Instock Manager III AMZ17101.9

About the role

Analyze and coordinate the logistics of launch system and process improvements with vendors through order management, operations, inventory management, promotions, purchasing, production, forecasting, shipments, and demand planning throughout the product lifecycle. Analyze data using SQL and Excel, and work with vendors to manage inventory levels in order to improve inventory availability and efficiency. Utilize analytical tools forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, including projecting, purchasing and removing unproductive inventory. Collaborate with Vendors and other stakeholders to achieve KPI goals. Continuously improve key end-to-end planning performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Work with Amazon's existing vendor base to ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods to our fulfillment centers
• Plan product transitions and reduce errors in forecasting and with supply chain to optimize space utilization
• Develop and launch projects that will streamline supply systems and processes and drive operational improvements
• Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any gaps in plans preventing meeting order schedule, including assisting in sourcing materials as required
• Schedule and host meetings with manufacturing partners in U.S. and/or globally as required, reducing and eliminating shortages
• Coordinate forecast with corporate, develop build plan and communicate to all required individuals
• Plan and solve any roadblocks to meeting plan
• Work with finance and other teams to monitor and report budget
• Act as the primary liaison between the OEM and team in Sunnyvale monitoring, managing and driving the OEM to assure goals/schedule is being met
• Be responsible for report generation and distribution
• Represent the planning organization in internal program meetings
• Diagnose and explain complex Production and Supply Chain issues and lead stakeholders through the resolution until the issue is fully resolved
• Lead and direct changes to production, material supply, transportation, and distribution/allocation
• Guide the Core Team in determining production line ramp patterns, line speed, factory overtime assumptions, risk factors, yield and efficiency curves
• Own and communicate the global supply allocation plan to global stakeholders
• Create and implement inventory allocation strategies to maximize inventory placement, turns, sales, and customer experience

Basic Qualifications

• A Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration/Management, MIS or related discipline and 1 year of experience in project/program management or re-engineering or process improvement
• In the alternative, employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration/Management, MIS or related discipline followed by 5 years of progressively responsible experience in project/program management or re-engineering or process improvement

Required Experience

• 1 year of experience in business operations within supply chain, distribution, manufacturing and related engineering operations in a cross-functional organization utilizing sophisticated quantitative analysis and process improvement methodologies including lean process manufacturing and related performance metrics for continuous improvement, optimization and to increase efficiency within processes
• 1 year of experience conducting statistical analysis and performing data mining utilizing tools including, excel and related business intelligence tools
• 1 year of experience improving working efficiency
• 1 year of experience in material planning and experience working with complex data sets
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership

Pay

• Salary range: $144,914.00/year to $185,000.00/year (Sunnyvale, California)
• A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered