Strategic Inventory Planner

Strategic Inventory Planner

Description -

Job Summary

The Strategic Inventory Planner is a senior individual contributor responsible for managing complex inventory and E&O challenges across a global, highly matrixed supply chain. This role partners closely with the Senior Manager, Inventory Planning to execute enterprise inventory strategy, develop advanced analytics and insights, and drive proactive inventory risk mitigation.

The role serves as a strategic thought partner, translating inventory, demand, and financial data into actionable insights that improve service levels, revenue conversion, and working capital outcomes, while supporting strong financial governance and SOX compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex inventory and E&O analyses across platforms, product families, or regions to identify risks, root causes, and mitigation opportunities.

• Develop and maintain advanced inventory models, scenarios, and projections to support decision-making and trade-off discussions.

• Proactively identify inventory risks related to demand volatility, lifecycle transitions, supply constraints, and execution gaps.

• Partner with Finance and Controllership to support accurate inventory valuation, reserve analysis, and audit-ready documentation.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Sales to align inventory actions end to end.

• Support the transition from manual, reactive inventory management to automated, risk-based, and exception-driven planning.

• Contribute to the design and refinement of inventory KPIs, dashboards, and early-warning indicators.

• Translate complex inventory and financial analyses into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Typically 7–10+ years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain analytics, finance, or related operational roles.

• Experience operating in a global, matrixed environment with complex manufacturing or partner ecosystems preferred.

Core Skills & Capabilities

• Strategic Inventory & E&O Management

• Supply Chain Finance & Working Capital

• Scenario Modeling & Advanced Analytics

• Executive Communication & Storytelling

• Cross-Functional Influence

• Process Improvement & Automation Enablement

Impact & Scope

• Influences inventory posture, working capital, service levels, and revenue conversion through strategic analysis and recommendations.

• Leads complex initiatives spanning multiple supply chain functions and external partners.

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment in a complex, ambiguous environment.

Why HP?
  •  Lead high-impact scenario planning within the Supply Planning Analytics organization.
  •  Influence global supply decisions that improve agility, factory efficiency, and customer service.
  •  Collaborate with global teams to deliver actionable insights that guide both operational execution and strategic

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Supply Chain & Operations

Schedule -

Full time

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First Shift (Mexico)

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Relocation -

No

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