Job Description
DESCRIPTION
As a Sr. Strategic Supply Chain Manager you will own defining and executing a Supply Chain Roadmap with several of our largest and most strategic brands in Fashion & Fitness (F2). You will collaborate with a team of Product, Vendor and Customer Service Managers to drive process improvements for the vendors with a goal of maximizing product availability and operational excellence. In this critical role, you are going to help redefine Supply Chain to align it with Amazon procurement systems and to bring collaboration with strategic Fashion & Fitness (F2) vendors to the next level.
The successful candidate must be highly organized, self-starting and possess strong data extraction and analytical capabilities. They must have proven successes in cost out operational initiatives and demonstrate passion for the customer experience. The candidate must be active and thoughtful in their pursuit of results and thrive in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel.
Strong candidates will have hands-on operations or inventory management experience and knowledge in fundamental business principles. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to succeed in managing a large catalog selection efficiently, identifying problems/finding solutions, and building/improving processes. The ideal candidate is able to lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment while maintaining a customer-centric philosophy.
Key job responsibilities
- Identifying and delivering improvement opportunities around demand and production planning
- Monitoring, analyzing and owning Key Performance Indicators such as: out of stock rate, total inbound lead time, confirmation rates, including presenting insights, themes and trends to Senior Leadership
- Analyzing production and delivery lead-times and operational excellence inputs such as EDI adoption, PO confirmations and fulfillment, efficient receive process and inventory placement
- Identify opportunities to improve cost structure and profitability and work with partner teams on execution
A day in the life
- Audit performance metrics in supply chain, forecasting, sell through and inventory for your managed vendors
- Weekly calls with head and managed vendor brands
- Plan sourcing for key marquee deal events and key seasonal events of the year
About the team
The F2 Supply Chain manages buying, planning, forecasting, inbound and placement of inventory for the Fashion and Fitness business at Amazon. We create and manage most optimal supply chain strategies for our businesses and vendors. We are a team that consists of Supply Chain Managers, Product Managers, Data Scientists and Business Intel Engineers.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of with Excel experience
- Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience working with complex data sets
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership
Job Tags
Full time, Seasonal work,