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Instock Manager, Amazon Fresh

Amazon

Amazon

Multiple locations · United States · Virginia, USA · Chicago, IL, USA
Posted on Mar 13, 2025

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The Amazon Fresh Grocery team is excited to welcome an Instock Manager to our dynamic supply chain team, based in Chicago IL, Nashville TN, Seattle WA, New York City, or Arlington VA.

Join us at Amazon Fresh Grocery in reshaping the future of customer experiences and supply chain excellence. Your expertise will drive innovation, efficiency, and lasting impact.

As an Instock Manager (ISM) within Amazon Fresh Grocery, you'll take on a critical role at the forefront of developing supply chain plans with our vendors, overseeing their execution, and delivering against our service level and cost to serve goals. Leading internal and external cross-functional initiatives will be second nature as you drive improvements to enhance customer experience and overall cost structures. Your leadership will extend across both Online and In-Store channels.

To be successful in this role, you should feel comfortable operating in a supply chain where using data is at the core of every decision. Through building scalable systems and processes, we aim to drive our business growth in the grocery space. In joining this team, you will have the opportunity to both build and operate in an ambiguous fast-paced environment and will drive initiatives that improve sales, customer experience, and process improvement within retail and supply chain operations.

Success starts by being a self-starter, highly organized, and possessing strong data extraction and analytical capabilities. In this role, we look for you to be thoughtful in the your pursuit of results and thrive in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel.

Strong candidates will have knowledge in fundamental business principles and previous Retail and/or supply chain experience. The ideal candidate is able to lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment while maintaining a customer-centric philosophy.

Key job responsibilities
A successful Instock Manager will:
- Manage supply planning and inventory health through: product availability metrics, inventory planning, vendor operational management (OTIF, cost to serve), demand forecast translation, and waste reduction.
- Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives to improve customer experience and overall cost structure delivered by the supply chain
- Perform complex business analysis to identify business opportunities to improve performance to drive revenue and profitability
- Partner with internal teams to develop tools, automation, and process improvements that affect purchasing and vendor management workflows within the supply chain

A day in the life
As an Instock Manager, you'll collaborate closely with top suppliers, internal stakeholders across supply chain operations, category management, tech teams, finance, and leadership to enhance supply chain and under-the-roof operational excellence. Together you will be part of a professional environment that fosters growth, values insights, and empowers you to propel the future of grocery.


About the team
Our mission is to perfect the art of grocery supply chain, from sourcing decisions to vendor performance, optimizing DC operations, and nurturing vital relationships with key distributor partners.

At the Grocery Retail Inbound Team (GRIT), we are the driving force behind Amazon Fresh Grocery's unparalleled supply chain success. Being on our team means being part of a team that orchestrates the seamless flow of goods, ensuring that our customers can find what they need when they need it. We're not just focused on perfect execution; we're involved in the long-term strategic planning of a multi-echelon supply chain, sourcing strategy, and vendor partnerships. Join us at GRIT, and you'll have the opportunity to influence the planning of our network, collaborate with tech and science to build innovative supply chain solutions, and work with top manufacturers to optimize and execute our supply chain. If you're ready to be part of a team that defines the future of grocery supply chain, then GRIT is the place for you. Join us, and let's build something extraordinary together.