Instock Manager, Retail team

DESCRIPTION

Since launching its first European websites in 1998, Amazon has grown into a global leader in e-commerce, with customer-facing websites selling physical goods in Europe, Japan, Singapore, China, India, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Amazon also manages a substantial cross-border business, serving customers in more than 100 countries every month with exports from our current websites.

Amazon Turkey is looking for an experienced results-oriented professional for Supply Chain and Instock who thrives on solving complex problems to support the development and execution of a country-level Inventory and Supply Chain strategy across multiple product categories with the help of constantly-developing AI tools, in an effort to better serve our Turkish customers. This professional must work closely with other stakeholders to meet the challenges of a highly deadline-driven environment and will work closely with our technology teams to merge Amazon systems with Supply Chain principles.

Successful candidates will have a strong professional pedigree who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. You should have a strong customer-obsession with a self-starter spirit, ability to dive deep, strong data/analytical skills and experience working in a cross-functional team. This role will require close collaboration externally with vendors and internally with Retail Category Leaders, Finance, Technical and Operations teams.

The position is based in Istanbul.

Responsibilities

• Be a core part of the Instock function carrying out country level demand planning, ordering and capacity management.
• Influence Retail, Tech and Operations teams in building support and resources for projects and initiatives to automate inventory management processes, act as local product manager to implement global automation & Artificial Intelligence tools in Turkey.
• Create scalable Instock systems/processes by working with Tech and Product teams, vendor operations, and vendor management.
• Track key customer experience metrics and drive improvements across them by building actionable plans.
• Work with leadership on project selection, scope, definition, and performance to ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Guide Retail business teams in their ability to develop and execute daily, weekly & monthly action plans that increase quality, inventory accuracy and service.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of relevant experience in retail, management consulting, M&A, product management, forecasting, planning or inventory management
• University degree required ideally in an analytical discipline (Work experience in building or implementing processes or Artificial Intelligence tools is a plus)
• Must have a proven track record in taking ownership, driving results and moving with speed and decisiveness to implement ideas in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly analytical skill set with aptitude for figures, experience working in large data sets, and data-driven argumentation, very good Excel Skills are a must (SQL a plus).
• An effective communicator, both verbal and written, in working with Amazon’s vendors and with internal colleagues and teams.
• Ability to operate clearly in an ambiguous environment; strong ability to influence.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must show ability to champion change and drive for improvements.
• Ability to manage a large group of external and internal stakeholders.
• Master’s or MBA Degree from a top school preferred
• Experience at a top-tier management consulting, internet or e-commerce company, or investment bank
• Turkish language skills

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