Vice President, Demand & Supply Planning
Join one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in the furniture industry. For over 25 years, Four Hands has been a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor, helping people create spaces that feel like home.
Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces year after year. We invest in exceptional people — with a team of over 800 and growing — fostering our employees’ careers and celebrating them at every step of the way. Four Hands is where passion meets purpose and where your next chapter begins.
The Vice President, Demand and Supply Planning leads the transformation of Four Hands’ planning, inventory, and purchase order management capabilities. Serving as the strategic bridge between demand planning and supply execution, this leader directly manages the Planning and North America Country Management teams while partnering closely with supply chain leadership to align execution.
This role is responsible for building the planning and inventory infrastructure that enables sustainable growth, strengthens product availability, and optimizes lead time performance. By championing advanced analytics, system adoption, and AI-enabled decision frameworks, the VP balances service level excellence with disciplined inventory health to support the company’s continued expansion and operational resilience.
In This Role
- Set the strategic direction for Merchandise Financial Planning, forecasting, and re-forecasting across all categories and channels
- Lead the implementation, optimization, and enterprise adoption of a next-generation planning system, incorporating AI/ML, forecasting, scenario modeling, and lifecycle planning
- Align revenue targets, margin expectations, and inventory investment decisions in close partnership with Merchandising and Finance
- Shape and elevate global PO management practices, driving accountability for execution, on-time shipping, and fulfillment performance
- Lead regional supply initiatives in close partnership with planning, sourcing, and product development teams
- Translate planning system insights into actionable category-level strategies for Merchandising and Product teams
- Partner with Sales leadership to incorporate pipeline visibility, launch timing, and customer feedback into planning and investment decisions
- Develop and execute inventory strategies across stocked, MTO, hospitality, and drop-ship assortments
- Drive strategy and identify opportunities across vendor network in partnership with Sourcing, Merchandising and Product Development
- Establish lifecycle guardrails for new launches, replenishment, and exit strategies to improve turns and reduce aged inventory
- Guide initial buy logic, replenishment approaches, MOQ strategy, and lead time assumptions for assortments
- Partner with regional teams and vendors to ensure strong lead time performance, production alignment, and on-time delivery
- Lead supply planning alignment across key manufacturing regions to ensure forecast signals translate into executable supply plans
- Partner with technology and analytics teams to ensure data integrity, system adoption, and reporting consistency
- Optimize KPIs including forecast accuracy, excess, sell-through, weeks of supply, aged inventory, service levels, and lead time performance
- Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews
- Strengthen the merchant–planner operating model and embed disciplined, data-informed decision-making across the organization
- Other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and qualifications
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
- Be open and honest
- Reach for excellence
- Act with responsibility
- Value the whole person
- Enjoy the journey
Leadership and Team Management
- Guide function and/or department continuously optimizing team performance and adjusting strategies for optimal results
- Collaboratively establish clear, measurable goals for the team that align with broader organizational objectives, ensuring accountability and focus
- Monitor progress towards goals through regular check-ins and performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and guidance to help the team achieve their targets
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among team members, encouraging the sharing of ideas and best practices to drive innovation and successful implementation of digital solutions
- Foster individual growth and skill enhancement through regular feedback, training sessions, and professional development opportunities
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging team members to analyze performance outcomes, identify areas for enhancement, and propose innovative solutions to overcome challenges
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion as core organizational values
- Partner with People & Culture on strategic initiatives to enhance employee experience, drive performance, foster diversity and inclusion, and ensure a positive and productive workplace culture
- Develop and manage the department’s budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and alignment with business priorities
- Drive accountability and performance through clear expectations, robust measurement systems, and recognition of achievements
- Collaborate with other senior leaders to set organizational priorities and ensure alignment across departments (Merchandising, Sourcing, Finance, Technology, and country teams)
The Ideal Person
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in planning, inventory, or supply alignment disciplines, with a demonstrated track record of increasing scope, ownership, and organizational impact
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Analytics, or a related field required
- Track record of shaping planning direction and driving supply chain improvements within complex, high-growth, high-SKU product environments
- Proven experience leading enterprise planning system implementations and digital transformations
- Demonstrated ability to advance data-driven, AI/ML-enabled decision environments
- Deep expertise in forecasting, MFP/OTB, inventory optimization, lifecycle management, and lead time management
- Experience working in a complex, multi-category, omnichannel environment
- Demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and organizational change
- Proven ability to build and scale high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability
- Ability to influence broadly and guide cross-functional executive decision-making
- Exposure to global vendors or manufacturing environments
About Four Hands
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor — pieces that are all about creating space. Timeless, thoughtful designs with endless possibilities. Pieces meant to be experienced and form a whole that feels like home.
Our trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers who rely on our expertise to grow and guide their business to success. We treat our partners as part of the Four Hands family, championing them and rooting for their every win.
And, we are constantly pursuing better — from sourcing the finest materials and finishes to seeking fresh inspiration to elevate our designs — we are never settled, never done.
Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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