Head of Inventory Demand Planning

Role description

Pompano Beach, FL (Onsite) Spring Footwear Corp. About the Role Spring Footwear is entering its next phase of growth across wholesale, e-commerce (Shopify, Amazon, Walmart), marketplaces, and retail. To support this, we are building a centralized Inventory & Demand Planning function to bring structure, discipline, and visibility across the business. This role is not about maintaining reports. This role is about building the system that drives how the company plans, buys, and manages inventory. You will work directly with ownership and leadership to design and implement forecasting, inventory flow, and planning processes across all channels. What You Will Own Design and lead the demand planning and forecasting framework across all channels Establish S&OP cadence and weekly inventory discipline Build and manage OTB and inventory planning structure Define and enforce channel allocation strategy and priorities Improve inventory turns, availability, and margin performance Partner with Merchandising, Sales, Retail, Marketplace, Operations, and Finance Build dashboards, KPIs, and reporting that drive decisions Identify risks early (stockouts, overstock, missed reorders) and take action Develop scalable processes, SOPs, and planning tools What Success Looks Like Forecast accuracy improves Inventory becomes balanced (less excess, fewer stockouts) Best sellers are always in stock Aged inventory is actively managed Weekly decisions replace reactive firefighting One version of truth across the company What We’re Looking For 8–12 years in demand planning, inventory planning, or supply chain Experience in footwear, apparel, or consumer goods strongly preferred Proven experience building or improving a planning function Strong understanding of: Forecasting OTB Inventory flow Channel strategy Experience in omni-channel environments (DTC wholesale retail marketplaces) Strong leadership presence - able to influence without authority Advanced Excel ERP / BI systems Team Structure You will work closely with: Internal Inventory Planning Lead (execution reporting) Cross-functional leaders across all channels Why This Role Matters This role sits at the center of the business. You will help connect: Product → Sales → Inventory → Operations And build the system that drives how decisions are made.