Meat & Seafood Inventory Strategist

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sign-on payments

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in Austin, TX is seeking an Inventory Planning professional to support daily inventory execution for Meat & Seafood categories. You will work with the Inventory Planning Manager to ensure accurate, timely output, perform transactional tasks, and help document standardized processes in a build-from-the-ground-up environment.

You will build reports and dashboards, monitor stock levels, and coordinate with vendors to maintain inventory health for promotional events and new launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of 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 elevate 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 elevate unresolved problems.

Skills

Excel pivot tables

SQL basics

Attention to detail

Inventory planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Job description

Amazon in Austin, TX is seeking an Inventory Planning professional to support daily inventory execution for Meat & Seafood categories. You will work with the Inventory Planning Manager to ensure accurate, timely output, perform transactional tasks, and help document standardized processes in a build-from-the-ground-up environment.

You will build reports and dashboards, monitor stock levels, and coordinate with vendors to maintain inventory health for promotional events and new launches.