Strategic Inventory Planner — Remote

Fictiv; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle.

Impact in this Role: The Inventory Planning Manager owns the strategy and decision‑making of MISUMI Americas' inventory function, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent; advanced degree a plus.
• 5–8 years of experience in inventory management, supply chain operations, or category management.
• Demonstrated ownership of inventory strategy and P&L outcomes: dead stock reduction, working capital improvement, or fill rate performance.
• Strong command of inventory planning principles: safety stock, reorder points, MTO/MTS switching, demand forecasting, and SKU lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory strategy and decision-making across assigned SKU categories; define replenishment parameters, govern reorder points, monitor excess positions, and determine MTO stock transitions.
• Run the new SKU selection tool, apply Pre-Entry Scoring Gate guidelines, and own the internal stocking request workflow.
• Analyze stock turnover, own the replenishment order list, enforce the no-replenishment-without-demand rule, and lead the Monthly Inventory Health Review.
• Lead dead stock and excess reduction programs across promotion, fire sale/bundling, and disposal coordination.
• Ensure inventory actions align with Distribution Curation & Value Selling Strategy; contribute health data and recommendations to Product Curation Council.
• Lead supplier-facing inventory coordination — MOQ renegotiation, return/rotation, and consignment terms.
• Maintain and contribute to the QMS.

Skills

Inventory planning

Cross-functional coordination

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Supply Chain / related

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SAP / ERP systems

Python

Sigma

Job description

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle.

Impact in this Role: The Inventory Planning Manager owns the strategy and decision‑making of MISUMI Americas' inventory function, collaborating with