VP, Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Inventory Management

Location: Remote, open anywhere in the United States; preference for West Coast candidates.

Company

hirify.global is a product and technology company serving expecting and new families through commerce, registry, health, money, content, and showroom offerings.

What you will do

• Set the strategic vision, standards, operating cadence, and expectations for Merchandise Planning, Allocation, and Inventory Management.
• Lead the forecasting and allocation platform from migration to trusted, full adoption.
• Design and scale the Planning, Inventory Management, and Allocation organization for a $1B+ merchandise business, including roles, reporting lines, and leadership development.
• Define inventory deployment across the expanding warehouse network and establish the strategy for drop-ship versus owned inventory.
• Own inventory health metrics including in-stock rate, weeks of supply, aged inventory, and working capital efficiency.
• Partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Data & Finance leadership in MBRs, S&OP, OTB, and other strategic forums.

Requirements

• Executive leadership experience owning merchandise planning, inventory management, and allocation for a wholesale retail business with hundreds of vendors.
• Experience scaling a planning organization through significant growth, ideally in a $500M–$2B+ business.
• Demonstrated ability to define strategic vision, operating standards, organizational design, career paths, and high-performance team culture.
• Direct experience implementing and driving adoption of a demand planning or allocation platform such as Intuendi, Blue Yonder, o9, ToolsGroup, or Impact Analytics.
• Strong command of inventory KPIs, including in-stock rate, weeks of supply, weeks on hand, aged inventory, and working capital efficiency.
• Ability to operate as a strategic partner to Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Data & Finance leaders.

Nice to have

• Experience with vendor onboarding, vendor performance analytics, drop-ship operations, or drop-ship EDI.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work model with team members across the United States and Canada, plus twice-yearly company gatherings.
• Daily use of AI tools, including Claude and ChatGPT.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement matching, and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid parental leave, PTO, and a company-wide paid Winter Wonder Week.
• Remote work stipend and additional support for physical, mental, emotional, parenting, childcare, and financial well-being.

Hiring process

• Interviews may be recorded and transcribed for evaluation in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
• AI is used throughout application review and assessment, with final hiring decisions made by people.