Global Inventory Planner
Core
Own the flow of finished goods from factory to market, managing international freight and stock levels across multiple warehouses to ensure products arrive at the right time and cost.
Role type
Senior Global Inventory Planner
Builds
Finished goods inventory flow and international freight logistics for a physical product
Domain
Manufacturing / Supply Chain / Agriculture Technology
Required skills
Inventory planning, weeks of supply management, international freight forwarding, forwarder negotiation, analytical modeling, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
Commercial instinct, product transition planning, new market launch support
Technologies
ERP systems, freight management tools, data modeling tools
Responsibilities
Project stock levels weeks ahead across all markets and warehouses, decide shipment routes and timing based on supply/demand trade-offs, manage international freight forwarders and optimize costs, build trusted inventory reporting by market and lane, plan inventory for product transitions and new launches
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC