Sr Instock Manager, Strategic Initiatives, MENA

Interested in working on an innovative and high-impact business that is changing the way customers think about grocery The MENA A-Now team is offering a role to own building new business from ground Zero. We are seeking a self-starter who can quickly familiarize themselves with this fast-paced environment build relationships/trust with cross-functional teams and assume ownership within the program which will require understanding of complex business/Tech/Ops processes at Amazon and our partners and devising an optimal engagement model. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. High judgment analytical talent and good document writing skills with concise communication are essential to success in this role.

In this role You will influence internal and external stakeholders and leadership to buy in to your strategic direction build a buying and sourcing strategy for a new category/business while ensuring flawless execution and continuously analyzing key metrics to drive improvements for your business.

Key job responsibilities
Identify and pursue process improvement opportunities with a special focus on supply planning processes working with vendors vendor operations and inventory management
Be a leader beyond the own categories by scaling best practices introduced at the highest possible level ideally world-wide and by supporting new tools/processes deployment
Create a sourcing strategy for owned vendors that optimizes for availability and cost
Participate in manufacturer and vendor reviews
Drive process improvement and operational excellence within our vendor community by reducing costs defects and lead times while increasing innovation automation and economies of scale
Interact with operations teams and drive efficiencies through team collaboration
Work with product and central teams to enable tools for fresh buying and planning

- 7 years of professional or military experience
- Bachelors degree in a quantitative field such as statistics mathematics data science business analytics economics finance engineering or computer science
- Experience leading process improvement systems development and project management
- Knowledge of statistics or other analytical techniques
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership

- Experience with SQL

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