Manager, Inventory Planning and Management
On-siteTaipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
Job Summary
Work backwards from customer and vendor needs to deliver the right inventory at the right time and place. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure in-stock levels and vendor requirements are met, driving business growth by maintaining sufficient stock of desired items. Partner with vendors to optimize metrics such as lead time and fill rate, while utilizing data to prioritize impactful actions and identify root causes of issues. Manage ordering processes and systems to balance competing priorities, and guide the development of controls for forecasting, inbound, and inventory management systems. This role supports Coupang's expansion in Taiwan, where the Instock team manages inventory to build selection and control costs. Success requires 5+ years of experience in demand forecasting, ordering, procurement, and supply chain, with Mandarin and English proficiency.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in the areas of Demand Forecasting, Ordering, Procurement, Inventory Management and Supply Chain
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain-related fields
- Demonstrated ability to partner with vendors to deliver business results
- Superior oral and written communication skills with an innate attention to detail, and ability to influence without authority
- Passion to grow and take on increasing responsibility and challenges
- Ability to set high standards and drive others to excellence
- Ability to effectively use data to complete analyses
- Strong Excel proficiency
- Mandarin and English language proficiency
- Experience collaborating with Sales and Operations stakeholders
Desired Qualifications
- SQL and other technical skills
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