Away is seeking a Director of Global Planning & Allocation to join our growing team. In this role you will lead the strategy, planning, and execution of Away's global inventory operations from the planning stage to when inventory is in our warehouses and retail stores. You will lead strategy and execution of inventory purchasing and delivery planning from several manufacturers in Asia to dozens of warehouses and retail stores around the world. You will be accountable for driving and reporting on several critical company KPIs including in-stock rate by warehouse and retail location, inventory turns by warehouse and retail location, freight cost, and transportation cost of inventory movements between warehouses and retail stores. The ideal candidate for this role has 8-12 years of global inventory planning, freight forwarding, and allocation experience including experience owning company-wide planning and supply chain KPIs at companies with a complex, global fulfillment and retail networks. This position is based out of our headquarters in Noho and reports to our VP of Operations, Finance, and Retail.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead strategy and execution of all planning, purchasing, freight forwarding, and allocation operations to determine how much inventory the company needs and where it should be at all times to optimize for both customer experience and cost efficiency
• Own several critical company KPIs including inventory turns (company-wide and by warehouse/retail location), in stock rate (company-wide and by warehouse/retail location), supplier to warehouse freight cost, and transportation costs between warehouses and retail locations
• Own purchasing and delivery planning with Away’s large and growing network of Asia-based manufacturing partners
• Continuously optimize Away’s freight forwarding strategy and relationships to ensure our inventory moves from our factories to the designated warehouse and retail store locations in efficient and cost effective ways as the company scales
• Collaborate cross functionally with Product Development, Finance, Retail, Brand Partnerships, and Data to ensure Away is always getting the right inventory to the right place at the right time for our customers, cost effectively
• Build and lead a team providing training and mentorship for your direct reports

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have 8-12 years experience in inventory planning, allocation, and freight forwarding roles that are both strategic and executional; at least 5 years experience managing high performing inventory planning and operations teams
• You have experience working with a complex, global network of manufacturers, freight forwarders, warehouses, and retail stores
• You have experience in a role that managed planning for both e-commerce and retail stores, both in the USA and outside of the USA
• You have exceptional excel and analytical skills with a data-driven approach to planning strategy and execution
• You are a highly proactive identifier of improvement and optimization opportunities; every time you are introduced to an existing process, you immediately ask “is this the single best way to do this for our goals?”
• You have excellent project management, communication and organizational skills
• You have proven leadership and people management skills and a passion for developing talent
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic environment

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary + equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Fitness reimbursement
• Quarterly company outings
• Annual international team trips

ABOUT AWAY

Away (awaytravel.com) is modernizing the travel experience, beginning with your luggage, while striving to set the example for how socially conscious companies should conduct themselves. In November 2015, we launched our brand in Vogue, GQ, and USA Today, and have been featured in over 80 publications including New York Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Wallpaper*. Away was founded by two Warby Parker alums and has raised $31M in venture funding from investors including Global Founders Capital, Forerunner Ventures, and Accel Partners.