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AMAZON INVENTORY & PERFORMANCE PLANNER
(1P / 3P – Domestic & International)
Location: Westbury, NY (On-Site)
Department: Sales / Planning
Reports To: Director of Planning
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Amazon Inventory & Performance Planner to oversee the health, efficiency, and profitability of our Amazon business across both 1P (Vendor Central) and 3P (Seller Central) channels — domestically and internationally.
This role owns the strategic management of inventory health over time — ensuring strong inventory turns, minimal aged exposure, optimized assortment productivity, and disciplined in-season performance management.
The ideal candidate understands how to balance growth and inventory risk across multiple licensed brands while driving operational and financial performance.
Core Responsibilities
Inventory Health & Turn Optimization (Primary Focus)
- Monitor and manage aged inventory across 1P and 3P businesses
- Analyze inventory turn and identify opportunities to improve velocity
- Develop strategies to reduce excess and aging inventory exposure
- Track Weeks of Cover and inventory efficiency across brands
- Partner with Sales to proactively address slow-moving SKUs
- Recommend liquidation, promotional, or pricing strategies where needed
In-Season Performance Management
- Monitor weekly and monthly sell-through trends
- Identify underperforming styles early and recommend action plans
- Support promotional planning to drive velocity where needed
- Hold cross-functional stakeholders accountable to performance targets
- Provide leadership with clear visibility into in-season risks and opportunities
Assortment Optimization
- Analyze assortment productivity across brands and channels
- Identify opportunities to:
- Expand high-performing categories
- Rationalize underperforming SKUs
- Improve mix by margin contribution
- Support new product launch decisions with performance data
- Evaluate duplication or cannibalization across 1P and 3P
1P / 3P Channel Management
- Monitor inventory exposure differences between 1P and 3P models
- Evaluate margin implications across channels
- Identify operational inefficiencies impacting inventory flow
- Track chargebacks and operational deductions (1P) in partnership with Finance
- Monitor stranded, aged, and excess FBA inventory (3P)
International Marketplace Oversight
- Monitor inventory health across international marketplaces
- Identify regional slow-moving inventory risk
- Support international allocation strategies
- Coordinate with Operations regarding longer lead times and compliance constraints
Reporting & Leadership Communication
- Develop dashboards tracking:
- Inventory turn
- Aged inventory %
- In-stock %
- Weeks of Supply
- Revenue by brand/channel
- Present clear, actionable summaries to leadership
- Provide forward-looking risk assessment and mitigation plans
Key Performance Metrics
This role directly influences:
- Inventory turnover
- Aged inventory %
- Excess inventory exposure
- Gross margin preservation
- In-season sell-through
- Assortment productivity
Qualifications
- 3–6 years of Amazon planning, inventory management, or eCommerce analytics experience
- Direct experience with both Vendor Central (1P) and Seller Central (3P) preferred
- Strong understanding of inventory turns and working capital impact
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, modeling, dashboard creation)
- Strong commercial mindset — understands margin and inventory risk
- Experience in apparel or consumer products preferred
- Experience with international Amazon marketplaces a plus
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Salary : $105,000 - $115,000