Director, Planning & Allocation Technology
Core
Own the strategy and roadmap for merchandise planning and allocation capabilities, integrating machine learning forecasting into the workflow of retail planners to optimize inventory flow to stores and distribution centers.
Role type
Director, Product Management (Planning & Allocation Technology)
Builds
Merchandise planning and allocation systems with embedded ML forecasting for retail inventory management
Domain
Retail Apparel / Demand Planning & Forecasting
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Product management, retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting, machine learning, probabilistic forecasting, team leadership, agile methodology, enterprise planning platforms, data modeling
Preferred skills
SQL, on/offshore development management
Technologies
Anaplan, o9, RELEX, Blue Yonder, Board, JIRA
Responsibilities
Own the product roadmap for planning and allocation, partner with Data Science to productionize forecasting models, drive adoption of system-generated forecasts, evolve the human-in-the-loop operating model, assess emerging AI technologies, own data foundation requirements, lead and develop a team of Product Managers and Analysts
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with team leadership