PLM & Inventory Lifecycle Management

We're looking for a PLM & Inventory Lifecycle Manager to own the discipline between planning and margin protection. This role ensures no SKU becomes obsolete due to inaction, delayed decisions, or lack of cross-functional alignment. You'll protect inventory value, working capital, and gross margin by actively managing product lifecycle transitions, building predictive controls, and maintaining data integrity across a rapidly scaling consumer products business.

Demand planning determines how much we buy. Supply planning determines how we execute. You'll ensure that what we own continues to move intentionally and profitably.

• Own lifecycle stage definitions and tracking for every SKU (Launch, Growth, Mature, Slow, Exit)
• Maintain velocity, age, and margin tracking with clear exit triggers for each SKU
• Build and maintain real-time lifecycle dashboards by SKU, variant, channel, and capital exposure
• Build structured wind-down playbooks for seasonal products, limited editions, packaging transitions, and discontinued SKUs
• Drive SKU rationalization and ensure no SKU remains in "slow" status without an action plan
• Integrate lifecycle logic directly into demand and supply planning processes

• Conduct weekly aging reviews and identify early indicators of velocity decay, channel saturation, and excess inventory
• Develop SKU-level action plans before aging thresholds are crossed and escalate material risk early
• Build capital-at-risk modeling to quantify exposure by lifecycle stage

• Develop early-warning systems for overstock risk, stockout risk, and aging thresholds
• Build automated alerts for no movement, sales vs inventory mismatch, and supplier portal vs ERP variance
• Implement automated KPI triggers to reduce reliance on manual audits and ad-hoc analysis
• Flag system discrepancies automatically rather than discovering them manually

• Own accuracy of inventory, sales, and incoming PO data
• Partner with Systems team to establish daily validation checks and automated health checks
• Improve data reliability between supplier portals, ERP, and Big Query
• Create documentation and control standards

• Ensure every new SKU has a defined launch plan, forecast guardrails, and replenishment logic
• Track launch inventory readiness and flag risks before go-live
• Coordinate phase-outs to ensure clean transitions

• Recommend channel reallocation and markdown actions based on age, velocity, margin, and capital exposure
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, and Finance on promotions, bundling, wholesale allocation, and margin validation
• Ensure markdown timing is intentional and margin‑aware
• Avoid reactive liquidation whenever possible
• Model financial tradeoffs between discount timing, hold risk, and channel shifts
• Provide clear visibility into overall inventory health
• Support improvements in inventory turns, gross margin ROI, and cash conversion cycle

• 5+ years in inventory management, merchandise planning, or product lifecycle management
• Experience with multi‑channel retail (DTC, Amazon, wholesale)
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and inventory/ERP systems
• Experience with ERP systems (Net Suite preferred) and data tools (Big Query or similar)
• Track record of cross‑functional collaboration with Marketing, Sales, and Finance
• Experience building dashboards, automated alerts, and reporting for inventory health metrics

• Experience in consumer products, apparel, or hardgoods
• Background in S&OP or demand planning environments
• SQL or BI tool experience (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Familiarity with aging inventory strategies, markdown optimization, and liquidation channels
• Experience with high‑SKU‑count businesses across multiple product categories
• Proven success improving inventory turns and reducing obsolescence
• Bilingual in Spanish and English

• % inventory aged beyond threshold
• Obsolescence write‑offs
• Inventory turns (in partnership with planning)
• % SKUs with defined exit plan
• Time from "slow" classification to action
• Margin impact from markdown timing
• Forecast‑to‑inventory alignment accuracy
• Stockout rate
• Launch inventory readiness %

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