Seller Manager II, Project Tez

Job description

We are seeking a talented, dedicated, and highly analytical Seller Manager to drive selection and in-stock for Amazon sellers. 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.

The Seller Manager will be responsible for executing inventory strategies on behalf of sellers to optimize customer experience, sales, margin and turns. They will be relentlessly focused on delivering high in-stock rates for sellers in order to meet the needs of our customers. They will dive deep into core drivers of in-stock performance for sellers, and proactively identify opportunities to improve tools and workflows.

This role interacts closely with retail and operations business partners across Amazon, and is pivotal to the growth of this strategic initiative.

The successful candidate will communicate effectively across teams and levels, while balancing the needs and requirements of internal and external customers. Flexibility and the ability to prioritize in a changing business environment will also be key. Our team culture is goal-oriented, collaborative and driven to achieve results. We seek an individual who is motivated by a fast-paced and highly entrepreneurial environment who is willing to roll up their sleeves and get things done.

Key job responsibilities

• Maintain excellent in-stock rates for sellers across owned category and/or region
• Execute inventory strategies on behalf of sellers 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 days of cover (DOC)
• Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health for sellers, 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