Instock Manager, Vendor Success Program

4 weeks ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Amazon Full time

Amazon is looking for a smart, and driven Instock Manager to support US Vendor Success Program (VSP). The Instock Manager will be responsible for driving inventory decisions and key supply chain initiatives for VSP's fast-growing business. He or she will be responsible for developing and executing best practices in managing inventory to maximize sales, margin, and inventory turns. He or she will have responsibility for ensuring all inventory systems and processes are meeting the needs of the business and implementing controls around these processes. Key areas of focus include driving improvement in inventory availability, increasing inventory efficiency and improving product sourcing decisions. The Instock manager will also drive supply chain program adoption and new programs.

A successful candidate possesses superb business judgment, instock or operations management experience, skills in working cross functionally, and a track record of delivering results through others. He or she will excel in having analytical capabilities, including experience generating and managing forecasts, reports, and analyses. The position requires an individual who can work autonomously in a demanding and often ambiguous environment, with attention to detail and effective prioritization. This position will report to the Head of US VSP.

Timings will be as per USA shift, 04:00 pm IST to 01:00 am IST.

Key job responsibilities
  1. Generate adoption of new instock program with the vendors.
  2. Bring new supply programs to scale the business.
  3. Manage relationships with vendors to ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods.
  4. Deliver reports, project updates, and handling escalations.
  5. Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, including forecasting, purchasing, and managing down unproductive inventory.
  6. Measure and improve vendor lead times, reduce operational defects, and improve systems to streamline operations between vendors and Amazon.
  7. Drive root cause analysis/reporting on operational issues, develop action plans and project manage improvements.
  8. Work with internal teams to help drive tools and process improvements that affect purchasing and vendor management workflow, with emphasis on automating tasks that are currently performed manually.
A day in the life

Instock Manager will focus on improving metrics such as out of stock and unhealthy inventory rate. To achieve that, the Instock manager:

  1. Provides reports and data to Vendor Managers and Brand specialists, managing inventory risks.
  2. Benchmarks other Amazon marketplaces to drive new programs that improve operational efficiency.
  3. Solves operational issues.
  4. Escalates issues and works with cross functional teams.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • 4+ years of with Excel experience.
  • 5+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience.
  • Bachelor's degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Knowledge of the principles of statistical inventory control.
  • Experience working with complex data sets.
  • Experience with SQL.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Planning, Information Systems Management or relevant field of study.

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