Manager of Demand Planning, Amazon Fresh

Amazon • Seattle, WA

429d • $109,000 - $185,000

About The Position

The Manager of Demand Planning for Amazon Fresh is a leadership role responsible for overseeing a team of demand planners focused on forecasting for the Beverages, Alcohol, and Non-Food Grocery categories. This position requires a blend of quantitative skills and stakeholder management to ensure high-quality forecasts that support both in-store and online sales. The successful candidate will drive innovation and efficiency while developing a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Excel
• Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience working with complex data sets
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience hiring, training, managing, and inspiring teams
• Knowledge of statistics or other analytical techniques
• Experience with SQL

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Demand Planners that will forecast for their category and vendors.
• Represent Amazon when meeting with senior executive teams from top vendors and building long-term strategic relationships.
• Set goals and strategic direction for your team, ensuring alignment with broader business goals and vision.
• Partner with category, marketing, and financial leaders to ensure teams are hitting targets and delivering results on behalf of customers.
• Analyze and audit team forecast variances, dive deep to understand root causes, create bridges for forecast variance and present in business reviews.
• Write documents and updates that communicate insights in a digestible manner to senior leaders.
• Collaborate with Vendors, Category Teams, Marketing, Operations, and Finance teams, to establish a consolidated demand plan that meets topline goals.
• Inspect demand forecasts critically and challenge assumptions from business teams.
• Partner with internal teams to develop tools, automation, and process improvements.

Benefits

• Equity options
• Sign-on payments
• Full range of medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Other forms of compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 10,001+ employees