About this role
This role combines strategic inventory management with hands-on operational execution, serving as the bridge between vendors, operations, and retail teams. You'll leverage data-driven insights and collaborative planning processes to optimize in-stock levels, reduce costs, and improve speed-to-customer while maintaining the delicate balance between customer experience, operational capacity, and profitability. In this role, you'll help Amazon create the Earth's greatest shopping experience by ensuring the right products are available at the right time, delivered with maximum efficiency. Key job responsibilities CPFR Leadership: Lead Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) processes, including monthly, quarterly, and yearly forecast alignment with vendors and internal stakeholders Inventory Strategy Ownership: Own the inventory strategy and health for your vendors, ensuring optimal in-stock levels while minimizing aged and excess inventory Automated Ordering Optimization: Manage and optimize buying input parameters to ensure accurate automated ordering and reduce manual intervention Proactive PO Management: Execute proactive purchase order management to reduce Stock-out Rate of Out-of-Stock (SoROOS) and maintain service levels Demand Planning Collaboration: Collaborate with Vendor Managers on demand forecasting, product launches, and promotional planning to deliver growth while protecting operational capacity Supply Chain Partnership: Partner with Operations and Supply Chain Excellence to improve speed-to-customer, streamline inbound processes, and enhance fulfillment efficiency A day in the life As a Instock Specialist at Amazon, you operate at the intersection of data, operations, and vendor partnerships, ensuring seamless product availability and supply chain efficiency. Your day involves analyzing inventory health dashboards, identifying risks in stock levels, and making data- driven decisions on ordering parameters and forecast adjustments. You'll collaborate with Vendor Managers and Vendor Specialists to align on promotional plans and product launches, ensuring operational capacity can support growth initiatives without compromising customer experience. Through CPFR meetings and vendor communications, you'll drive forecast accuracy, negotiate lead time improvements, and resolve supply chain bottlenecks. You'll leverage Amazon's advanced tools and AI- powered solutions to automate workflows, predict demand patterns, and optimize inventory decisions while monitoring key metrics like SoROOS, vendor lead time, and excess inventory. You'll participate in cross-functional reviews with Operations and Finance teams, contributing insights on cost-to-serve opportunities, inbound process improvements, and fulfillment efficiency gains. This role requires balancing multiple priorities—maintaining in-stock levels, reducing costs, improving speed, and protecting profitability—while you grow as a professional, developing expertise in supply chain management, data analytics, and operational excellence as you take on increasingly complex challenges and deliver measurable results. About the team Inclusive team culture At Amazon we embrace our differences and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Work Life Balance We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. Mentorship & Career Growth Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional.