Inventory Planning Manager

Imperfect Foods • Remote • $85k - $95k / year • 17h ago

Imperfect Foods is a mission-driven, high-growth grocery delivery company dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. Imperfect Foods delivers organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices, helping save hundreds of thousands of pounds of food per week from waste.

About the role

Responsible for managing future forecasts, current inventory levels, order placement, and analytics. Key OKRs include weeks of supply targets, shrink, shorts and in-stock rate.

Responsibilities

Future forecasting using key inputs including historical trends, pricing, promotional activity, and inventory and seeding.

Work cross-functionally with Category Management, Strategy Planning, and Operations (inclusive of logistics), and with the Product team to help set the needs for the Merch team and drive process improvement.

Work closely with vendors on Purchase Order management and key metrics including on-time delivery and fill rate.

Individual contributor role requiring strong cross-functional relationships and the ability to set direction for key partners; effective communication and cross-functional knowledge are crucial for driving projects, initiatives, and outcomes.

Skills and qualifications

2-4 years of relevant experience.

Bachelor's degree.

Proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets, including vlookups, pivot tables, and index-match.

Ability to organize large and complex data sets, ensuring accuracy while identifying discrepancies.

Ability to identify patterns in data sets that include internal and external factors to set go-forward strategies.

Considers impact to customers and what matters to them.

Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills; can draw from industry insights.

Proven skills in MS Office suite and Google Workspace.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), annual grocery box credit of $1,200 paid in weekly installments, life insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, paid sick days, and commuter benefits.

More info: Remote (US).