Amazon · 11 hours ago
Inventory Planner
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$58K/yr - $123K/yr
4+ years expAmazon is a leading global company seeking an Inventory Planner to manage order management operations and collaborate with various stakeholders to maintain inventory levels. The role involves monitoring inventory, engaging with suppliers, and developing improvement strategies for order management processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Monitors inventory levels and forecasted needs for broad areas / regions
Leverages relationships with internal stakeholders, including category management, store operations, logistics, etc., to ensure mutual understanding and commitment to order management provisions and operations
Monitors overall order management operations to identify areas of concern and develop and recommend resolution strategies
Works with vendor partners to clarify performance expectations, identify potential issues and develop effective resolution strategies
Develops, recommends and implements order management continuous improvement systems and processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 4+ years of professional experience
Experience with MS Office Professional Suite, including intermediate knowledge of Excel
Experience in stakeholder and communication management
Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of order management, merchandising and retail operations
Advanced understanding of market conditions and supplier-specific logistics and product issues
Leads efforts to establish and implement new or enhanced order management practices that meet company and customer expectations, ensure quality and maximize savings and efficiencies
Able to identify areas for continuous process and system improvement
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal communication skills and levels of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality
Communicates effectively with all types of audiences, internally and externally
Able to diplomatically resolve sensitive or controversial supplier/producer issues without damaging relationships
Applies analytical skills to evaluate and interpret multi-faceted and complex order management, purchasing, procurement, contract, delivery, quality, pricing and other issues
Integrates trends, data and information into forecasts, plans, models and recommendations
Possesses clear understanding of WFM's and supported region/stores business objectives, competitive strengths and opportunities
Understands customer, market and industry trends and emerging challenges
Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the WFM product mix, supply base and retail operations
Able to play a key and influential role working with others, in groups, in cross-functional settings and with diverse stakeholders internally and externally
Models WFM principles and core values
Models commitment to customer service
Preferred
Knowledge of the WFM product mix, supply base and retail operations
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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