Director, Business Operations, Inventory Planning

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading registry, e-commerce, and content platform for growing families. More than 9 million people shop with Babylist every year, making it the go-to destination for seamless purchasing, trusted guidance, and expert product recommendations for new parents and the people who love them. What began as a universal registry has grown into a full ecosystem for new parents, including the Babylist Shop, Babylist Health, and a flagship showroom in Los Angeles. Hundreds of brands in baby and beyond partner with Babylist to engage meaningfully with families during one of life’s most important transitions. With over $1 billion in annual GMV, and more than $500 million in 2024 revenue, Babylist is reshaping the $320 billion baby product industry. We’re helping parents feel confident, connected, and cared for at every step. As we build the generational brand in baby, our mission remains simple: to connect growing families with everything they need to thrive.To learn more, visit www.babylist.com.

Our Ways of Working

Babylist thrives as a remote-first company, with HQ team members located across the U.S. and Canada. We meet in person twice a year—once as a company and once by department to strengthen the relationships that power our work. We show up consistently, stay purpose-driven, leverage AI to amplify our impact, and achieve results—together, from anywhere.

What the Role Is

We are looking for a Director, Business Operations, Inventory Planning to build, scale, and elevate the operational and systems backbone that powers how Babylist plans and manages inventory. In this role, you'll ensure our teams have the systems, processes, tools, and data they need to forecast accurately, place inventory confidently, and operate effectively at scale. You'll partner closely with Merch Planning, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Data, Finance, Engineering, and Operations to streamline workflows, increase visibility, and support Babylist's continued growth.

In this role, you’ll lead major cross-functional initiatives while owning and evolving our inventory planning systems and tech stack. You’ll work across tools like Intuendi, EDI, and internal forecasting systems, driving improvements in how we plan demand, manage WOS, and execute purchase orders. You’ll also lead a team across Business Operations, Planning Ops, and Item Setup—guiding how work gets done day to day while helping the organization adopt new tools, processes, and ways of working.

This is not a role where you inherit clean systems or fully built processes. If you’ve primarily worked in highly resourced environments with mature planning infrastructure, or you prefer staying at the strategy layer without owning execution and system-level details, this will be a tough fit. This role requires someone who is comfortable in the gray—building while operating, making tradeoffs with imperfect data, and owning outcomes across a complex, evolving inventory planning ecosystem.

Who You Are

• 8–12+ years in inventory planning, business operations, supply chain, or technical product management within high-growth e-commerce, retail, or marketplace environments
• 4+ years leading teams, including direct management of ICs and/or managers in inventory planning, planning operations, or supply chain functions
• Deep experience owning inventory planning systems and forecasting tools—including platforms like Intuendi, EDI systems, and custom internal tools—with a track record of improving accuracy and scalability
• Strong demand forecasting and inventory planning expertise, including SKU-level forecasting, capacity planning, and scenario modeling
• Advanced analytical capability—comfortable working with large datasets, defining planning KPIs (e.g., in-stock rates, WOS, forecast accuracy), and driving decisions from data
• Experience leading cross-functional planning processes across Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Finance, with clear examples of improving alignment and execution
• Track record of building planning processes from scratch in ambiguous, fast-growing environments
• Strong change management experience, including rolling out new planning systems or workflows and driving adoption across multiple teams
• Clear and effective communicator—able to translate forecasting complexity and tradeoffs into actionable insights for senior leadership
• Experience identifying and implementing AI-driven improvements in forecasting, inventory planning, or operational workflows

How You Will Make An Impact

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