Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports

Amazon UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,480 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UAE is looking for a Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports to oversee the import supply chain performance in Dubai. The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience and a strong understanding of inventory management.

This position involves improving inventory availability and vendor performance, ensuring collaboration with international stakeholders. Ideal candidates should exhibit strong analytical skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.

Join us to influence a growing global import business in a high-growth digital environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain, inventory management, or import operations.
• Strong understanding of inventory health, in-stock management, and supply chain performance metrics.
• Fluency in English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage availability and inventory health for import supply chain operations.
• Improve in-stock rates, buying accuracy, and vendor lead times.
• Communicate risks and opportunities to internal teams.

Skills

Supply chain management

Instock management

Inventory planning

Direct import operations

Vendor management

Excel analysis

Data-driven decision-making

Commercial judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification

Tools

Analytical tools

Job description

Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Internet

Function: Supply Chain

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 28,000 – 42,000 (estimated, confirm with employer).

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Overview

Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Internet sector opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional who can manage global direct import flows, improve inventory availability, strengthen vendor performance, and support international marketplace expansion.

This role is ideal for a highly analytical and commercially aware inventory leader with strong forecasting, buying, stakeholder management, and operational problem-solving experience across multinational supply chain environments.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Internet

Function: Supply Chain

Experience: 5+ years

Job type: Full-time

Context

The Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports will take ownership of import supply chain performance from manufacturer planning through product availability in fulfillment centers.

The role supports Amazon's international expansion goals by improving in-stock rates, inventory health, buying accuracy, vendor lead times, and import selection readiness.

The position requires daily business ownership, practical decision-making and close coordination with global stakeholders across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, APAC, MENA, and vendor networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage availability and inventory health for import selection across direct import supply chain operations.
• Improve in-stock rates, buying accuracy, inventory planning, forecast reliability, vendor lead times, and fill-rate performance.
• Monitor unhealthy inventory, supply gaps, demand changes, and fulfillment center availability to protect customer experience.
• Create, run, and evaluate buying and forecasting scenarios to support stronger purchasing decisions.
• Use data-driven analysis to solve complex supply chain problems related to imports, availability, vendor operations, and inventory flow.
• Develop inventory management strategies that improve product availability while reducing excess, shortage, and slow-moving stock risk.
• Drive automation programs that simplify import planning, improve forecast execution, and support scalable supply chain operations.
• Act as an internal consultant to vendors on forecasting, buying, operational planning and performance improvement.
• Partner with senior vendor leaders to optimize joint import business performance and support long-term growth.
• Work with global stakeholders to understand regional needs, adjust priorities and respond quickly to changing business requirements.
• Track key supply chain metrics and translate performance data into clear actions for vendors and internal teams.
• Support direct import business growth by improving end-to-end processes from manufacturer readiness to fulfillment center availability.
• Identify process gaps in buying, replenishment, lead time management and vendor execution, then drive corrective actions.
• Maintain strong ownership of assigned import categories, business priorities and operational outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate risks, opportunities, trade-offs and recommendations clearly to internal leaders, vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Travel internationally when required to support vendor engagement, operational alignment, and import business development.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain, inventory management, instock management, project management, buying, replenishment or import operations.
• At least 5 years of hands‑on Excel experience for analysis, forecasting, planning, tracking and business reporting.
• Strong understanding of inventory health, in-stock management, forecast accuracy, vendor lead time, fill rate and supply chain performance metrics.
• Previous experience managing business relationships with multinational companies or global vendors.
• Knowledge of analytical tools used for supply chain planning, performance reporting, forecasting and operational decision-making.
• Fluency in English with the ability to communicate clearly across international stakeholder groups.
• Ability to travel internationally when business needs require vendor or regional engagement.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work autonomously in ambiguous and demanding environments.
• Demonstrated ability to convert complex data into practical supply chain actions and measurable business improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with confidence engaging senior vendor leaders and internal business teams.
• Bias for action, commercial judgment and ability to manage priorities across multiple regions and operational requirements.

Skills Set

• Supply chain management
• Instock management
• Inventory planning
• Direct import operations
• Global purchasing
• Vendor management
• Forecast accuracy
• Buying scenarios
• Demand planning
• Replenishment planning
• Inventory health management
• Fill rate improvement
• Vendor lead time management
• Unhealthy inventory reduction
• Import selection planning
• Supply chain automation
• Data-driven decision-making
• Excel analysis
• Analytical tools
• Forecasting models
• Buying process improvement
• Vendor performance improvement
• Stakeholder management
• Multinational business coordination
• Fulfillment center availability
• International supply chain
• Operational consulting
• Process optimization
• Business ownership
• English communication

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to influence a growing global import business while working across international markets, vendor networks and fulfillment operations.

The Supply Chain Instock Manager - Imports position provides exposure to marketplace expansion, direct sourcing, buying strategy, automation programs and inventory optimization at scale.

It is a strong career move for a supply chain professional who enjoys ownership, data-led decisions, vendor partnership and solving complex import availability challenges in a high-growth digital commerce environment.

About the Company

Amazon is a global technology and e-commerce company operating across online retail, marketplace services, logistics, fulfillment, payments, cloud technology and customer-focused innovation.

In the UAE and wider region, Amazon continues to strengthen digital commerce by improving selection, delivery reliability, supply chain systems, seller support and operational excellence for customers and business partners.