Director, Inventory Allocation and Control
Core
Lead end-to-end inventory planning policy, governance, and execution to balance retail growth, customer availability, fulfillment capacity, working capital, and margin outcomes.
Role type
Senior Director, Inventory Planning & Supply Chain Operations
Builds
Scalable inventory planning mechanisms, dashboards, and workflows that reduce manual work and improve planning quality.
Domain
E-commerce / Retail / Supply Chain Planning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Retail planning, supply chain planning, S&OP, inventory management, capacity planning, demand-supply tradeoff analysis, executive-level narrative building, cross-functional stakeholder influence, team leadership (5+ years), process simplification
Preferred skills
E-commerce experience, planning automation, control towers, decision-support systems, agent-based workflows, SQL, BI tools, forecasting, optimization methods
Technologies
SQL, BI tools
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end inventory planning policy and governance across short, medium, and long-term horizons; Lead DOC management, inbound planning, capacity alignment, and ordering governance; Balance commercial growth, customer availability, and financial outcomes; Partner cross-functionally to resolve bottlenecks and ensure operational execution; Lead planning for major seasonal events; Build scalable mechanisms and dashboards to improve planning quality; Own planning inputs for executive business reviews; Lead and develop a high-performing planning team.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with people leadership
