Demand Planning Manager, Amazon Kitchen (Potential for Remote/Virtual)
Full Time
Seattle, WA
Posted
Job description
- Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of professional experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
- Strong business judgement and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects through prioritization and planning
- Experience working with large and complex data sets to drive business decisions
- Track record of delivering results and an ability to operate in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
Job summary
Do you have a passion for consumers, branding, and food? Are you excited by the desire to build something new? Do you see a clear path where others see roadblocks? Would you rather break the mold to do something right than settle for the status quo? Amazon Kitchen is looking for a leader with proven experience to drive process improvements and thought leadership in forecasting/demand planning.
The Demand Planning Manager will serve as the demand planning point of contact for assigned product categories, with responsibility of operational forecasting used as inventory and production planning inputs. You will own, shape, and refine your demand plans based on insights from key product, channel, marketing, and sales teams. Along with day-to-day operations, you will be supporting continuous improvement initiatives for automation/efficiency and establishing Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR) for the end-to-end supply chain.
Key job responsibilities
Do you have a passion for consumers, branding, and food? Are you excited by the desire to build something new? Do you see a clear path where others see roadblocks? Would you rather break the mold to do something right than settle for the status quo? Amazon Kitchen is looking for a leader with proven experience to drive process improvements and thought leadership in forecasting/demand planning.
The Demand Planning Manager will serve as the demand planning point of contact for assigned product categories, with responsibility of operational forecasting used as inventory and production planning inputs. You will own, shape, and refine your demand plans based on insights from key product, channel, marketing, and sales teams. Along with day-to-day operations, you will be supporting continuous improvement initiatives for automation/efficiency and establishing Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR) for the end-to-end supply chain.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end demand planning processes for assigned product categories
- Own and communicate the demand plan, along with changes/exceptions therein, to stakeholders
- Drive the forecasting of new product launches
- Work to continuously improve key demand planning performance indicators such as (W)MAPE and Attainment
- Support the Amazon Kitchen Instock & Demand Planning function on analytical deep dives
• MBA/Master's Degree • 5+ years of experience in demand planning/forecasting, operations/supply chain, retail, finance, with a history of driving/owning results • Demonstrates creative problem solving by adapting frameworks or existing best practices to solve problems in a unique way. • Proven ability to manage large and complicated projects with experience leading cross-functional projects and teams • Strong proficiency in analytics tools including Microsoft Excel and SQL • Ability to influence and inspire action in others, regardless of organization reporting line Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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