Amazon Inventory & Performance Planner

Maxima Apparel; Village of Westbury (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxima Apparel is seeking an analytical Inventory & Performance Planner to oversee the health, efficiency and profitability of our Amazon business across 1P Vendor Central and 3P Seller Central, domestically and internationally. The role focuses on maintaining inventory health, optimizing turns, reducing aging inventory, and improving assortment productivity while balancing growth with risk.

Strong cross-functional collaboration and data-driven decision making are essential to drive revenue and

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of Amazon planning, inventory management, or eCommerce analytics experience.
• Direct experience with both Vendor Central (1P) and Seller Central (3P) preferred.
• Strong understanding of inventory turns and working capital impact.
• Strong commercial mindset — understands margin and inventory risk.
• Experience with international Amazon marketplaces a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory health, turns and aging across 1P and 3P channels.
• Manage in-season performance, trends, and risk mitigation plans.
• Optimize assortment and monitor margins, duplication and cannibalization across channels.
• Coordinate international marketplace oversight and longer lead times.
• Track KPIs like inventory turnover, aged inventory %, weeks of supply, and gross margin preservation.

Skills

Amazon planning

Inventory management

eCommerce analytics

Strong commercial mindset

Communication & presentation

International marketplaces

Job description

We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Amazon Inventory & Performance Planner to oversee the health, efficiency, and profitability of our Amazon business across both 1P (Vendor Central) and 3P (Seller Central) channels — domestically and internationally.

This role owns the strategic management of inventory health over time — ensuring strong inventory turns, minimal aged exposure, optimized assortment productivity, and disciplined in-season performance management.

The ideal candidate understands how to balance growth and inventory risk across multiple licensed brands while driving operational and financial performance.

Core Responsibilities

Inventory Health & Turn Optimization (Primary Focus)

• Monitor and manage aged inventory across 1P and 3P businesses
• Analyze inventory turn and identify opportunities to improve velocity
• Develop strategies to reduce excess and aging inventory exposure
• Track Weeks of Cover and inventory efficiency across brands
• Partner with Sales to proactively address slow-moving SKUs
• Recommend liquidation, promotional, or pricing strategies where needed

In-Season Performance Management

• Monitor weekly and monthly sell-through trends
• Identify underperforming styles early and recommend action plans
• Support promotional planning to drive velocity where needed
• Hold cross-functional stakeholders accountable to performance targets
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into in-season risks and opportunities

Assortment Optimization

• Analyze assortment productivity across brands and channels
• Identify opportunities to:
• Expand high-performing categories
• Improve mix by margin contribution
• Support new product launch decisions with performance data
• Evaluate duplication or cannibalization across 1P and 3P
• Monitor inventory exposure differences between 1P and 3P models
• Evaluate margin implications across channels
• Identify operational inefficiencies impacting inventory flow
• Track chargebacks and operational deductions (1P) in partnership with Finance
• Monitor stranded, aged, and excess FBA inventory (3P)

International Marketplace Oversight

• Monitor inventory health across international marketplaces
• Identify regional slow-moving inventory risk
• Support international allocation strategies
• Coordinate with Operations regarding longer lead times and compliance constraints
• Inventory turn
• Aged inventory %
• In-stock %
• Weeks of Supply
• Revenue by brand/channel
• Present clear, actionable summaries to leadership
• Provide forward-looking risk assessment and mitigation plans

Key Performance Metrics

This role directly influences:

• Inventory turnover
• Aged inventory %
• Excess inventory exposure
• Gross margin preservation
• In-season sell-through

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of Amazon planning, inventory management, or eCommerce analytics experience
• Direct experience with both Vendor Central (1P) and Seller Central (3P) preferred
• Strong understanding of inventory turns and working capital impact
• Strong commercial mindset — understands margin and inventory risk
• Experience in apparel or consumer products preferred
• Experience with international Amazon marketplaces a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills