Inventory & Forecasting Lead – Data-Driven Supply Chain

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores' Protein Inventory Management team seeks an Inventory Manager in Arlington VA, Seattle WA, Chicago IL or Austin TX. You will own plans and execute initiatives to optimize inventory, build a scalable supply chain, and collaborate with partner teams to improve customer experience.

Ideal candidates will use data to influence decisions, manage strategic and tactical work, and guide cross‑functional projects while traveling up to 25% as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, vlookups, etc.).
• Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level (queries, aggregations).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with category management, supply chain, operations, and product teams on improvements.
• Prioritize and optimize the shared supply chain to enhance customer experience.
• Identify automation opportunities and scale non-automated processes.
• Influence technical teams to adopt standards and tools for inventory health and forecasting.
• Develop plans to improve revenue and margin with vendors.
• Build and drive the tech roadmap with vendors for forecasting, buying, and reporting.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL proficiency

Data analysis

Job description

Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores' Protein Inventory Management team seeks an Inventory Manager in Arlington VA, Seattle WA, Chicago IL or Austin TX. You will own plans and execute initiatives to optimize inventory, build a scalable supply chain, and collaborate with partner teams to improve customer experience.

Ideal candidates will use data to influence decisions, manage strategic and tactical work, and guide cross‑functional projects while traveling up to 25% as needed.