Strategic Supply Chain Leader: Inventory & Ops Optimizer

Amazon Inc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a Strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead inventory planning and end-to-end supply chain ownership. You will drive data-driven improvements to maximize customer experience, sales, margin and turns, by optimizing product availability and placement.

You'll work with vendors and internal teams to automate systems and processes, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders in a dynamic environment while maintaining a

Qualifications

• 4+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience.
• Experience in Excel or SQL.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver operational improvement opportunities around buying and demand planning.
• Monitor and identify opportunities to improve key supply chain metrics such as Out of Stock rate, Overstock Rate, Total Inbound Lead Time, Delivery Speed, and Confirmation/Fill Rates.
• Share supply chain insights and contribute to business reviews for Senior Leadership (verbal and written).
• Identify opportunities to optimize our supply chain cost structure and profitability through vendor engagement, project management, and collaboration with partner teams on system improvements.

Skills

Supply chain

Inventory management

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional or military experience alternative

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a Strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead inventory planning and end-to-end supply chain ownership. You will drive data-driven improvements to maximize customer experience, sales, margin and turns, by optimizing product availability and placement.

You'll work with vendors and internal teams to automate systems and processes, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders in a dynamic environment while maintaining a