Director of Inventory and Supply Planning

Position summary The Director of Inventory and Supply Planning leads the company's hop and hop-product inventory function, with accountability for inventory availability, allocation, utilization, and compliance with customer and export requirements. This position directs inventory planning and position management across locations and product lines, leads cross-functional efforts to align inventory, demand, and production capabilities, and works closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Finance to support customer service and profitability. The Director establishes inventory priorities, resolves complex inventory challenges, and leads the inventory management team while partnering with the VP of Supply Chain to execute approved supply chain strategies and initiatives. Primary responsibilities: 50% 1. Inventory and position management: Leads the company's inventory and position management function, with accountability for inventory availability, allocation, utilization, and associated operational and financial outcomes. Establishes inventory planning and allocation priorities, directs the resolution of complex inventory challenges, and makes significant inventory decisions within the commercial and purchasing strategy approved by the VP of Supply Chain. Allocation and availability Establish allocation priorities, oversee lot-level allocation decisions, and resolve significant allocation conflicts or exceptions. Own the product-availability process with Sales and Sales Administration: availability for offers, finished-pellet availability for shipment, long and short positions, and high-risk bookings. Escalate material position or service risks to the VP of Supply Chain with a recommended course of action. Lead the resolution of complex inventory allocation and availability challenges involving competing quality, regulatory, production, financial, and customer requirements. Evaluate tradeoffs, establish priorities, and make decisions that balance customer commitments, inventory utilization, compliance, and business performance. Position, cost, and purchasing input Direct domestic and foreign hop-position management, including purchase-order oversight for raw hops, pellets, and other hop products, delivery timing with Logistics and external partners, and review of foreign hop invoices and related freight, duty, and currency input to Accounting. Provide inventory, pricing, and availability input to domestic and import purchasing timing and to trading tactics. Recommend, rather than unilaterally set, purchasing and trading strategy; the VP of Supply Chain retains approval of strategy and material commitments. Oversee maintenance of the sales price list and related gross-margin variables, coordinating approved changes with Sales and Marketing and the VP of Supply Chain. Oversee supply and demand planning for current and new products, including Advanced Products for brewing and non-brewing uses, and keep a current view of quality, yield, and inventory still to be processed. Compliance and records Oversee pesticide-application records, export MRL requirements by country and customer, and pesticide traceability responses. Accountable for the inventory function’s compliance with those requirements and for timely escalation of regulatory change. Ensure inventory records in the ERP and position-management systems are accurate, that discrepancies are resolved, and that leadership receives a current inventory and position view. 20% 2. Sales and operations planning alignment : Provides cross-functional leadership in aligning inventory position, customer demand, supply availability, and production capabilities through the company's sales and operations planning process. Identifies and drives resolution of significant planning gaps and competing priorities to support operational performance, customer commitments, and financial objectives. Lead cross-functional inventory and supply planning discussions with Sales, Marketing…

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