Director of Inventory Planning

Job description

Director of Inventory Planning Ernesta Custom Rugs: New York, NY (Hybrid) About Ernesta: Ernesta is building a new kind of rug company—focused on beautiful custom rugs delivered with speed, transparency, and exceptional customer experience. As a fast-growing startup in the home category, we’re building modern systems and processes that allow us to scale thoughtfully while maintaining a high bar for product quality and service. We’re looking for an experienced Inventory Planning Lead to build and own our inventory planning function. This person will establish the frameworks, processes, and tools that guide how we plan purchases, manage inventory investment, and scale our operations as the business grows. This is a high-impact, foundational role reporting directly to the CFO. You will play a key role in shaping how Ernesta manages inventory and working capital while partnering closely with leadership, merchandising, and our external manufacturing partners. What You’ll Do: Build Ernesta’s inventory planning function: Translate demand signals into purchasing strategy - Design and implement the company’s inventory planning framework, including inventory targets, replenishment strategy,...