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.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
- 3+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
- 3+ years of supply chain operations and logistics experience
- - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret complex data
- - +3 YOE with statistical analysis and forecasting methodologies
- • Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and analysis
- • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation and analysis
- • Experience creating process improvement procedures and driving operational initiatives
- • Understanding of CPFR processes and collaborative planning frameworks
- • Background in vendor relationship management or account management
- • Previous experience in retail, e-commerce, or consumer products industry
- • Knowledge of lean methodologies and continuous improvement practices (Kaizen, Six Sigma)
- • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
