Sr. Inventory Planner

Description

About the role
The Senior Inventory Planner is responsible for optimizing inventory levels across MyEyeDr. offices and the Distribution Center to support sales, margin, and turn goals while delivering a seamless patient experience. This role manages replenishment, new release, and strategic stock orders, ensuring timely and accurate inventory placement. By partnering cross-functionally with distribution, merchandising, operations, and finance, the planner forecasts procurement spend, executes vendor returns, and drives inventory rebalancing strategies. Leveraging tools like Excel and AI, the planner identifies inefficiencies, streamlines workflows, and implements data-driven improvements to enhance operational performance and minimize financial risk.

Reporting to the Director, Frames Assortment Strategy, this is a hybrid remote role, offering a flexible work arrangement out of our Raleigh, NC office or the Greensboro, NC Distribution Center.

You Will

• Monitor Office Inventory levels and manage placement of replenishment orders to optimize inventory levels in office
• Partner with distribution center to place stock orders ensuring in-stock positions for office orders
• Manage placement of new release orders and complete updates due to office openings, closings, or planogram changes
• Forecast and manage the procurement spend by month and report variances
• Manage and track orders to meet Vendor open-to-buy criteria
• Maintain proper inventory levels by office location to support sales, margin and turn goals.
• Work closely with distribution center to monitor vendor returns, ensuring return materials are maximized and strategically utilized
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and implement data-driven process improvements that enhance operational effectiveness
• Collaborate with internal teams and the distribution center to place and manage orders for new office setups, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of orders
• Responsible for managing vendor communications and executing sales reporting to support demand planning and inventory optimization for MED assortments
• Manage and execute all price changes, monitor performance, and communicate results clearly to cross-functional partners
• Review and analyze business to identify potential inventory opportunities or liabilities and recommend actions to adjust inventory targets.
• Recommend and execute inventory re-balancing opportunities, as necessary

About You

• 4+ years experience in demand, merchandise planning, replenishment or a related field
• Bachelors Degree or the equivalent combination of education, experience and skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions, and data analysis to support strategic decision-making and optimize assortment planning
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and technologies to streamline workflows, simplify complex processes, and enhance operational efficiency
• Demonstrates a strong willingness to collaborate effectively within a team environment
• Possess strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• You are a data driven individual with a curious, entrepreneurial mindset
• Optical experience a plus

Grow with Us

• Career Development and Training Opportunities
• Participate in a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, tax-free savings plans, life insurance and more
• Participate in our Vision coverage and associate discounts on our products
• Participate in our 401(k) with competitive company match
• Accrue PTO and paid holidays from day one

Introduction | MyEyeDr.
How do you see yourself today? Are you looking for that unique opportunity where you can make a difference in the lives of the patients we serve? MyEyeDr. is a high-growth, premier healthcare company: a total vision care concept with a unique retail experience. Our trusted community doctors and knowledgeable teams are all focused on helping our patients live their best lives by delivering an exceptional, personalized experience to each of our patients in every interaction. Our business model is unlike others in the industry: we make healthcare accessible by welcoming all insurance and providing a great selection of stylish eyewear that meets the diverse needs of our patients.
This role provides a chance for you to build your professional career with an organization that is purposeful and whose values drive actions. You would have the opportunity to prioritize the care of our associates and our patients, to connect the knowledge of our talented teams to our patients’ needs, and to work in a fun, inclusive environment as part of a collaborative team. We are in search of that unique individual who is inspired by a career focused on helping others and providing quality care while continuously growing professionally and improving MyEyeDr. in meaningful ways. If this is you, we encourage you to apply so you can get your journey started with MyEyeDr. where you can help people see, look, and be their very best.

MyEyeDr. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. MyEyeDr. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.