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Powered by a vibrant community of 165 million members, Poshmark brings real people and taste to shopping through a social experience shaped by shared discovery. Buying and selling fashion feels simple, joyful, and personal, while every item tells its own story. Poshmark empowers sellers to grow meaningful businesses, keeps fashion in circulation longer, and gives shoppers access to unique and trusted finds, from everyday pieces to one-of-a-kind vintage and luxury.\nThis role is critical to building and leading the end-to-end inventory planning and allocation function across Poshmark. You will ensure inventory is optimized across all categories and channels while balancing in-stock performance across Stores, E-commerce, and the Warehouse. As the architect of inventory planning, you will build out the function, strategies, processes, tools, and team needed to support and scale Poshmark. 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