Senior Manager, Inventory Planning - Dallas, TX

Senior Manager, Inventory Planning - Dallas, TX

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Job Summary

Lead inventory planning across Equinix's global data center infrastructure equipment, ensuring optimal availability and deployment of capital equipment and materials to support data center growth, interconnection services, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end inventory planning for major capital equipment and supporting infrastructure across global data centers.
• Develop and maintain inventory strategies that align with capacity plans, deployment schedules, and business growth objectives.
• Forecast inventory requirements based on demand signals, deployment timelines, and historical consumption trends.
• Partner with Global Capacity Delivery, Supply Chain, and Data Center Operations teams to ensure timely and cost-effective inventory availability.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Procurement teams to align inventory plans with new product introductions and infrastructure upgrades.
• Define and implement inventory planning processes, tools, and metrics to drive operational efficiency and reduce excess or obsolete stock.
• Monitor inventory levels across regions and proactively identify risks, shortages, or overstock situations.
• Work closely with Finance to support budget planning, cost optimization, and capital allocation strategies.
• Analyze usage patterns, lead times, and vendor performance to improve forecasting accuracy and supply resilience.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in inventory visibility, planning automation, and data quality.
• Partner with supply chain to build dashboards and reporting tools for real-time inventory tracking and decision support.
• Lead cross-functional projects to streamline inventory workflows and enhance planning agility.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and sustainability goals related to inventory management.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, and executive leadership.

Minimum Education Required

High School / GED

Job Category

Management

Additional Qualifications / Responsibilities

Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business Analytics, or a related fieldor equivalent professional experience. Proven experience in inventory planning, preferably in infrastructure, hardware, or data center environments. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in planning tools, ERP systems, and data visualization platforms. Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management abilities.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is : United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : $136,000 - $204,000 USD / Annual Canada - Toronto Office TRO : $131,000 - $181,000 CAD / Annual.