Strategic Inventory & Demand Planner

VFCorporation; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corporation in Denver, CO is seeking an Inventory Planner to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time, supporting inventory health and operational excellence. You'll blend planning, supply chain, and execution with cross-functional leadership to optimize flow, manage risk, and drive process improvements.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Purchasing, Merchandising, Logistics, and Production Planning, with a hybrid schedule three days a week at our HQ in Denver

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in inventory, supply, demand, or related planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, or related field.
• Experience in retail, wholesale, consumer goods, or other product-driven industries preferred.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into action.
• Proficiency with AI tools and a curiosity for leveraging emerging technology to improve processes.
• Experience with publishing in data visualization and analytics platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, or Databricks is advantageous.
• Knowledge of planning and ERP systems such as SAP, Logility, Infor, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage material setup, forecast loads, and size profiles, validating inputs, troubleshooting issues, and analyzing variances to ensure planning accuracy and downstream continuity.
• Analyze supply and demand to identify inventory risks and opportunities, executing rebalancing, receipt management, and inventory optimization strategies that maximize service, revenue, and inventory productivity.
• Monitor service performance and inventory exposure, implementing recovery actions and managing expedited supply solutions to balance consumer service, inventory health, and cost objectives.
• Drive inbound service and supply analysis by identifying late purchase orders, past-due shipments, and supply shortages, partnering with Logistics, Sourcing, and Planning teams to determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Lead high-priority inventory initiatives, special collections, and strategic customer programs, coordinating cross-functional execution, managing milestones, and mitigating risks to achieve launch and service objectives.
• Partner across functions as the primary liaison between Inventory Planning, Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer Buying, Customer Service, Merchandising, Sourcing, Production Planning, and Global Supply Planning teams to resolve service and inventory challenges.
• Champion continuous improvement by evaluating existing processes, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency, and developing scalable tools, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that enhance business performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Logility

Infor

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Databricks

Excel

Job description

VF Corporation in Denver, CO is seeking an Inventory Planner to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time, supporting inventory health and operational excellence. You'll blend planning, supply chain, and execution with cross-functional leadership to optimize flow, manage risk, and drive process improvements.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Purchasing, Merchandising, Logistics, and Production Planning, with a hybrid schedule three days a week at our HQ in Denver