About the Role
At The Sleep Company, we are scaling rapidly across omnichannel formats including D2C, retail, and quick commerce. We are looking for a Head of Inventory Management to own end-to-end inventory planning, control, and optimization across warehouses, stores, and partner platforms. This role is critical to ensuring high availability, optimal working capital, and seamless customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and lead the overall inventory strategy across manufacturing units, warehouses, retail stores, and online channels.
- Drive accurate demand forecasting in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Planning teams.
- Ensure optimal inventory levels to balance service levels and working capital efficiency.
- Monitor inventory aging, slow-moving and obsolete stock; define and execute liquidation or optimization strategies.
- Oversee stock reconciliation, cycle counts, audits, and system accuracy across all locations.
- Build strong controls and SOPs for inward, outward, transfers, and returns.
- Partner closely with Procurement, Production, Finance, and Logistics to align inventory plans with business goals.
- Manage inventory for new launches, promotions, seasonal spikes, and quick commerce requirements.
- Lead and develop a high-performing inventory planning and warehouse coordination team.
- Drive system improvements, automation, and data visibility through ERP/WMS tools.
- Track and report key KPIs such as inventory turns, fill rate, stock cover, aging, and shrinkage.
Requirements & Qualifications
- 8–12+ years of experience in inventory management, supply chain, or operations, preferably in consumer brands, retail, e-commerce, or manufacturing.
- Strong exposure to omnichannel inventory management (D2C, marketplaces, retail).
- Hands-on experience with ERP/WMS systems and advanced Excel / data analysis.
- Proven ability to manage large SKUs and multi-location inventory.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- High ownership mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Experience in scaling operations in a high-growth environment is a plus.
