Halter
Global Inventory Planner
New Zealand. Posted a month ago
The role
You will own the flow of finished goods from factory to market. You will manage stock levels in every market and warehouse and own international freight from factory to destination.
What you will do
- Own the forward view of stock on hand and weeks of supply for every finished goods item.
- Execute to the stock policy and keep stock on hand within target.
- Decide what ships where, when and how.
- Own international freight from factory to market.
- Set volume splits across forwarders to optimize price and lead time.
- Build relationships with forwarders to secure space and expedite shipments.
- Build reporting on inventory by market and warehouse and on freight cost.
- Plan finished goods through product transitions and new market launches.
Required qualifications
- Inventory planning experience for a physical product across multiple markets or warehouses.
- Grasp of weeks of supply, safety stock, inventory targets, and how forecasts and production schedules turn into shipment plans.
- Experience managing international freight forwarders across air and sea.
- Commercial instinct to use performance data and competition.
- Sharp analytical skills and ability to build models and reporting.
- Strong ownership and follow-through.
- Clear, direct communication.
- Low ego and comfortable with hard conversations.
Benefits
- Work that genuinely matters.
- Personal growth fund.
About the company
Halter is on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.