Strategic Supply and Demand Planner - Grocery FTC, Amazon EU fresh and Perishable Grocery Instock in Manchester

Role can be based in Manchester or London - This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract, Maintain excellent in-stock rates for owned category and/or region

Execute inventory strategies to optimize sales, turns, and inventory health

Monitor, analyze and own key performance indicators such as in-stock rate, procurement lead time (PLT), fill rate, forecast accuracy and turns

Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, including forecasting, purchasing, and removing unproductive inventory

Drive root cause analysis/reporting on operational issues, develop action plans and project manage improvements with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously

Work with internal teams collaboratively, to help drive tools and process improvements that affect purchasing and procurement workflows, with emphasis on automating tasks that are currently performed manually.

We are seeking a talented, dedicated, and highly analytical Strategic Supply and Demand Planner to drive selection and in-stock for Amazon UK Fresh programs. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role on an important initiative at Amazon. This position requires a candidate with proven analytical skills with experience driving process improvement, thought leadership, and delivering results.,

Bachelor's degree, or Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

Experience doing one of several roles: quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or e-commerce

Experience in data-driven business operations processes

Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.

Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, Experience in retail, project management, supply chain, inventory management, sourcing, finance and/or consulting

Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, etc.

Experience using data to drive root cause elimination and process improvement

Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving, or experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis

Experience in high impact roles in operations including Vendor Management, Supply Chain, and Retail Operations

Experience in manufacturing, production, distribution logistics environments, retail, or grocery management roles

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