• Communicate clearly on timelines, tradeoffs, risks, and decisions.
• Act as the central supply chain owner for assigned categories 

What You Will Bring: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Computer Skills:  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data cleaning, and basic modeling.
• Experience using ERP, inventory management, demand planning, or order management systems.
• Comfortable working with project management tools, shared trackers, dashboards, and reporting platforms.
• Experience with NetSuite, BI tools, or similar systems preferred.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and improve workflows through better use of tools and data. 

Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Logistics, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, purchasing, production planning, inventory management, sourcing, or operations.
• Experience working with consumer products, ecommerce, supplements, apparel, fitness, wellness, or fast-growing brands preferred.
• Experience managing suppliers, contract manufacturers, purchase orders, production timelines, and inbound logistics.
• Experience with supplement manufacturing, GMP environments, lot tracking, COAs, shelf-life management, or regulated consumer products.
• Experience with apparel production, sizing, sampling, seasonal buys, or vendor management preferred. 

• • Startup, high-growth, or entrepreneurial business experience strongly preferred. 

Core Competencies: 

Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. 

Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently. 

Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. 

Self-Development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels. 

 

What's In It for You:

Our commitment to quality and transparency applies not only to our products, but to our people. We are focused on creating a fun, exciting, collaborative space that’s centered around health and well-being. We empower everyone on our team to take control of their careers and balance their work and life in a modern, fast-paced environment. 

We offer an exceptional compensation package which includes: 

Compensation base range: $120,000-140,000 annually plus bonus potential

Day One Benefits!

• Medical, Dental, Vision (Competitive Benefits Packages Available)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• LTD/STD, Life and AD&D (100% premiums covered by REP)
• 401k and Roth options with employer match up to 4%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Recharge Yourself!

• 4 weeks of PTO accrued during your first year
• 48 hours of sick leave annually
• 7 paid company holidays with an additional floating holiday
• Paid Parental leave after 6 months of employment
• Birthday - Paid day off

Pump-up Perks!

• Unique bonus structure that rewards exceptional individual performance as well as company-wide performance
• Full access to employee gym
• Employee discount on REP equipment and apparel
• Daily snacks and drinks provided by REP (for onsite employees)
• 'Fitness' casual attire
• Company and team building events
• Professional growth and development within the organization
• LIFE-WORK balance

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to sit and use hands to operate the telephone, type and operate the computer and mouse. Physical effort may include stooping, kneeling, touching, feeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.  The employee is frequently required to talk, hear, and bend and twist neck. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 100 pounds assisted.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. 

 REP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, REP complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  

 This specification is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at REP.