Director of Planning

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🌐 Canada, United States – Remote

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote 🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2018

💼 Consulting

👥 HR Tech

📚 Education

Consulting • HR Tech • Education

Bloom is a full-service HR and DEI consulting firm that specializes in providing fractional HR services, recruitment, and diversity, equity, and inclusion training. Since 2017, Bloom has been dedicated to helping companies enhance their HR practices and employee experiences, ensuring that organizations develop inclusive cultures that support growth. With offerings like the Bloom Academy for training and the Petal digital HR hub, Bloom aims to streamline HR processes and provide resources tailored to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes.

📋 Description

• Lead the integrated Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning functions • Translate commercial plans into actionable inventory and purchasing strategies • Own end-to-end demand forecasting across product categories, sales channels, and markets • Develop and maintain rolling forecasts at SKU, category, channel, and distribution center levels • Incorporate product launches, promotions, seasonality, marketing investments, and growth assumptions into forecasts • Lead forecast reviews and improve forecast accuracy • Translate demand forecasts into supply and purchasing plans • Own the inventory purchasing plan and recommend purchase order quantities, timing, and replenishment strategies • Partner with Global Sourcing and suppliers on production capacity, lead times, and delivery schedules • Develop and execute inventory strategies across distribution centers in Canada and the US • Establish inventory targets, safety stock policies, and SKU classifications • Monitor weeks of supply, inventory turns, stock availability, and aging inventory • Design, implement, and lead a monthly S&OP process • Facilitate cross-functional planning discussions and drive consensus-based operating plans • Partner with Finance on forecasts, inventory purchases, open-to-buy plans, and financial targets • Provide leadership visibility into demand and supply risks, inventory requirements, and business trade-offs • Develop scenario planning capabilities • Support seasonal assortment planning, new product introductions, and product lifecycle management • Build scalable planning processes, reporting tools, dashboards, and standardized metrics • Improve data quality, forecasting methodologies, and planning visibility • Identify automation opportunities in planning activities • Lead, coach, and develop the Planning team • Serve as the primary planning partner to Merchandising, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, Global Sourcing, and Operations • Communicate planning information and translate analysis into business recommendations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field • 10+ years of progressive experience in demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, or integrated business planning • 5+ years of experience leading planning teams or functions • Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end planning in a consumer products, retail, fashion, accessories, or eCommerce environment • Strong understanding of demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, and open-to-buy management • Experience establishing or leading S&OP processes • Advanced analytical skills, including strong Excel and financial modeling capabilities • Experience working with ERP, inventory management, and demand planning systems • Strong communication, influencing, and cross-functional leadership skills • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with changing priorities • Preferred: Experience in a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business with frequent seasonal product launches • Preferred: Experience managing inventory across multiple countries, distribution centers, and sales channels • Preferred: Knowledge of international sourcing, manufacturing lead times, and ocean freight logistics • Preferred: Experience with Shopify, WMS, and business intelligence or planning tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance bonus • 3 weeks of paid vacation per year • Health benefits coverage • $250 annual period & menstrual budget • $1,000 annual allowance towards Poppy & Peonies product • $400 home office setup allowance • Flexible remote work • Occasional domestic and/or international travel for photoshoots, events, and team retreats

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