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About Williams-Sonoma DC - San Francisco, CA

Since it was founded in 1956, Williams - Sonoma has grown from Chuck Williams' single store in Sonoma, CA into one of the largest retailers in the country, with some best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings, including Williams - Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm.

Our Distribution Centers serve as vital connections between factories and our retail, online and mail-order customers around the world. The Supply Chain environment is dynamic and fast-paced, and the network is expanding rapidly. If you have a background in distribution, manufacturing, engineering, transportation, finance, human resources, or home delivery - and are looking for a job with a strong opportunity for gaining new skills and for advancement - our Supply Chain Organization could be just the place for you.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc Supply Chain Overview

By managing resources responsibly, caring for our people, and uniting around our values, we lead our industry and are proud to be recognized for our continuous action and progress in the following areas: Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies; Forbes Best Employers for Women and Diversity; Newsweek America's Most Responsible Companies; and USA Today Customer Service Champions. These honors reflect that we are truly a people-first organization.

• Over 4,000 Full-Time Associates across the Supply Chain
• 14.5M square feet of small parcel, personalization, furniture, and manufacturing space in the domestic US, Williams-Sonoma has developed an agile and capable distribution network consisting of the following:
  • Large package / furniture distribution centers located in Southern California, Northern California, Texas, Georgia, and New Jersey totaling 9.2M square feet plus another 1.2M square feet of standalone final-mile furniture hubs.
• Small package eCommerce distribution centers located in Mississippi and Arizona totaling 3.2M square feet, consisting of over 1,000 full-time associates and 1,500 seasonal/temporary associates in Mississippi
  • Sutter Street Manufacturing upholstery factories located in North Carolina and Mississippi totaling with over 1,400 full-time employees producing approximately $900 million to $1 billion in sales of upholstered furniture
• Transportation Department for Ocean, Air, Trucking, and Rail consisting of over 30 transportation professionals located in Memphis, TN
• 700 associates in our Sourcing offices in 10 countries in Asia and Europe including China, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Italy, and Turkey

The Senior Inventory Planner (Omni) is responsible for developing and leading inventory strategies that support omni-channel fulfillment across Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS), Buy Online Ship from Store (BOSFS), and Buy Online Ship to Store (BOSTS) services.

This role connects corporate inventory plans, store-level inventory availability, fulfillment performance, labor forecasting, and customer experience outcomes across WSI Brands. The Senior Inventory Planner will partner closely with Inventory Planning, Merchandising, Distribution, Store Operations, E-commerce, and IT to maximize omni sales, optimize inventory turn, reduce backorders and cancellations, protect store presentation standards, and drive profitable growth.

The ideal candidate is a data-driven business owner who can translate complex inventory and fulfillment data into clear recommendations, lead cross-functional alignment, improve processes, and influence business decisions across multiple teams.

The Senior Inventory Planner - Omni is located in San Francisco, CA.

You'll be excited about this opportunity because you will...

• Own the omni-inventory planning process for BOPIS, BOSFS, and BOSTS, ensuring inventory strategies support sales growth, service levels, inventory productivity, and customer experience goals
• Translate Corporate Open-To-Buy plans, historical omni demand, store inventory positions, and service-level trends into store-level forecasts used to support omni fulfillment planning and store labor budgeting
• Lead BOSFS inventory strategies that maximize sales, reduce aged or clearance inventory in stores, and identify opportunities to leverage store inventory to mitigate enterprise backorders
• Develop and maintain reporting that monitors omni sales, demand trends, store fulfillment performance, inventory availability, back order opportunity, cancellation risk, aging inventory, and service-level performance
• Identify risks and opportunities across omni services and recommend actions to improve in-stock position, inventory turn, fulfillment speed, profitability, and customer experience
• Partner with Store Operations to evaluate store performance, identify execution gaps, and support action plans that improve on-time order fulfillment and reduce customer delays
• Partner with Merchandising, Visual, Inventory Planning, and Store Operations to review floor set plans, key-item representation, presentation minimums, and safety stock needs to protect in-store selling and display quantities from omni demand
• Use historical data, seasonal trends, product performance, pricing, inventory availability, and fulfillment behavior to identify key learnings and apply them to future seasons, promotions, and omni strategies
• Partner with Distribution, Inventory, and IT teams to troubleshoot omni inventory, fulfillment, reporting, and process issues; support testing, enhancements, and post-release validation as needed
• Build standardized processes, documentation, reporting routines, and communication tools that improve visibility, reduce manual work, and create consistency across omni inventory planning workflows
• Lead practical adoption of approved AI tools within Omni inventory planning by developing use cases that improve forecasting, reporting, exception management, process documentation, and decision support across BOPIS, BOSFS, and BOSTS workflows
• Lead cross-functional conversations with Inventory, Merchandising, Store Operations, Distribution, E-commerce, and IT partners to align priorities, resolve issues, and support profitable omni growth
• Mentor or support planners, coordinators, or cross-functional partners by sharing best practices, training users on omni planning processes, and helping build broader organizational capability
• Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
• Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis

Check out some of the required qualifications we are looking for in amazing candidates....

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• At least 3 years of experience in Inventory Management, Inventory Planning, Allocation, Replenishment, Merchandise Planning, or a related retail planning function; omni-channel, e-commerce, store fulfillment, or retail channel experience preferred
• Data-driven individual with a curious, entrepreneurial mindset and strong ownership of business results
• Experience directly managing, mentoring, training, or informally leading one or more team members or cross-functional workstreams
• Proven ability to interpret complex data, identify business risks and opportunities, and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Strong understanding of retail math, open-to-buy forecasting, inventory turn, sales forecasting, receipt flow, margin, markdowns, and inventory productivity metrics
• Experience using planning, reporting, or order management systems to evaluate sales, inventory, demand, and fulfillment performance
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; experience with reporting tools, dashboards, or data visualization platforms preferred
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence business partners and communicate clearly with all levels of the organization
• Ability to balance competing priorities across customer experience, store execution, inventory productivity, sales, and profitability
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities, business needs, and system or process changes
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, manage deadlines, and drive follow-through across multiple workstreams

Review these physical requirements, as they play a major part in this role....

• Must be able to walk, stand, and bend
• Able to use a computer for an extended period
• Repetitive movement with hand and fingers to operate a computer, phone, and keyboard

Our company benefits are second to none in the industry....

• Generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brand products
• 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
• Paid vacations, Employee Assistance Programs, Time Off to Volunteer, Matching Gifts Community Service Program, and Holidays (in some locations)
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits, Legal and Identity Protection Plans and Pet Insurance
• For more information on our benefits offers, please visit MyWSIBenefits.com
• To learn more about our Supply Chain culture and regional associate events, please visit: https://shorturl.at/R3OAX (Login credentials may be required)

EOE

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• At this time, we are not accepting referrals from third party recruiting agencies for this position.

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