Head of Inventory & Demand Planning

Spring Footwear Corp • Pompano Beach, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Spring Footwear is entering its next phase of growth across wholesale, e-commerce (Shopify, Amazon, Walmart), marketplaces, and retail. To support this, we are building a centralized Inventory & Demand Planning function to bring structure, discipline, and visibility across the business. This role is not about maintaining reports. This role is about building the system that drives how the company plans, buys, and manages inventory. You will work directly with ownership and leadership to design and implement forecasting, inventory flow, and planning processes across all channels.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years in demand planning, inventory planning, or supply chain
• Experience in footwear, apparel, or consumer goods strongly preferred
• Proven experience building or improving a planning function
• Strong understanding of:
• Forecasting
• OTB
• Inventory flow
• Channel strategy
• Experience in omni-channel environments (DTC + wholesale + retail + marketplaces)
• Strong leadership presence - able to influence without authority
• Advanced Excel + ERP / BI systems

Nice To Haves

• Experience in footwear, apparel, or consumer goods strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the demand planning and forecasting framework across all channels
• Establish S&OP cadence and weekly inventory discipline
• Build and manage OTB and inventory planning structure
• Define and enforce channel allocation strategy and priorities
• Improve inventory turns, availability, and margin performance
• Partner with Merchandising, Sales, Retail, Marketplace, Operations, and Finance
• Build dashboards, KPIs, and reporting that drive decisions
• Identify risks early (stockouts, overstock, missed reorders) and take action
• Develop scalable processes, SOPs, and planning tools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed