Director Inventory Planning en Vallen Distribution, Inc.

Position Summary

Vallen's Director -- Inventory Planning is responsible for leading the company's demand planning and offline planning functions to ensure inventory assets across all regions are managed effectively. This role drives improvements in fill rates, inventory productivity, and risk prevention while reducing excess inventory. The Director will influence the company's demand forecast, inventory system roadmap, and overall approach to aligning supply with customer needs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Staff management responsibilities including hiring, coaching, performance management, and enforcing company policies while developing a high-performing planning team.
• Lead demand planning activities to ensure accurate forecasts drive inventory purchasing decisions and align with company sales and operations strategies.
• Oversee offline planning to ensure risk prevention plans are comprehensive, actionable, and executed effectively.
• Measure and drive performance of the inventory asset across regions with focus on fill rates, productivity, and working capital efficiency.
• Develop strategies to reduce excess inventory and improve asset utilization.
• Influence the inventory systems roadmap, partnering with IT, Operations, and other functional leaders to implement tools and processes that improve planning accuracy and scalability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Purchasing, Sales, Finance, and Product Strategy to align inventory plans with company objectives.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to strengthen forecasting accuracy, risk management, and planning effectiveness.
• Provide input into the corporate budgeting process with respect to inventory performance and planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.