Perishables Inventory Planning Manager

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Store Support Office in Austin, TX is seeking an Inventory Planner for Meat & Seafood who will own daily planning and replenishment across our multi‑tier distribution network, including 3PLs, DCs, retail, and omnichannel operations.

You will balance fresh product availability with spoilage risk by building demand forecasts, supply plans, and cross‑functional coordination. This is a build‑from‑the‑ground‑up role focused on operational excellence in perishables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, business management or other relevant field
• 4+ years of progressive experience in retail inventory planning, category management, supply chain operations, or logistics
• Advanced Excel proficiency including complex data manipulation, and automation
• Proficiency with business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar) to build actionable dashboards and reports
• Experience working across teams to resolve operational issues in fast-moving environments
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, early-stage environments where processes are incomplete and priorities shift frequently

Responsibilities

• Execute inventory replenishment decisions for the Meat & Seafood category, managing demand forecast, reorder points, safety stock levels, and allocation across distribution nodes
• Monitor, control, and optimize inventory levels to meet In-Stock service levels, store order fill-rate, inventory turnover, shrink rates, and days-of-coverage targets
• Manage inventory planning for promotional events, seasonal peaks, new product launches, exclusive brands, and store openings, coordinating quantities, timing, and distribution
• Build and maintain demand forecasting models; refine accuracy over time as data quality and historical baselines improve
• Perform regular and ad-hoc root-cause analyses when KPIs miss targets (In-Stock percentage, order fill-rate, on-time delivery, inventory turnover, days of coverage)
• Track and report on inventory performance metrics; own the accuracy and timeliness of reporting outputs

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI/Tableau

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Adaptability in fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, business management or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Job description

Amazon Store Support Office in Austin, TX is seeking an Inventory Planner for Meat & Seafood who will own daily planning and replenishment across our multi‑tier distribution network, including 3PLs, DCs, retail, and omnichannel operations.

You will balance fresh product availability with spoilage risk by building demand forecasts, supply plans, and cross‑functional coordination. This is a build‑from‑the‑ground‑up role focused on operational excellence in perishables.