Manager, Inventory & Demand Planning

🔥 12 hours ago

🌵 Arizona, California, +19 more states – Remote

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💵 $108.6k - $135.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Zenni Optical

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2003

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Food & Beverage

Zenni Optical is a leading online retailer that specializes in affordable, high-quality eyewear. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures, and packages every pair of glasses in-house to ensure exceptional craftsmanship. Zenni offers a vast selection of customizable frames for all vision needs, allowing customers to personalize their eyewear. With over 50 million eyeglasses sold, Zenni remains committed to making eyewear accessible for every budget without compromising on quality, supporting a brighter future with convenient online ordering and innovative vision care solutions.

📋 Description

• Drive optimal inventory planning and investment to support sales performance and margin execution • Blend strategic inventory financial and unit planning with operational demand forecasting • Drive subcategory in-stock position and guide a team of planners • Maintain governance over sales targets, gross margins, and inventory performance • Own end-to-end financial and demand planning for assigned product categories and subcategories • Lead deployment and continuous enhancement of planning systems, AI capabilities, and reporting and analytics tools • Review monthly and quarterly sales, margin, and inventory performance against targets and Open-to-Buy budgets • Balance inventory and Open-to-Buy strategy across Frames and Lens commodities • Direct stock reallocations, inventory consolidations, and safety stock adjustments across locations • Manage and coach Merchandise Planners and establish operational KPIs, workflows, and development plans • Lead planning software integration, algorithm tuning, analytical reporting, and AI utilization • Oversee item-level planning and location/factory-level forecasting for core best-selling SKUs • Lead weekly reviews of sales performance, forecast accuracy, out-of-stock risks, and New Product Introduction delivery timing • Oversee sell-through plans for discontinued items to minimize liability and write-off risk • Collaborate with Product Category, Marketing, Procurement, Warehousing, and Logistics teams • Work with Procurement to ensure timely purchases fulfill Open-to-Buy requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Strong ability to synthesize large datasets, translate numbers into actionable strategies, and present clear solutions to management • Expertise translating item-level demand into dollar projections, gross margins, and working capital requirements • Deep understanding of promotional lift, seasonal curves, sales velocity, and historical trend modeling • Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and integrate diverse input into a unified demand plan • Advanced Microsoft Excel expertise, including financial modeling, complex formulas, pivot tables, and data structuring • Ability to adopt artificial intelligence into functional requirements • Hands-on experience implementing, using, and managing teams within enterprise planning software such as Anaplan, Blue Yonder, SAP APO/IBP, or Oracle Retail • 4–6+ years of progressive experience in merchandise financial planning or demand planning, including direct category ownership and supervisory experience • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual Bonus Program • 100% premiums covered for medical, dental, and vision for employees; 50% for dependents • Basic Life and AD&D with option for additional voluntary coverage • Short and long term disability coverage • 401k with up to 4% match • EAP and Spring Health access to free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents • Free access for you and your family to the Wellness Coach digital wellness platform • FTO (Flex Time Off) • Week of Zen between Christmas and New Year's • Fully Paid Parental Leave — 16 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parents • Family forming and fertility support and services through Maven • Annual Zenni Gift Card

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