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Amazon In Stock Manager - Analytics and Automation , GCC Retail in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
Are you interested in working in a high impact role delivering change critical to scalable growth? Do you want to work in a fast growth emerging business unit at Amazon? Do you thrive on automation, optimization, and solving complex problems? Are you customer obsessed, flexible, smart and analytical, strategic yet execution focused?
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Instock Manager willing to shape the future of the the instock management function for Amazon's MENA business as we continue to experiment with innovative ways to scale our growth. This position is part of the GCC Instock Management team and will play a key role on both step changing our teams analytical capabilities as well as scaling and automating our internal processes and the ways we interact with our vendor base. Within the role, you will have a unique opportunities to dive deep into data, invent, simplify our processes and think big on new ways to scale our operations. Daily tasks will range from conducting high complexity analysis to process improvement, outsourcing and automation. Focus areas will entail both inventory management (Forecasting, Buying, Placement) and Vendor relationships areas.
Key job responsibilities
Design and define products that help automate processes, both internal ones and external (vendor facing) to improve our productivity and overall supply chain costs
Partner with the broader MENA ISM team on complex analytics to identify opportunities for enhancing revenue and profitability. Act as the analytical workhorse of the team, surfacing insights to the leadership team based on a comprehensive data analyses involving multiple disparate sources
Analyzing and diving deep on our vendor performances, identifying possible changes and presenting insights and recommendations to the leadership team.
Assist Retail teams in standardizing SOPs for scenarios not yet automated; centralize these processes with RBS.
Own the design and manage the development of metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. to drive key business decisions.
A day in the life
To excel in this role, you will have a strong mix of product management, analytical and influencing skills. You will need to be comfortable with a high growth, fast-paced, high performing and dynamic organization. You will also need to be process-oriented since you will partner with business, operations, and technology teams to drive new initiatives and improvements. You will be able to balance innovative thinking with the ability to earn trust across a wide part of the organization. You will be able to work cross-functionally, drive projects end-to-end, build strong relationships, as well as having demonstrable experience in senior stakeholder management. You will partner closely with Amazon teams across MENA, Seattle, and other emerging marketplaces around the world.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Riyadh, SAU
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree (STEM field preferred)
Strong proficiency in SQL, Microsoft Excel, and data manipulation on large databases and external data sources
Ability to analyze and propose data-driven solutions
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
4+ years of experience in program or product management
Proven experience leading cross-functional projects
Preferred Qualifications
Background in operations, vendor management/buying, technology, or product management preferred
Python and VBA knowledge