DESCRIPTION Position Available for: Austin, TX/Nashville, TN/New York, NY/Seattle, WA/Arlington, VA/Chicago, IL.
The Amazon Fresh Grocery team is looking for an Instock/Supply Chain Manager.
In this role, you will own developing plans and executing on initiatives that will support excellent inventory management, build an effective supply chain, and drive successful interactions with our partner teams. To be successful in this role, you should feel comfortable using data to influence others and building scalable systems and processes to allow us our business to grow. In joining this team, you will have the opportunity to both build and operate in an ambiguous fast-paced environment and will drive initiatives that improve sales, customer experience, and process improvement within retail and operations.
The successful candidate must be highly organized, self-starting and possess strong data extraction and analytical capabilities. You must demonstrate passion for the customer experience. You must be results oriented and able to manage both strategic and tactical activities in parallel.
You will have knowledge in fundamental business principles and previous Retail experience. The ideal candidate is able to lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment while maintaining a customer-centric philosophy.
Key job responsibilities
Work with internal stakeholders in category management, category instock, supply chain, operations, and product management to collaborate on supply chain improvement initiatives
Work with CPG manufacturers to prioritize our customer experience by optimizing the shared supply chain, reducing defects, and driving results
Enhance long-term relationships, working on cost to serve reductions and reducing vendor pain points
Identifying automation opportunities, improving non-automated processes, and building to scale.
Influence technical teams to drive adoption of standards and creation of tools to manage: inventory health, item-level forecasting, purchase order quality, vendor self-service, and supply chain operations
Developing plans that drive revenue and margin improvement with vendors
Build the tech roadmap with vendors and drive implementation of tech initiatives to improve forecasting, buying, reporting, and operations processes
Building and maintaining knowledge management tools
A day in the life
Note: this is a Hybrid role, requiring Instock Managers to be on-site at least 3 days/week in one of our Amazon Fresh corporate offices.
About the team
The Paleo Instock team is the heartbeat of Amazon Fresh's grocery business. We're not just responsible for keeping the shelves stocked; we manage the lifeline of our grocery operation. Our focus on fresh and highly perishable products demands the highest level of precision in buying and forecasting. Without us, Amazon Fresh would just be a pantry business. Our team operates in an exhilarating and dynamic environment where your contributions can reshape the grocery industry.
Join us and be part of a team that doesn't just meet customer demand but anticipates it. If you're ready to make a tangible impact, influence the future of grocery, and thrive in a role where every day is a fresh challenge, we invite you to apply and be a vital part of our Amazon Fresh Instock team.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of professional or military experience. 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel.
- Bachelors' degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering or a Supply Chain/Operations discipline.
