Principal Product Manager Inventory Management

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Kforce has a client that is seeking a Principal Product Manager Inventory Management. This is a hybrid role onsite in San Francisco, CA 4 days a week, Monday - Thursday and no exceptions.

Project

Description:

You will be a key member of the Supply Chain Product Management team responsible for improving how the company plans, forecasts, allocates, replenishes, and manages inventory across brands, channels, categories, and fulfillment nodes. The team partners closely with Merchandising, Inventory Management, Planning, Allocation, Replenishment, Supply Chain, Stores, eCommerce, Finance, Analytics, and Technology to deliver scalable product capabilities that improve business planning, inventory productivity, forecast accuracy, in-stock performance, operational efficiency, and customer experience.

This Principal Product Manager role will be focused on driving product strategy and execution across core inventory management and planning capabilities, including Merch Financial Planning, Demand Forecasting, Assortment Planning, Allocation, and Replenishment.

REQUIREMENTS:

* Bachelor's degree or more in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field;
An equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience will be considered

* Deep understanding of retail planning and inventory management processes, including financial planning, demand forecasting, assortment planning, allocation, replenishment, inventory optimization, and exception management

* Experience delivering enterprise-scale planning, forecasting, allocation, replenishment, ERP, inventory, merchandising, or supply chain technology capabilities

* Strong ability to translate complex business processes into clear product strategies, roadmaps, requirements, user stories, and measurable outcomes

* Experience partnering with business, analytics, engineering, architecture, and program teams to deliver complex cross-functional initiatives

* Strong analytical orientation, with the ability to use data, business metrics, financial impact, and operational performance to shape product decisions and prioritize work

* Experience with forecasting, optimization, automation, AI/ML, or advanced analytics capabilities in a retail, planning, supply chain, or inventory management context preferred

* Experience reducing manual process complexity and modernizing fragmented planning workflows into scalable, governed, system-enabled capabilities

* Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, evaluate solution tradeoffs, manage dependencies, and influence partners across business and Technology teams

* Experience across multiple software delivery models including agile, scrum, waterfall, and lean

* Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead through influence across a matrixed organization

* Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, bring structure to complex problems, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note:

Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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