Are you interested in leading high impact projects and working cross-functionally to deliver top selection and delight end Customers? In this role you’ll own the inventory management strategy for some of the world’s most exiting and well known brands! You will be a member of a dynamic team that will drive supply chain improvements across multiple sourcing channels from around the world. Additionally, you’ll collaborate with some of the highest caliber vendor managers in one of the fastest growing and most exciting marketplaces.
To be successful in this role you should be a general athlete who is comfortable with clarifying the ambiguous, simplifying the complex, inventing solutions, and relentlessly pursuing process improvement. Hardlines Instock Managers are passionate about being the best-in-class and thrive in Canada’s fast-paced and dynamic environment. We are a tight-knit, scrappy crew and are looking for our next teammate.

Key job responsibilities
• Plan and execute inventory strategies to optimize sales, in-stock rates, turns and inventory health for owned category
• Monitor, analyze and own key performance indicators such as in-stock rate, procurement lead time, fill rate, and inventory turns
• Participate in business reviews for your Customer(s); identify operational improvement areas and support conversation with recommendations to drive improvement
• Forecast and manage efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, 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 simultaneous
• 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
• Interface with Customer(s) and lead with strategic recommendations to improve and/or resolve instock issues

A day in the life
• Facilitate and attend weekly meeting with Customer(s)’ operations/supply chain team(s) to walk through how they forecast.
• Conduct deep dive analysis on low Confirmation Rate to identify root-cause and propose plan to address in collaboration with Customer.
• Attend In-Stock Managers weekly meeting to align - Work with internal Amazon program and Customer teams and to understand issues impacting your Customer(s)’ lead time and develop solutions in partnership with internal Amazon and external Customer teams.
• Work with internal Amazon program and external Customer teams to optimize item enrollment in various Supply Chain programs.
• Review inventory position on high demand items for an upcoming promotional event. Monitor inventory levels and work with your Customer(s) to ensure adequate inventory availability.