Location
London or Manchester

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
We are seeking a talented, dedicated, and highly analytical Instock Manager to drive selection and in-stock performance for Amazon UK Fresh programs. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in an important initiative at Amazon. The Instock Manager will be responsible for executing inventory strategies to optimize customer experience, sales, margin, and inventory turns. You will be relentlessly focused on delivering high in-stock rates to meet customer needs, diving deep into the core drivers of in-stock performance and proactively identifying opportunities to improve tools and workflows.
This role requires close collaboration 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, balancing the needs of internal and external customers. Flexibility and the ability to prioritize in a changing business environment are essential.
Our team culture is goal-oriented, collaborative, and driven to achieve results. We seek an individual motivated by a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment who is willing to roll up their sleeves and get things done.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain excellent in-stock rates for owned category and/or region
- Execute inventory strategies 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 turns
- Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows, including purchasing and removing unproductive inventory
- Drive root cause analysis and reporting on operational issues, develop action plans, and project manage improvements while managing multiple competing priorities
- Collaborate with internal teams to drive tools and process improvements, emphasizing automation of manual tasks

Experience
- Experience in quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing, or e-commerce
- Experience in data-driven business operations processes
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams

About You
Motivated by a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment, with strong analytical skills and a passion for process improvement. You are flexible, able to prioritize effectively, and communicate clearly across all levels of an organization.

Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, preferably in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics, or a related field
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, and data links
- Preferred: experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Tableau, and building/managing financial models for forecasting and problem solving
- Preferred: experience in retail, project management, supply chain, inventory management, sourcing, finance, consulting, manufacturing, production, distribution logistics, or grocery management roles