Strategic Replenishment & Inventory Planner

Imperial Distributors, Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Distributors, Inc. is seeking a Replenishment Planner/Analyst to translate demand and promotions into an integrated inventory and inbound plan. The role spans procurement, sales planning, and DC operations to preempt stockouts and optimize service levels.

This in-person position emphasizes maintaining a consolidated forward view, analyzing data, and delivering actionable recommendations. Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years in replenishment or planning are preferred.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in replenishment, inventory planning, demand planning, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain, operations, business analytics, or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in high-SKU distribution/retail or consumer-products environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a consolidated forward inventory and inbound plan for IDI.
• Integrate base replenishment demand with new business, promotions, seasonal events, program launches, transitions, and other known demand changes.
• Translate forward demand into time-phased inventory requirements, expected PO timing, supplier receipt timing, and projected DC inbound case volume.
• Maintain a rolling forward planning view with early visibility to inbound volume and material demand changes.
• Identify projected inventory shortages, excess inventory, service risks, supplier constraints, and inbound capacity exceptions early enough for corrective action.
• Analyze demand trends, inventory positions, open POs, supplier lead times, order frequency, promotional lifts, and other planning inputs.
• Partner with Buyers/Replenishment to recommend changes to order timing, quantities, receipt timing, and inventory parameters.
• Coordinate receipt-smoothing actions across Procurement, suppliers, Category Management, and DC Operations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Analytics, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Imperial Distributors, Inc. is seeking a Replenishment Planner/Analyst to translate demand and promotions into an integrated inventory and inbound plan. The role spans procurement, sales planning, and DC operations to preempt stockouts and optimize service levels.

This in-person position emphasizes maintaining a consolidated forward view, analyzing data, and delivering actionable recommendations. Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years in replenishment or planning are preferred.