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Work summary
Amazon strives to be the most customer centric company on Earth where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want – low prices, wide choice, convenience – Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce.
Amazon is looking for a smart, mentored Instock Manager to join the Egypt retail team. The Instock Manager will be responsible for leading forecast planning, procurement of implementation projects and operational improvements, and serves as the primary point of contact in Instock’s management of a product segment or multiple segments.
The role will be responsible for identifying opportunities to simplify and automate tasks, ensuring that inventory systems and processes meet business needs and implementing controls around them. The right candidate thrives in a high-energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel.
The Instock Manager will be responsible for tracking and managing metrics for product availability, stock integrity, selection and vendor performance for key vendors. The successful candidate possesses strong analytical acumen, with experience in creating reports and analytics. The position requires an individual who supports decisions in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail. The candidate is constantly learning and contributing to knowledge management.
Roles and Responsibilities
Delivering increased product availability and selection growth
• Lead collaborative planning, forecasting and renewal processes with retail teams and suppliers
Work with responsible vendor managers to fulfill business demand plans by evaluating deals and purchasing opportunities
Recommend and lead action plans to increase inventory cycles
Perform root cause analysis/reporting on business supply chain/operational issues, develop action plans and manage improvement
Develop an annual plan for a segment of vendors to improve operational performance such as purchase order confirmation rates and vendor expected delivery time
Solve day-to-day operational issues by liaising with other stakeholders and operations teams
Work with internal teams to drive system, tools, and process improvements/implementations that impact the Procurement and Vendor Department workflow, with a focus on automating tasks that are currently manually performed
Develop analysis of key business metrics, with a focus on developing and implementing recommendations for improvement
Basic qualifications
Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Supply Chain/Similar Operations Systems
Highly analytical, flexible, action and results-oriented, comfortable with databases and computer tools
Strong ownership, data analysis, and problem solving skills
Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
Good proficiency in analysis tools including Microsoft Excel
· Good verbal and written communication skills
qualifications preferred
Experience with retail, purchasing, or inventory management in e-commerce or offline
2-4 years working experience in a full-time position
Leading experience in process improvement, systems development, and project management
· Business Reporting / SQL Experience
Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English and Arabic e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com confirmed that it would acquire Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae.