Amazon

Instock Manager, WWGS Inventory Management

Amazon • $80K — $94K *
Seattle, WA 98115In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or BS degree required.
  • 2+ years of supply chain, inventory management, or project management experience.
  • Proficient in Excel, 2+ years of experience required.
  • Advanced SQL skills for data mining and business intelligence preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities for ambiguous challenges.
  • Ability to manage workload in fast-paced environments.
  • Experience in handling end-to-end project deliverables.

Responsibilities

  • Manage inventory availability and health via effective buying strategies and vendor improvements.
  • Drive strategic initiatives to enhance customer experience and reduce costs.
  • Perform complex analysis to uncover opportunities for revenue and profitability improvements.
  • Collaborate with teams to develop tools and process enhancements for purchasing workflows.
  • Analyze Instock performance data to derive insights for stakeholder discussions.

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage).
  • 401(k) matching program.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
  • Mental health support services.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
Full Job Description
Join the Worldwide Grocery Stores - Inventory Management Team in reshaping the future of grocery shopping for our customers. As an Instock Manager, you will be responsible for inventory management for categories/sites within our Worldwide Grocery Stores business. Your analytical prowess will help identify opportunities for improvements, implement scalable systems, and drive automation to enhance efficiency, with a particular focus on optimizing the physical flow of products within the supply chain network.

This is a fast-paced and quickly expanding business where you can be part of building new processes and automation daily. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Category, Operations, Supply Chain, Product, Finance, and more. Your impact will be visible, ongoing, and contribute directly to our commitment to being the most customer-centric company on earth.

Key job responsibilities

- Manage inventory availability and inventory health through buying strategies, vendor operational improvements (fill rates, on-time, lead time), forecasting and shrink reduction.

- Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives to improve customer experience and overall cost structure of the business.

- Perform complex business analysis to identify business opportunities to improve revenue and profitability.

- Partner with internal teams to develop tools, automation, and process improvements that affect purchasing and vendor management workflows

- Deep dive Instock performance to develop insights and represent this perspective in discussions with stakeholders across the organization.

A day in the life

In your day-to-day role, you'll be responsible for the supply chain and inventory management for your assigned categories/sites. You'll continuously deliver results while creating new processes for improvement. You'll analyze data to optimize inventory levels, work with vendors on operational improvements, and partner with internal teams on automation initiatives. You'll also lead cross-functional initiatives that improve customer experience and enable new capabilities for our business, requiring you to pivot based on new challenges and learning.

About the team

The Worldwide Grocery Stores Inventory Management Team is building the future of grocery shopping for our customers, rooted in our innovative supply chain. We are expanding availability of perishable products across our network for both new and existing programs. Our team values problem-solving, analytical thinking, and supply chain understanding. We thrive in a high-energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are driven in parallel, and we're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to deliver results.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree, or BS degree

- 2+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience

- 2+ years of with Excel experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence, or experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes

- Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities

- Experience working in fast paced environments, and managing workload even during times of stress, or escalated activity

- Experience with end-to-end ownership of major project deliverables

- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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Size
1,608 employees
Market Cap
$832.6 billion
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+28.1%
Revenue
$386 billion
NASDAQ
AMZN
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