Head Of Planning & Inventory UK Operations

Head Of Planning & Inventory UK Lead global forecasting and inventory planning strategy for Quince UK Location: London Job Tags: Operations About The Role Head Of Planning & Inventory Uk

Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

Customer satisfaction is our highest priority. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about. We're expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices. Through innovation and real price transparency we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners. We're committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods. That means a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.

Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail, technology and building early stage companies. You'll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Google, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike etc.

Role Overview

We're looking for a commercially savvy, analytically minded leader to drive our global forecasting and inventory planning strategy from the UK. This high-impact role will set the vision and lead execution for our end-to-end planning approach-improving product availability, enhancing working capital efficiency, and strengthening vendor alignment across international markets.

You'll operate at both the strategic and tactical levels, championing data-led decision-making and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across supply chain, merchandising, sourcing, and technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a comprehensive forecasting strategy that integrates demand signals, planning inputs, and machine learning to improve accuracy.
• Oversee forecasting infrastructure and planning systems to boost stock availability, customer experience, and margin efficiency.
• Achieve material improvement in inventory turnover (minimum 30%) while reducing holding and logistics costs across the warehouse and DC network.
• Design scalable planning frameworks that connect SKU-level forecasts to broader company KPIs.
• Partner with UK, EU, and global sourcing teams to ensure forecasts align with supplier capacity, lead times, and risk frameworks.
• Embed forecasting models into new product launches, marketing campaigns, promotions, and replenishment cycles.
• Lead the testing, iteration, and rollout of forecasting and planning solutions in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Enhance vendor-facing planning processes to improve trust, responsiveness, and alignment with global manufacturing partners.

Basic Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of experience in forecasting, inventory planning, or supply chain management, ideally within retail, DTC, or marketplace environments.
• Proven success leading planning and forecasting transformation in a data-rich environment.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to communicate clearly across functions.
• Demonstrated leadership with cross-functional teams and high comfort operating in fast-paced, entrepreneurial settings.
• Systems-oriented and commercially focused-capable of balancing growth, efficiency, and risk.
• Experience collaborating with global suppliers and manufacturers, especially across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with implementing or scaling forecasting systems/tools (e.g., Anaplan, NetSuite, or proprietary models).
• Familiarity with leveraging AI or large language models (LLMs) to enhance forecasting and planning strategies.
• Track record of improving inventory turnover while reducing holding and logistics costs.
• Ability to build and scale planning frameworks that connect product-level forecasts to category and business-level performance.
• Background in transforming vendor-facing planning processes for greater agility and trust.

Pay Range £120,000 - £220,000 GBP

Quince provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you require reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact . We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates.

At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom-never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.