Description

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 turns. In this role, you will have ownership of leading initiatives that drive improvement of our procurement operations and inventory management mechanism. 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 as well as sourcing optimization strategies to increase sales, in-stock rates, cost saving, 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, inventory turns, and cost-to-serve.

· 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/system 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

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We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Tokyo, 13, JPN

Basic Qualifications

· Strong written and oral communication skills both in Japanese and English

· 5+ years supply chain, operations, inventory management and/or project management experience

· Superior analytical skills with demonstrated ability to dive in and quickly understand root cause and identify scalable solutions

· Experience working with complex data sets and process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma

· Familiar with communicating and presenting to senior leadership

· Proficiency in analytical tools and techniques including Microsoft Excel or statistical software

Preferred Qualifications

· Strong proficiency in analytical tools and techniques including Microsoft Excel or statistical software

· Software development experience or equivalent tech background

· Experience with SQL is a strong plus

· MBA is considered a plus

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https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/passivesmoking

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