Inventory Planning & Optimization Manager

Location:
Orem, UT (Hybrid Office Schedule)

Company: WANDRD

Compensation: Targeted base range: $95,000–$110,000 depending on experience.

WANDRD designs premium travel and photography gear for people who move. Our products are sold globally through direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and marketplace channels, supported by a distributed 3PL and warehouse network across multiple regions.

We operate in a multi-channel, multi-region environment with international supply partners and long lead times — which means inventory decisions matter. A lot.

Over the past several years, we’ve built a strong brand and product foundation. Our next phase is about strengthening the operational discipline behind it — improving forecasting accuracy, optimizing inventory allocation across regions, and managing working capital with greater precision.

We’re investing in smarter systems and stronger planning processes to build a more scalable, capital-efficient global brand.

The Inventory Planning & Optimization Manager owns forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization across our global distribution network.

This role is responsible not only for forward‑looking demand planning, but also for actively optimizing existing inventory across regions and channels — improving inventory turns, reducing excess stock, and protecting working capital.

You will manage planning complexity across multiple 3PL locations, channels, and international supply partners, balancing service levels with capital efficiency.

Operational execution — including 3PL performance, fulfillment operations, and carrier management — is led by our Operations Manager, allowing this role to focus on inventory strategy, allocation, and capital discipline.

This is a high‑impact role with visibility into revenue, margin, and cash flow — ideal for someone who enjoys solving allocation challenges and building disciplined planning systems within a growing global brand.

• Build and maintain rolling 12–18 month SKU‑level demand forecasts
• Forecast by channel (DTC, Wholesale, Amazon, etc.)
• Incorporate seasonality, launches, promotions, and sales pipeline inputs
• Track and improve forecast accuracy
• Align planning assumptions with financial goals

• Set safety stock levels and reorder points
• Create and manage POs in Net Suite
• Maintain open PO tracking and production visibility
• Proactively identify supply risks and overexposure
• Balance service level targets with working capital discipline
• Actively manage inventory across channels and 3PL locations
• Identify excess and slow‑moving inventory
• Recommend and coordinate inventory transfers
• Monitor channel‑level exposure (DTC vs Wholesale vs Amazon)
• Partner on sell‑through strategies for aging inventory
• Model markdown, promotion, and liquidation scenarios
• Build structured plans to reduce excess and obsolete inventory

• Track and improve inventory turns
• Monitor aging inventory and cash exposure
• Provide monthly inventory performance reporting
• Align inventory strategy with revenue and EBITDA targets

• Maintain inventory data integrity within Net Suite
• Improve visibility into supply and demand risk
• Support planning software implementation and optimization
• Build dashboards that improve decision‑making

• Inventory Turn Ratio
• Forecast Accuracy
• Excess & Obsolete Inventory Reduction
• Inventory Aging
• Stockout Rate

• 4–8 years in inventory planning, demand planning, or supply chain planning
• Proven experience building and managing SKU‑level forecasts
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
• Experience working within an ERP system (Net Suite preferred)
• Experience determining reorder points and PO quantities
• Demonstrated ability to balance service levels with capital efficiency
• Strong communication skills and comfort influencing cross‑functional teams

• Ecommerce, CPG, or multi‑channel distribution experience
• Experience managing inventory across multiple 3PL locations
• Experience implementing or optimizing planning software
• Track record of improving inventory turns
• Experience modeling markdown and liquidation strategies
• Familiarity with overseas manufacturing and long lead‑time supply chains

• Competitive salary & opportunity for performance‑based bonus
• Hybrid work environment from our office in Orem, UT
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with guaranteed employer contribution
• Unlimited PTO and generous holiday policy