Job summary

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want – low prices, vast selection, and convenience – Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform.
This role is scoped for growth and we are looking for a smart, customer focused, driven, and analytical leader to join the Media, Toys & PCA team. The PnF Manager will demonstrate ownership of inventory strategies and supply chain efficiencies to maximize sales, margin and turns and play a critical role helping Amazon to build, manage and optimize a complex procurement system that continues to evolve and expand.
He or she will produce and analyze weekly metrics and be involved with all aspects of inventory planning and operational costs. The successful candidate must be highly organized, self-starting and possess strong data extraction and analytical capabilities. They must have proven successes in cost out operational initiatives and demonstrate passion for the customer experience. They must be fearless but thoughtful in their pursuit of results and thrive in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel. As a person incharge of optimising the PnL, this candidate should be able to find his/her way around the org and identify all the relevant stakeholder teams and their program charters.
Key areas of focus include driving improvement in inventory availability, increasing inventory efficiency, and reducing operational costs. The PnF Manager will also be responsible for improvements to inventory management processes over time, including identifying defects, reducing waste, and improving supply chain effectiveness.
Strong candidates will have hands-on operations or inventory management experience and knowledge in fundamental business principles. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to succeed in managing a large catalog selection efficiently, identifying problems/finding solutions, and building/improving processes. The ideal candidate is able to lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment while maintaining a customer-centric philosophy.
The position is based at Amazon's India office located in Bangalore and reports into category leadership team.

Key job responsibilities

Responsibilities

· Act as the ‘business owner’, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the category PnL.
· Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality and global trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments
· Define strategic projects for the category and get buy-in from key internal stakeholders and external partners.
· Move fast, innovate, find ways to simplify and even replicate best practices.
· Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external parties, while meeting tight deadlines

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· MBA from a premier Indian or international business school.
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· 5+ years of inventory planning, operations, retail, consulting and/or finance, with a history of owning/driving results on projects·
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· Proven track record of managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
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· Self-starter with a passion for independent, creative problem-solving, strong ownership, high commitment and a strong business judgment.
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· Enjoy working in a startup environment, with proven ability to innovate, prioritize and work customer backwards.
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· Analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills are essential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience working with complex data sets
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· Experience with SQL is a strong plus
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· MBA Preferred
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· Curiosity to dig several layers deep into metrics, have an innate desire to understand key drivers and whether they are the correct or best metrics to measure/manage a business or process
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· Ability to influence cross-functional teams
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· Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects - work prioritization, planning and task delegation
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· Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
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· Broad commercial awareness developed in a fast-moving environment
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· Exceptional interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills
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· Innovative and self-directed

The ideal candidate will be innovative, team oriented, an effective communicator, have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities. We are seeking someone with demonstrated history of successful project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities. An understanding of, and passion for, e-commerce is highly desired.