Jewelry Television - Senior Director of Inventory Management and Analysis Job Atlanta area,Georgia USA,Business

Jewelry Television - Senior Director of Inventory Management and Analysis Location Atlanta, GA Job Code JTVINVENTORYMANAGE # of openings 1

Jewelry Television - Senior Director of Inventory Management and Analysis

The Senior Director of Inventory Management and Analysis at Jewelry Television® will lead the strategic direction for the company’s inventory levels, analysis, and analytical support for all owned inventory. This role is central to driving profitability, managing financial exposure, and ensuring product availability meets demand across all categories of business. The Senior Director will act as a strategic partner to the Executive Team, translating complex inventory and sales data into actionable strategies that directly influence buying, planning, and financial outcomes.

This position is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Analysis & Leadership

Inventory Strategy:
Define the overarching owned inventory levels for improved inventory health, including receipt flow, aging and clearance strategies for underperforming items.
Executive Reporting:
Prepare and present concise, high-impact inventory health reports and forecasts to the Executive Team, highlighting financial risk, opportunity, and the rationale behind strategic inventory decisions.
Cross-Channel Optimization:
Work with Showing Planning and Web Managers to ensure inventory layers are actively being addressed, ensuring inventory turns issues and opportunities are communicated.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Collaboration

Merchandising Buyers:
Create overall Sales, Gross Margin and Open to Buys plans for each category of business based on Hours from the Buyers and Programming. Work directly with Merchandising Buyers on the open-to-buy (OTB), analyze category performance, and establish appropriate receipt flows to support the hours without creating aged inventory layers.
Broadcast Show Responsibilities:
Oversee translation of category of business plans into Show Goals to provide direction on required financial performance by Show. Partner with the Broadcast Execution Teams to discuss inventory needs for live television programs, ensuring inventory is aligned with Broadcast schedule. Partner with Show Planning to assist in managing low generator items in order to sell thru on the Website.
Accounting and Finance Teams:
Collaborate closely with Accounting and Finance Teams on inventory valuation, reserve calculations, shrinkage analysis, and budgeting. This includes modeling the financial impact of various inventory investments and liquidation scenarios.

Research and Modeling

Inventory Forecasting:
Create and maintain a high-level Sales, Gross Margin, Inventory and Receipt model for the Fiscal Year, separated by Owned and Consigned segments.
Profitability Analysis:
Review profitability and turn by brand, category, and/or vendor, as needed to support buying and programming decisions.
Process Improvement:
Identify and champion opportunities to improve reporting and analytical tools related to inventory management and exception reporting with actionable callouts.

Responsibilities

Inventory Health Monitoring:
Review daily sales and inventory reports, particularly to assist planners and buyers on for high-value/high-velocity category opportunities or risks.
Buyer Consultation:
Conduct informal or scheduled meetings with Merchandising Buyers to discuss inventory health opportunities and risks.
Ad-Hoc Analysis:
Field and prioritize analytical requests from Merchants and Broadcast Show Planners regarding inventory readiness or performance.
Data Integrity Check:
Oversee and validate key inputs into sales models to ensure data accuracy before it informs decisions.
Executive Inventory Briefing:
Prepare and finalize the weekly inventory performance recap for the Executive Team, focusing on Receipts, COGS, and Inventory Aging and Turns and summarizing key strategic recommendations.
Open-to-Buy (OTB):
Lead the OTB planning process, providing analytical support to create receipt plans 3-4 months out. Manage preowned inventory levels.
Financial Reconciliation:
Meet with Finance, Accounting and Operations partners as needed to review…


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