Senior Retail Planning Manager

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is looking for a leader to fill the position of Sr. Retail Planning Manager for its portfolio of device and accessories products. This planning position plays an important role for our organization in driving analytical insights and decisions with our retail partners.

The mission of our Worldwide Planning organization is to deliver the most accurate forecasts, inventory targets and allocation plans to ensure every customer is able to purchase the product they want, when and where they want it. In order to achieve this, our team develops and uses optimization tools, advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms and big data solutions, so we can provide the Device organization with a detailed sales and strategic plan that outlines the opportunities and risks for our customers.

As the Sr. Retail Planning Manager, you own and manage the joint business planning with our strategic retail partners and are the subject matter expert for demand planning, promotions, in-stock, allocation, and planning processes.

Key job responsibilities

Specifically, the Sr. Retail Planning Manager has the following responsibilities:

• Management of our end-to-end planning processes and workflows with our strategic retailers
• Initiate and coordinate collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment discussions with retail partners
• Create and implement inventory allocation strategies to maximize sales, inventory placement, turns, and customer experience.
• Own and communicate demand insights and supply allocation plans to key cross functional internal stakeholders
• Management and ownership of the total product lifecycle from new product launch to end of life.
• Engage internal cross-functional teams (Sales, Logistics, Supply Chain, Data Science) to ensure that inventory strategies have alignment, and are executed to meet customer demand.
• Continuously improve key end-to-end planning performance indicators from Forecast MAPEs, order fulfillment, to customer on-time delivery

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of with Excel experience
• Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience working with complex data sets
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of statistics or other analytical techniques
• Experience with SQL

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $109,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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