# Inventory Planner

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Inventory Planner – Expert is responsible for driving inventory optimization across a complex global supply chain, balancing inventory investment, supply availability, revenue commitments, and working capital objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Develop and execute inventory plans across finished goods, components, raw materials, and strategic inventory buffers.

- Own inventory target recommendations, safety stock policies, and buffer optimization using MEIO and advanced planning methodologies.

- Evaluate inventory positioning across suppliers, manufacturing locations, regional hubs, and distribution centers.

- Analyze demand variability, supply constraints, lead times, service-level requirements, and replenishment strategies.

- Identify opportunities to reduce excess inventory while maintaining supply continuity and customer commitments.

**Inventory Health & Financial Management**

- Monitor inventory performance, including inventory turns, days of inventory, excess and obsolete (E&O), aging, and inventory coverage.

- Develop inventory projections and identify risks to quarterly and annual inventory targets.

- Partner with Finance, Supply Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing to develop inventory reduction and working capital improvement opportunities.

- Conduct root-cause analysis of inventory variances and develop corrective action plans.

**Advanced Analytics & Planner of the Future**

- Leverage AI/ML, predictive analytics, automation, and scenario modeling to improve inventory planning decisions.

- Develop analytical models to evaluate inventory trade-offs, supply risks, and financial implications.

- Support digital transformation initiatives, including MEIO, MRP Digital Twin, and inventory health dashboards.

- Identify opportunities to automate manual inventory reporting, analysis, and decision-making.

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**

- Partner with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Fulfillment, and Finance to align inventory strategies with business objectives.

- Lead complex inventory improvement initiatives across multiple product portfolios and manufacturing partners.

- Provide data-driven recommendations to business leaders on inventory investments, supply continuity, and financial trade-offs.

- Mentor junior planners and contribute to process standardization and continuous improvement.

**Education and Experience**

- Typically 6–10 years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain planning, materials management, operations, or related functions.

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, Finance, or related field; advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.

- Experience with global manufacturing, complex supply networks, and inventory optimization.

**Knowledge and Skills**

- Strong expertise in inventory optimization, safety stock, MEIO, MRP, and inventory replenishment.

- Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving capabilities.

- Proficiency in ERP and planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, o9, or equivalent.

- Experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, Excel, or similar analytical tools.

- Understanding of working capital, inventory valuation, E&O, and inventory financial performance.

- Strong cross-functional communication, influencing, and project leadership skills.

- Ability to evaluate complex inventory trade-offs and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.

## Skills

### Required
- inventory optimization
- safety stock
- MEIO
- MRP
- inventory replenishment
- advanced analytics
- financial modeling
- problem-solving
- ERP
- planning systems
- Power BI
- SQL
- Python
- Excel

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