Supply Chain Category Planner New Tysons, Virginia

Alarm; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan with company subsidies

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Wellness time and life insurance

Job summary

Alarm.com is seeking a Supply Chain Category Planner to own the end-to-end supply chain for a hardware category. The role focuses on forecasting, buying, supplier management, and cross-functional engagement to optimize inventory and product transitions.

You will work with product managers, marketing, and suppliers to ensure availability, manage lead times, and minimize obsolescence while delivering clear data-driven insights to leadership.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset and problem-solving aptitude required.
• Self-starter who can operate independently and collaborate.
• Excellent communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply and demand for product categories, reducing overstock and stockouts.
• Serve as primary contact for supply chain communications with suppliers.
• Forecasting based on historical data trends and KPI reporting.
• Make inventory replenishment decisions using proactive analysis.
• Manage product transitions (availability, rollout timelines, lead times, MOQs, schedules, EOL).
• Develop forecast and inventory purchase requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Legal, Engineering, etc.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Self-starter

Team player

Excel skills

Strong communication

Education

BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Mathematics

Tools

MicroStrategy

PowerBI

MS Office

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

A rapidly growing, entrepreneurial technology company, Alarm.com is seeking a Supply Chain Category Planner to join its Supply Chain team. This new Planner would own all facets of the supply chain for one of our hardware categories. This role supports forecasting, buying, internal and external engagement, and supplier management. In this role, you should have an analytical mind and a strong business acumen. Problem-solving skills and attention to detail are essential. This opportunity also will require you to work cross-functionally to support the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze supply and demand for specific product categories, minimizing both overstock and out of stock occurrences.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all supply chain communication with suppliers, including production planning and product portfolio management.
• Proactively gather information to make rational forecasting decisions and execute analysis against historical data trends, while utilizing strong communication both upstream and downstream to key stakeholders.
• Utilize proactive analysis to make inventory replenishment decisions.
• Manage product transitions:
  • Coordinate with Product Managers and Marketing on product availability and rollout timelines.
  • Collaborate with suppliers on component lead times, minimum order quantities and production schedules.
  • Develop forecast and inventory purchase requirements.
  • Manage product discontinuations (EOL) to support marketing and product management.
  • Implement strategies to minimize inventory obsolescence.
• Maintain organized and accurate data for month end reporting, leadership meetings, and KPI review.
• Facilitate meetings with the appropriate internal and external contacts of a specific category.
• Respond to internal and external contacts using strong communication skills.
• Collaborate cross functionally with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Legal, Engineering, etc.
• Identify areas for process improvement and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Track and analyze RMA data; improve the quality process and reduce RMA rate for assigned product categories.
• Use sound business judgment and creativity to effectively navigate ambiguity, making timely and well-informed decisions to support supply chain goals.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Mathematics or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, or similar role.
• On occasion, ability to work outside of standard business hours with overseas stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Self-starter who can operate independently.
• Team player with a positive attitude and high degree of flexibility.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, with strong Excel skills.
• Experience with MicroStrategy and PowerBI is a plus.

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com 's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com 's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:

Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com , please email your company information and standard agreement to [e-mail].

Base Salary Range

$71,000 - $80,000 USD