Inventory Area Manager, Allentown PA - 23260

5+ years experience in Inventory Management with APICS certification. * Lean Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred. * 4 year Bachelors Degree is required. * Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills are a must. ...

Amazon.com is seeking Inventory Area Managers for our Fulfillment Centers throughout the United States, including this opening in our Allentown, PA facility. Amazon.com is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of products each year to our loyal customers.

Opportunities for advancement are abundant. We highly value leadership and management experience.

Our Inventory Manager is responsible for evaluating the health and effectiveness of the inventory in the Fulfillment Center through analysis of demand, inventory turns, and inventory stocking process improvement. In addition, the person is responsible for planning and meeting cycle count auditing requirements quarterly and annually with improved results through problem identification and analysis.

Daily responsibilities include:
Reviewing the demand forecasts and determine the current health and velocity of the inventory in the building
Analyzing the opportunities for inventory position improvement through both inflows and outflows of product
Partnering with other Area Managers on your shift to balance labor to ensure that the building is operating a balanced and efficient shift while meeting all of your goals
Feeding back results of analysis and hands-on experience to centralized Supply Chain group to improve inventory system performance
Auditing specific areas to ensure that you are proactively identifying areas of improvement
In addition, one of the most important aspects of your job is to lead change……innovation has made us into the global company that we are today.

Our ideal candidate will possess:
* 5+ years experience in Inventory Management with APICS certification.
* Lean Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
* 4 year Bachelors Degree is required.
* Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills are a must.

Additionally, this person must be able to influence the direction of the Fulfillment Center through appropriate means while balancing departmental, facility, program, and corporate objectives.

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Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and is now the world's leading ecommerce technology company. Amazon.com seeks exceptionally well-qualified candidates and offers competitive compensation and benefits.