Supply Chain Manager, Consumables Amazon Vendor Services

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Supply Chain Manager to lead impactful projects and enhance customer satisfaction. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally with various teams and vendors, optimizing inventory strategies and operational metrics. Your analytical skills will be crucial in driving improvements and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the operational strategy and success of a diverse range of products in the consumables sector, making a significant impact on business growth and customer experience.

Benefits

Health Care Plans

Flexible Work Hours

Employee Discounts

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in supply chain or inventory management.
• Experience with large, cross-functional, customer-facing products.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute inventory strategies to optimize sales.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators for inventory health.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Project Management

Excel

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Job ID: 2976671 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you interested in leading high impact projects and working cross-functionally to deliver top selection and delight end Customers? This is your chance to help build strategic relationships and drive business growth with some of the most influential Consumables Vendors and the AVS Customer Success Manager team. AVS Supply Chain Managers have a critical role in delivering optimal customer experience by ensuring Amazon has the right product quantities, in the right places, and at the right time. This position will work to continuously optimize operational metrics by working directly with vendors and partner teams. AVS Supply Chain Managers serve as a key point of contact between various internal teams and Vendors and contribute to operational strategy, annual negotiations, and opportunities to reduce cost and waste in the supply chain.

Key job responsibilities
• Plan and execute inventory strategies to optimize sales, in-stock rates, turns and inventory health for owned category
• Monitor, analyze and own key performance indicators such as in-stock rate, procurement lead time, fill rate, and inventory turns
• Participate in business reviews for your Vendor(s); identify operational improvement areas and support conversation with recommendations to drive improvement
• Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, including forecasting, purchasing, and removing unproductive inventory
• Drive root cause analysis/reporting on operational issues, develop action plans and project manage improvements with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneous
• Work with internal teams collaboratively, to help drive tools and process improvements that affect purchasing and procurement workflows, with emphasis on automating tasks that are currently performed manually
• Interface with Customer(s) and lead with strategic recommendations to improve and/or resolve instock issues


About the team
About the team: The Amazon Vendor Services program is a paid service that offers enrolled Selling Partners services in one of five major categories: (1) A designated Customer Success Manager, (2) Strategic business advice, (3) Support, (4) Supply Chain Manager, and (5) Programs, Pilots, Betas, and Advance Coaching. In this role, you will be a member of the Consumables team, and will provide Supply Chain expertise alongside a team of designated Account Managers supporting Vendor(s) within the Consumables categories. Consumables categories consist of Baby, Grocery, Health & Personal Care, Mass Beauty, Pets, and Premium Beauty. The role offers broad scope as the Selling Partners supported by this role may span numerous Brands, end Customer segments, and product categories.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- Experience delivering large, cross-functional, customer facing products
- Experience in Retail or wholesale business
- Experience working with complex data sets

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with SQL – scripting basic statements to extract data
- Strong attention to detail with a proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities in an ambiguous, fast-paced/deadline-driven environment.
- E-Commerce experience.
- Able to root cause issues and identify scalable solutions using analytical skills.
- Experience with partnering cross functionally to drive results including continuous improvement initiatives. (process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.