Inventory Manager, WWGS Protein Inventory Management

About the role

The Inventory Manager is responsible for developing and executing supply chain improvement initiatives, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and managing relationships with manufacturers to optimize the shared supply chain.

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 manufacturers to prioritize the 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.
• Identify 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.
• Develop 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.
• Build and maintain knowledge management tools.
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to identify and resolve supply and demand imbalances, developing and recommending actionable solutions.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives through influence and collaboration, taking ownership of projects and ensuring peer accountability for deliverables that directly impact in-stock metrics and customer experience.
• Travel up to 25% of the time.

Requirements

• 3+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
• Experience in Excel with advanced proficiency (pivots, lookups, etc.)
• Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc.

Qualifications

• Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
• Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders, C-level executives and cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of statistical inventory control methods and best practices

Benefits

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.