VP, Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Inventory Management
Core
Own the strategic vision, operating standards, and systems roadmap for merchandise planning, allocation, and inventory management to support scaling beyond $1B in revenue.
Role type
VP of Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Inventory Management
Builds
Inventory strategy, allocation platforms, and planning organization for a $1B+ baby and kids e-commerce ecosystem
Domain
E-commerce / Retail / Baby & Kids Market
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Executive leadership of merchandise planning/inventory at $500M-$2B+ wholesale retail, strategic vision setting, high-stakes decision making, demand planning or allocation platform implementation, scaling planning organizations, inventory KPI ownership, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Vendor onboarding and performance analytics, drop-ship EDI experience, AI fluency
Technologies
Intuendi, Blue Yonder, o9, ToolsGroup, Impact Analytics
Responsibilities
Define team standards and operating cadence (OTB, ceremonies), migrate forecasting/allocation platform to trusted status, execute scalable org design, build planning point of view for warehouse network expansion, own inventory strategy (drop-ship vs own, SKU investment), lead response to inventory health incidents, develop direct reports, partner with Merchandising/Supply Chain/Data/Finance in S&OP and MBRs
Seniority
VP, strategic leadership & org building
