HP

Senior Manager, Inventory Planning

HP

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Spring • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,700 - $205,200 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and develop a team of individual contributors responsible for inventory strategy, E&O risk management, analytics, and governance.
  • Define and drive enterprise inventory and E&O strategy aligned to service levels, product lifecycle, demand volatility, and financial objectives.
  • Establish clear inventory ownership, controls, and operating rhythms across WIP, finished goods, in-transit, and CM/ODM-held inventory.
  • Partner with Finance and Controllership to ensure accurate inventory valuation, reserve methodology, and SOX-compliant processes.
  • Drive the evolution from manual, reactive inventory management to automated, risk-based, and exception-driven planning.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Sales to align inventory decisions end to end.
  • Translate inventory risks and trade-offs into clear executive insights, business cases, and financial impacts.
  • Oversee development of inventory analytics, models, and dashboards to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Typically 10+ years of experience in Finance/Accounting working with operations, supply chain planning, inventory management, operations, or related roles, with at least 5 years of supervisory experience.
  • Proven track record of building and motivating high-performing teams in times of change in global matrix environments.
  • Experience operating in a global, matrixed environment with complex manufacturing or partner ecosystems preferred.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
inventory strategyE&O risk managementanalyticsinventory valuationreserve methodologySOX complianceautomated inventory managementrisk-based planninginventory analyticsfinancial impact analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipteam buildingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationmotivating teamsexecutive insightsdecision-makingcontinuous improvementadaptabilityproblem-solving