Head of Inventory & Demand Planning
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
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
