Director, Inventory Management & Planning

Poshmark•Redwood City, CA

About The Position

Poshmark is hiring a Director, Inventory Management & Planning to build and lead the company’s end-to-end inventory planning and allocation function. The role is responsible for optimizing inventory across categories and channels while balancing in-stock performance across stores, e-commerce, and the warehouse. The Director will establish the function’s strategies, processes, tools, and team to support Poshmark’s growth. This position reports to the VP of Merchandising.

Requirements

3+ years of experience at the senior manager level or above in retail inventory planning or management.
Experience building merchandise planning and inventory management tools and processes from the ground up.
Experience consolidating data sources into clear, actionable insights.
Experience working with distribution center operations and retail store allocation.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable plans.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate needs, and build frameworks independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience in multi-category retail or DTC environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain inventory forecasts for the Distribution Center, Merchandising, Finance, and Store teams.
Lead onboarding, testing, and scaling of the inventory management system for owned and store inventory.
Partner with Distribution Center operations to optimize inbound scheduling, storage utilization, and inventory flow.
Partner with Merchandising on store allocations and the timing of new product launches.
Manage store stock pulls and inventory sendbacks as needed.
Create and run weekly category- and brand-level reporting to drive deeper merchandising insights.
Build a monthly Open-to-Buy for owned inventory that aligns with Store and E-commerce sales budgets and optimizes turn.
Own end-to-end inventory for Poshmark.com, the warehouse, and store locations.
Establish sell-through and weeks-on-hand targets by product type.
Track and manage owned inventory and product lifecycle with the Merchandising team.
Develop a markdown cadence and identify and resolve inventory gluts.
Partner with Data Analytics and Tech teams to develop and implement an inventory tracking and forecasting system.
Collaborate with Merchandising, Store Operations, and Finance to align inventory strategy with business priorities.
Represent the planning function to senior leadership, clearly communicating inventory position, risks, and opportunities.