Associate Manager - Inventory Operations

Pattern Technologies; Kalyani Nagar; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Pattern Technologies in India is seeking an Associate Manager - Inventory Operations to lead onboarding, forecasting, and weekly ordering for multiple brands across international markets. You will own PO/WO processes, drive inventory health, and partner with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, process improvements, and strong collaboration with brand partners to ensure on-time delivery and optimal stock levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Business Administration, or Engineering.
• Experience in inventory management, PO processing, purchasing, supply chain, or similar operational role preferred.
• Working knowledge of Amazon Seller Central, Vendor Central, Walmart Seller Center, and inventory planning, purchase orders, forecasting, and ordering processes.
• Strong Excel skills with large data sets, reporting, and analysis; familiarity with Tableau, Snowflake, and SQL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead brand onboarding and initial order strategy across inventory, forecasting, and order readiness.
• Manage day-to-day ordering and inventory for assigned brand portfolio; maintain POs and WOs.
• Prepare brand-level forecasts to support purchasing and inventory planning.
• Verify listings and prevent catalog or PO errors; perform PO cleanup and dashboard reviews.
• Create and distribute reports on PO/WO status, inventory levels, forecast accuracy, and in-stock performance.
• Collaborate with Inventory Managers, Ads, Brand Management, and Onboarding teams for alignment.

Skills

Ownership

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Interpersonal

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Business Administration, or Engineering

Tools

Amazon Seller Central

Vendor Central

Walmart Seller Center

Tableau

Snowflake

SQL

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Associate Manager - Inventory Operations

Role Overview

The Inventory Management Team has 3 core activity groups to cover the full brand lifecycle.

Initial Orders team manages newly onboarded brands (forecast preparation, ordering file creation & inventory tracking) by the time brands are stabilized within defined guardrails & KPIs.

Weekly Orders team (Stabilized brand), manages day-to-day operations, recurring orders, forecasts, tasks, and reporting for the brand and its US/UK/AU/MENA Inventory Managers.

Brand Ordering, a pool of brands allocated to specialists. Take full responsibility for its weekly ordering, forecasting, and inventory management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Brand Onboarding & Initial Order Strategy

   Lead post-contract onboarding for newly signed brands across inventory, forecasting, and order readiness.

   Guide brands through initial order setup in Shelf, confirming catalogs, listings, and access are complete.

   Compile and analyze 1P and 3P historical sales and inventory data from Vendor Central and Seller Central to build initial order workbooks with historical trends, seasonality curves, and revenue forecasts.

2. Ongoing Order & Inventory Management

   Perform day-to-day tasks across Initial Orders and Weekly Orders, take ownership of an assigned brand portfolio, balancing in-stock performance and sell-through.

   Create, update, and maintain POs and WOs based on inventory requirements, forecasts, and Inventory Manager direction.

   Resolve in-stock requests by investigating PO/WO issues raised by Inventory Managers, taking corrective action, and closing the loop.

   For assigned brands, proactively flag stockout risk, overstock, and ordering gaps before they’re escalated.

3. Forecasting & Data Analysis

   Prepare brand-level forecast files for new and established brands to support purchasing and inventory planning.

   Manage weekly sales and inventory data uploads across US, UK, EU, and CA.

   Ordering and forecasting for the assigned brands.

4. Quality Control & Systems Management

   Verify listings through the Listing Screening Check to prevent catalog, FNSKU, or commingling errors.

   Execute PO cleanup and component fill rate reviews using Tableau dashboards.

5. Reporting & Insights

   Create, maintain, and distribute reporting on PO/WO status, ordering activity, inventory levels, forecast accuracy, and in-stock performance, including the dashboards the wider Inventory Management team runs on.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

   Support Inventory Managers with ordering execution, data pulls, day-to-day issue resolution, and ad hoc tasks.

   Support Ads and Brand Management teams during ramp planning so inventory readiness aligns with spend timing.

   Collaboration with Onboarding team for listing and other issues for initial brands.

7. Process Improvement

   Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements, automation opportunities, and workflow efficiencies over n8n, Cursor & Claude.

Performance Metrics

Forecast Accuracy (MAPE) 20%

Attainment Rate: 80120%

Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) target adherence across assigned portfolio

On-time PO placement for assigned brands

Timely resolution of in-stock requests, PO/WO discrepancies & ad hoc tasks.

Accuracy and consistency of ordering, forecasting, and reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Engineering.
• Experience in inventory management, PO processing, purchasing, supply chain, or a similar operational role preferred.
• Working knowledge of Amazon Seller Central, Vendor Central, and Walmart Seller Center, and of inventory planning, purchase orders, forecasting, and ordering processes.
• Strong Excel skills with large data sets, reporting, and analysis; familiarity with Tableau, Snowflake, and SQL is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including with external brand partners.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ownership: Owns daily tasks and reports; once a brand is assigned, manages its orders and deliverables across Initial and Weekly Orders.
• Analytical Thinking: Turns large datasets for SQL, Tableau, and Excel into clear forecasts and order strategies.
• Prioritization: Manages multiple brands, onboarding pipelines, Inventory Manager requests, and deadlines at once.
• Problem Solving: Identifies issues, finds root causes, and drives timely resolution, from a new brand's first order to an existing brand's stockout risk.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy across POs, WOs, inventory data, forecasts, and reports.
• Proactive Approach: Anticipates inventory and ordering issues before they occur.
• Interpersonal: Self-motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative; comfortable where ideas are shared and challenged.
• Communication: Clear, professional written and verbal communication with Inventory Managers, cross-functional teams, and brand partners.
• Adaptability: Learn new systems, processes, and tools quickly.