Meat & Seafood Inventory Planner - Build & Optimize

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in Texas is seeking an Inventory Planner to support daily planning for Meat and Seafood categories, ensuring accurate, timely outputs. You will execute replenishment, manage POs, monitor stock, and assist with cycles counts and vendor coordination.

The role emphasizes building repeatable processes, documenting workflows, and maintaining dashboards for inventory health, with a strong focus on data accuracy and cross-functional collaboration. This position is on-site in Austin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain operations, retail operations, or logistics.
• Excel proficiency including pivot tables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, data cleaning, and basic automation.
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated ability to maintain data accuracy across multiple systems.
• Ability to manage multiple transactional tasks simultaneously with consistent follow-through.
• Experience with perishables, fresh food, or time-sensitive inventory operations (shelf-life tracking, spoilage monitoring).
• Basic SQL skills for data extraction and BI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily replenishment transactions, purchase order management, and inventory allocation tasks
• Enter data into ordering systems and route purchase orders to appropriate distribution partners and vendors
• Monitor inventory positions across distribution nodes; identify and escape out-of-stock risks, overstock situations, and spoilage exposure
• Support inventory planning for promotional events, seasonal peaks, and new product launches by preparing data, tracking quantities, and coordinating logistics details
• Execute cycle count reconciliation and investigate inventory discrepancies
• Support coordination with third-party distributors on day-to-day operational needs; track open issues, follow through on resolutions, and escape unresolved problems
• Build, maintain, and distribute daily/weekly inventory performance reports
• Create and update dashboards and tracking tools that provide visibility into category inventory health
• Pull and organize data for ad-hoc analyses requested by the Inventory Planning Manager or leadership
• Maintain data accuracy and integrity across reporting systems; identify and correct data quality issues
• Document reporting methodologies and maintain a library of standard report templates
• Identify recurring data errors, manual bottlenecks, or process inconsistencies and recommend fixes
• Support implementation of new tracking and reporting systems by testing, validating data, and providing user feedback
• Maintain organized records of vendor communications, PO history, and inventory decisions for audit and reference

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Inventory planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or related field

Tools

SQL basics

Job description

Amazon in Texas is seeking an Inventory Planner to support daily planning for Meat and Seafood categories, ensuring accurate, timely outputs. You will execute replenishment, manage POs, monitor stock, and assist with cycles counts and vendor coordination.

The role emphasizes building repeatable processes, documenting workflows, and maintaining dashboards for inventory health, with a strong focus on data accuracy and cross-functional collaboration. This position is on-site in Austin.