Director of Product Management, Purchasing & Inventory Planning

Director of Product Management, Purchasing & Inventory Planning (Floor Coverings & Textiles) ROLE MANDATE Serve as Natco Home’s company-wide operational authority for purchasing and inventory planning while leading the operational management and execution of the Company’s product portfolio. Why Join Natco Home You will hold a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for three closely connected disciplines: operational product management, company-wide purchasing, and inventory forecasting and planning. Working directly with executive leadership and cross-functional partners, you will establish purchasing discipline, improve inventory performance, strengthen supplier execution, and help ensure products move accurately and efficiently from setup through customer delivery. What You'll Gain A highly visible role reporting directly to the COO, with regular partnership across executive and functional leadership Company-wide authority and accountability for purchasing execution and inventory planning within established financial and strategic approvals Meaningful influence over product execution, supplier performance, working capital, customer service, and operational results The opportunity to develop an integrated team and build consistent processes across product operations, purchasing, forecasting, and replenishment The stability of a fourth-generation family-owned company with over 100 years of success A collaborative, growth-oriented culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement A competitive compensation and benefits package What We Need Natco Home is seeking a Director of Product Management, Purchasing & Inventory Planning to lead the operational execution of our floor coverings, rugs, and textiles portfolio and to serve as the Company’s central operational authority for purchasing and inventory planning. Reporting directly to the COO, this role owns purchasing decisions and processes across the Company—including purchase quantities, timing, supplier commitments, replenishment decisions, and inventory levels—within established financial, strategic, and approval parameters. The Director works at the intersection of Product Development, Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations. The role translates customer demand, product requirements, supplier capabilities, and financial objectives into disciplined purchasing and inventory decisions, while ensuring accurate product setup, specifications, costing, packaging, factory execution, replenishment, and customer delivery. This is a hands-on leadership position. The successful candidate will set direction and decision standards, lead and develop the responsible team, and remain closely involved in forecasts, purchasing recommendations, supplier commitments, exceptions, and day-to-day problem solving. What You'll Do Company-Wide Purchasing Leadership Serve as Natco Home’s central operational authority for purchasing, with company-wide ownership of purchase quantities, order timing, replenishment decisions, supplier commitments, and inventory levels, subject to established financial and strategic approvals. Establish and enforce consistent purchasing policies, approval disciplines, planning calendars, controls, and operating procedures across product categories and business functions. Own the complete purchase order lifecycle—from requirements planning and PO issuance through supplier acknowledgment, production follow-up, shipment readiness, receipt, exception resolution, and closeout. Approve, direct, or escalate purchasing decisions within defined authority levels; ensure commitments are supported by demand, inventory position, supplier capacity, lead times, cash-flow considerations, and business priorities. Coordinate purchasing activity across Sales, Product Development, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and other stakeholders so that commitments reflect one aligned operating plan. Mon…

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