Strategic Demand & Inventory Planner

Kiss Nail Products, Inc.; Port Washington (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Medical Insurance Coverage

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Relocation Support for New Hires

Annual Bonus Plan

Onsite Fitness Center

Summer Fridays

Gourmet meals onsite

Visa Sponsorships

Commuter Support

Vehicle Perks

Job summary

Kiss Nail Products, Inc. is seeking an Inventory & Demand Planner to predict customer demand and optimize inventory levels across our US operations. You will coordinate with Sales, Marketing, and SCM teams to keep supply and demand balanced and to minimize stockouts or excess inventory.

The role emphasizes data-driven forecasting, process improvements, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. A Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience are preferred, with SAP knowledge as a

Qualifications

• Forecasting future customer demand based on sales history, promotions, POS data, market trends, and new launches.
• Driving forecast accuracy by understanding error drivers, collaborating with Sales/Marketing, and using statistical tools.
• Identifying demand risks and opportunities, including upside and downside scenarios for cross-functional review.
• Maintaining optimal inventory levels to support service levels (In-stock KPIs: Walmart, Target, etc.).
• Reviewing inventory trends, including excessive, new excessive, aging, and liquidation opportunities.
• Managing backorders, allocation, execution planning, and general adjustments (e.g., write-offs).
• Executing inventory grading, aligning safety stock, coverage, and replenishment strategies with POS performance.
• Monitoring BO risk and developing contingency plans (alternative sourcing, expedited routes).
• Show a long-term career plan with Kiss Beauty Group excellence in cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in enhancing/building/sustaining new integrations, scope changes and workflow processes with other systems; both technical and operational.
• Enable data driven decision-making.
• Ensure efficient and correct flow of information between supply chain, warehouse, purchasing and sales.
• Work with other functional teams to ensure various components work together to meet the operational goals of the solution keeping in mind, the integration, quality, and performance of the deliverables.
• Develop detailed project plans and participate in project reviews to support delivery of ongoing SCM projects.
• Focus on global operating model design, operations performance improvement strategy, operations excellence capability development, and Lean/Six Sigma talent and performance management.
• Analyze inventory levels, production speed, and product demand to determine optimal inventory levels for the company.
• Analyze and manage inputs to supply chain systems to optimize service and financial supply chain metrics.
• Anticipate MRP and inventory management change requirements to be required by stakeholders.
• Work with the SCM Analytics team to provide functional support for master data governance and master data troubleshooting and will need to understand the touch points for SCM execution.
• Develop processes to govern and validate supply chain relevant data.
• Build KPIs to track their impact.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory management

Analytical abilities

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Kiss Nail Products, Inc. is seeking an Inventory & Demand Planner to predict customer demand and optimize inventory levels across our US operations. You will coordinate with Sales, Marketing, and SCM teams to keep supply and demand balanced and to minimize stockouts or excess inventory.

The role emphasizes data-driven forecasting, process improvements, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. A Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience are preferred, with SAP knowledge as a