Instock Manager Job Description
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Instock Manager Job Description
- Perform audits of inventory management-related tools and systems ensuring settings are correct and optimized
- Achieve excellent in-stock rates for new city launches
- Ensure efficient launch process for inventory management, including forecasting and purchasing
- Develop reports and tools to improve our ability to monitor and control inventory flows during launches in a scalable way
- Extract data from OracleSQL and MySQL databases
- Work with internal teams to drive tool and process improvements of the new city launches
- Lead Furniture’s planned transportation initiatives across the category
- Lead the Delivery Experience initiatives including Heavy Bulky delivery experience and ship speed initiatives
- Manage an instock team responsible for forecasting, ordering, managing inventory health and analytics
- Partner with internal teams to help drive tools and process improvements that affect forecasting and replenishment
- An MBA with a quantitative focus, or advanced degrees in Operations Management, Mathematics/Engineering
- Six sigma or related experience is a plus
- Minimum of 4 years in supply chain, inventory or operations management, general management, and/or product management
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or related fields
- The right candidate thrives in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel process
- A background (3+ years) in buying, planning, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing
Instock Manager Job Description
- Leading, managing and motivating a team of Instock Managers
- Setting direction and strategy for the team
- Optimize turns and inventory health
- Develop reports and tools to improve our ability to monitor and control inventory flows in a scalable way
- Ensure efficient inbound and outbound inventory flows and health, including forecasting, purchasing, and removing unproductive inventory
- Work with internal teams to drive tool and process improvements
- Manage a team of 3-5 instock managers
- Maintain excellent instock rates for owned region or category
- Identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve inventory health
- Work with internal teams to help drive tools and process improvements that affect purchasing and procurement workflows
- Ability to operate clearly in an ambiguous environment
- Ability to use data and metrics
- Superior analytical abilities and quantitative skills
- High threshold for working in an ambiguous, fast paced, start-up like environment – figuring it out and adapting as you go
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain/Operations, Engineering, Statistics, Marketing or Finance
- Sound business judgment and strong analytical thinking skills proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
Instock Manager Job Description
- Control budgets and deliver actions to to meet inventory targets
- Monitor and improve inventory KPIs
- Drive system and process enhancements and automation with key internal teams
- Secure and maintain appropriate on-hand inventory levels, based on projected forecasts
- Maintain appropriate and balanced inventory levels across EU marketplaces, adjusting supply as necessary to keep each geography locally in stock
- Manage inventory health, identifying at risk SKUs and working cross-functionally with demand teams to ensure appropriate pricing and/or marketing programs are put into place
- Build best practices and processes to effectively manage our in-stock position and process for placing initial and replenishment inventory commitments
- Plan for new product and marketplace launches, expanding assortment, forecasting new demand and securing supply to support successful launches
- Manage vendor and supplier partners to accurately set and meet product volume requirements
- Use the best data available from multiple sources and forecasting models to accurately predict trends and volume
- A background (5+ years) in consulting, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or supply chain management
- The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for retail, a high level of flexibility, commitment, and a sense of humor
- Track record of taking ownership and driving results in an environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel
- Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced
- 5+ years of relevant experience in inventory planning, operations/supply chain management and/or general management
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business or certificate of completion of studies
Instock Manager Job Description
- Work with the Fresh Lot Instock team to bring end of life product to PreOwned team in a fast and efficient manner
- Deliver the right balance of inventory availability and inventory health for our kitchen partners to prepare world class food
- Partner with internal teams to help drive process improvements, short term tools, and long term systems for purchasing, inventory, and vendor management workflows
- Lead direct reports and appropriately distribute operational and strategic responsibilities across the team
- Hiring and developing talent, and day-to-day team management
- Diligent placement, confirmation and tracking of orders
- Development and disciplined implementation of clear process guidelines and timelines from order initiation to receiving the products at our fulfillment centers
- Controlling of actual inventory level and inventory quality versus the plan
- Proactive participation in relevant buying and planning projects – with a strong technical and tool component
- Creation and analysis of weekly reports tracking availability, inventory level and other relevant metrics
- 3+ year managing and developing 3+ direct reports
- Several years of professional experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
- Several years supply chain, inventory management, retail and/or project management experience
- 4+ years’ experience in operations, planning, finance, or consulting
- English fluent, any other language is a plus
- Ecole de commerce ou d’ingénieur de premier plan
Instock Manager Job Description
- Close partnering with other teams
- Work closely with internal teams and external vendors to drive the vendor compliance and shorten vendor delivery lead time
- Maintain vendor relationship and work on vendor performance improvement through daily communication, training session
- Help define and later execute upon the operational business requirements to launch products in a new country
- Developing and owning strategic business plans for the business unit tactical execution
- Ability to negotiate with Supply Chain leads of head vendors to find and implement sustainable win/win opportunities that will improve the overall business for both parties
- Manage the Instock function of the Home business including demand planning, ordering and capacity management
- Create scalable Instock systems and processes by working with Tech and Product teams, vendor operations, and vendor management teams
- Track key customer experience metrics and drive improvements across them by building actionable plans that are scalable with the growing business
- Influence SCOT teams in building support and resources for projects and initiatives
- Minimum 6 ans supply chain
- 8+ years of relevant experience in retail, operations, and/or business management with a proven history of delivering results
- Exceptional leadership experience including, building and scaling teams
- Strong understanding of data and demonstrated success in driving processes are required
- 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning, or Inventory Management or equivalent experience such as Consulting, Finance, or Operations, with 3+ years of experience managing high-performing teams
- Masters in Engineering or Supply Chain preferred