Job Title: Senior Director - Forecasting & Supply Planning

Hours Available: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm EST (1-hour lunch break)

FLSA Class: Exempt

EEO1 Classification: Professional

Physical Address: 200 Sea Ln, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Salary Range: $150,000 - 200,000 (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

Grade: 9

Why Work @ BEDGEAR?

If you’re looking for a career and not just a job, BEDGEAR provides a work environment that accelerates growth for all its team members. Keeping up with the everyday challenges of a fast-growing consumer goods company demands a team of all-in players, who are focused on continuous improvement, collaboration, leadership, and have a growth-mindset. If you want to elevate yourself personally and professionally, surrounding yourself with others that share the same values, beliefs, and behaviors will provide the support and extra push to reach new heights and smash new goals. At BEDGEAR you can expect to find successful teammates who exemplify our core values of being:

HUNGRY - HUMBLE - CURIOUS - CLEVER - COMMITTED - HUMANITARIAN

Summary: We are seeking a strategic, data-driven, and collaborative Senior Director of Forecasting & Supply Planning to lead our integrated planning and inventory strategy across demand forecasting, supply planning, and vendor performance. This role plays a critical part in aligning supply and demand, driving forecast accuracy, reducing excess inventory, and enhancing supplier reliability to support multi-channel growth across wholesale, direct-to-consumer, and in-house production. This cross-functional leader will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Demand Forecasting & Integrated Business Planning

• Lead the monthly and quarterly demand planning process, incorporating inputs from Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product launches.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory turns.
• Analyze sales trends, POS data, and market dynamics to enable proactive planning decisions.
• Oversee S&OP and IBP processes to align demand signals with capacity and inventory strategies.
• Create and publish a bottom-up, data-informed forecast that supports company revenue goals.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, and Logistics to align goals and execution

• Lead and mentor a team of planners, analysts, and buyers.
• Promote strategic visibility of the planning function across the organization.
• Participate in executive discussions on forecast risk, inventory health, and supply continuity.

Process Development & System Optimization

• Improve planning systems and tools (ERP, MRP, dashboards) to reduce manual processes.
• Collaborate with IT, data, and ERP teams to increase automation and data visibility.
• Build scalable processes for long-range planning and inventory control.

Vendor Management & Purchasing Collaboration

• Partner with global sourcing and procurement teams to ensure continuity of supply and cost-effectiveness.
• Build strategic vendor relationships to support service-level improvements and responsiveness.
• Track KPIs related to vendor reliability, quality, lead times, and resolution of issues.
• Manage and support purchasing operations by enabling better planning inputs and demand visibility.

Supply & Inventory Planning

• Align forecasts with internal manufacturing, external supply capabilities, and warehouse capacities.
• Define and maintain optimal inventory targets by location by product line, seasonality, and channel.
• Design cost-effective supply plans to meet service levels while minimizing excess/obsolete inventory.
• Partner with commercial teams on sell-through or reduction strategies for overstock positions.
• Ensure planning assumptions align with factory loads, lead times, and logistics.

This job description is intended as a general guideline and should not be considered an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The Senior Director may be required to perform additional duties, as well as be tasked with special projects as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• HS Diploma or GED

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and have IDs needed to verify.

• English proficient (reading, writing, speaking, comprehension)

• Computer savvy; proficient with Microsoft Office

Education/Experience/License Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, or required field is highly preferred. Equivalent working experience is acceptable.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in demand planning, supply chain, or operations, including 3+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience in consumer goods, with multi-channel operations (DTC, retail, wholesale, manufacturing).
• Proven success in S&OP leadership and forecast improvement.
• Strong command of planning software (NetSuite, SAP IBP, Oracle, Anaplan).
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

About BEDGEAR® PERFORMANCE®

Launched in 2009, BEDGEAR® is the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being. BEDGEAR’s sleep solutions are engineered with Performance fabrics that are temperature neutral and instant cooling and maximizes airflow to allow the body to naturally regulate its temperature. With a core belief of One Size Does Not Fit All™, BEDGEAR has redefined the way people view sleep by developing interactive in-store experiences and breathable bedding products that are personally fit to a consumer based on specific factors, including body type, sleep position and temperature. BEDGEAR is dedicated to integrating environmental responsibility into product development to ensure less returned goods are being sent to landfills. BEDGEAR is essential to the rest and recovery routines of professional athletes and active people who need to maximize their sleep. A proud manufacturer in the USA, BEDGEAR offers mattresses, pillows, sheets, blankets, pet beds as well as travel, kids and baby products that often feature removable and washable covers to maintain a clean and healthy sleep environment. BEDGEAR is represented in more than 4,000 retail stores across the globe and has earned more than 220 U.S. and worldwide patents, trademark registrations and pending applications. Sleep Fuels Everything®!

Learn more at bedgear.com.

BEDGEAR® is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that participates in the E-Verify program!