Regional Vice President, Demand Planning

TriMark USA is the country’s largest provider of design services, equipment, and supplies to the foodservice industry. We proudly serve our customers by providing design services, commercial equipment, and foodservice supplies across a wide range of industries and business sectors. Headquartered in Massachusetts, with a history dating back to 1896, we have locations across the country that offer foodservice operators an unparalleled level of service by combining our unique design capabilities and our expert market knowledge with the purchasing strength, delivery, installation, and after-sales service capabilities of a national company. Our employees are focused on creating customized solutions for our clients to ensure they achieve their culinary goals while upholding our I.C.A.R.E. values: Integrity, Customer Service, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. For more information, please visit: www.trimarkusa.com


Why you’ll love it here!
+ Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Tuition Reimbursement, Pet, and Legal Insurance
+ 401k
+ Community Service Day
+ Spotlight Awards
+ National Sales Excellence Awards
+ CFSP Prep Certification Program

POSITION SUMMARY:
• The Regional Vice President of Inventory Planning reports to the Chief Supply Chain Officer
• Located in Lewisville, Texas
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Position Summary
The Regional Vice President of Inventory Planning is responsible for leading inventory strategy, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, and service-level performance across TriMark's Corporate Accounts Region. This executive leader will oversee inventory investments exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars while ensuring the right products are available at the right place and time to support customer demand, maximize inventory turns, and improve working capital performance.
The Regional Vice President will partner closely with Sales, Procurement, Operations, Category Management, Demand Planning, Distribution, Finance, and Executive Leadership to drive inventory excellence across foodservice equipment, supplies, tabletop, smallwares, warewashing, janitorial, and replacement parts categories.
This role will be based in Lewisville, Texas and will support regional distribution centers, division locations, and customer fulfillment operations throughout the U.S.
Key Responsibilities
Inventory Strategy & Optimization
• Develop and execute regional inventory planning strategies aligned with corporate supply chain objectives.
• Optimize inventory investments while maintaining target service levels and customer fill rates.
• Lead safety stock, cycle stock, reorder point, and replenishment methodologies across multiple distribution centers.
• Establish inventory segmentation strategies based on demand variability, margin, lead time, and customer importance.
• Drive initiatives to reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
Inventory Planning Leadership
• Lead teams responsible for:
◦ Inventory Planning
◦ Replenishment Planning
◦ Inventory Analytics
◦ Inventory Control
◦ Master Data Governance
• Develop scalable inventory planning processes supporting future acquisitions and business growth.
• Build regional planning capabilities utilizing forecasting and inventory optimization tools.
S&OP and Demand Alignment
• Partner with Demand Planning leaders to align inventory strategies with forecasted customer demand.
• Participate in monthly S&OP and executive business review processes.
• Evaluate demand trends and adjust inventory positioning to support seasonal and project-based business fluctuations.
• Collaborate with National Accounts and Territory Sales teams to support major customer initiatives and equipment projects.
Supplier & Procurement Collaboration
• Partner with Category Management and Procurement teams to improve supplier performance.
• Monitor supplier lead times and inventory risk exposure.
• Develop inventory mitigation strategies for supply disruptions and market volatility.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives through inventory planning analysis.
Financial Stewardship
• Manage inventory investment and working capital performance across the region.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve cash flow through inventory optimization.
• Partner with Finance to monitor inventory reserves and inventory valuation.
Operational Excellence
• Establish KPI dashboards and executive reporting for inventory performance.
• Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Drive standardization across regional inventory planning processes.
• Lead inve