Instock Manager

Amazon is looking for an experienced Instock Manager with a good track record in inventory or business analysis finance or supply-chain management disciplines. This position is responsible for developing and executing cross-category level sales and inventory strategies to optimize availability and inventory this role you will have ownership of leading initiatives that drive improvement of our procurement operations. You will also build strong partnerships with business system and supply-chain-operations teams to drive towards common goals. The ideal candidate is who possess the ability to operate from a company-wide perspective and encourage cross-functional and cross-business project development with scalable process improvement automation and analytics.

Plan and execute inventory strategies to optimize sales in-stock rates inventory turns and health for owned category
Analyze and manage own key performance indicators such as in-stock rate demand forecast accuracy procurement lead time fill rate and inventory turns
Develop and enhance SCM systems by cooperating and reviewing with system teams
Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health including forecasting purchasing and removing unproductive inventory
Drive root cause analysis and reporting for operational issues develop action plans and lead projects with managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Collaborate with multiple internal teams to drive purchasing-process improvements and automation with inventing and simplifying new operations and systems



A day in the life
Whats a day in the Amazon office like Benefits 3 years of experience in supply chain inventory management or project management
- Proven ability to communicate and present strategies to senior leadership
- Strong Japanese and English skills (written and oral)
- Analytical mindset to quickly diagnose root causes and design scalable solutions

- Proficiency in process improvement methodologies (Kaizen Six Sigma) and large-scale data tools (SQL Python MS Power Query Excel)
- Software development experience or equivalent tech background
- MBA is considered a plus

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