Director, Retrieval Operations & Inventory Strategy

Datavant; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 145,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Director of Retrieval Operations – Inventory Strategy to translate client retrieval demand into actionable inventory plans across channels and vendors. You will own forecasting, prioritization, routing, and governance to balance client commitments with capacity and cost.

Lead a data-driven inventory planning discipline and partner with Operations, Product, Analytics, and Finance to improve retrieval outcomes and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in operations, inventory planning, or related field.
• At least three years leading teams.
• Experience translating demand forecasts into actionable production and capacity plans.
• Strong governance and cross-boundary influence skills.
• Experience evaluating productivity, capacity, service, yield, cost tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory strategy and planning framework for Payer Retrieval.
• Establish forecasting, segmentation, prioritization strategies.
• Define routing rules for inventory across retrieval channels.
• Evaluate channel and partner performance to reduce delays and costs.
• Monitor performance against commitments and identify risks.
• Lead data-driven scenario planning for demand and capacity.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Leadership

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Director of Retrieval Operations – Inventory Strategy to translate client retrieval demand into actionable inventory plans across channels and vendors. You will own forecasting, prioritization, routing, and governance to balance client commitments with capacity and cost.

Lead a data-driven inventory planning discipline and partner with Operations, Product, Analytics, and Finance to improve retrieval outcomes and efficiency.