Director of Instock Planning

AI overview

Lead the establishment of optimal inventory levels and build strong, sustainable supply chains while driving team growth through innovative solutions and extensive stakeholder collaboration.

 

Role Overview

We are seeking a leader who is capable of setting optimal inventory levels based on customer demand and building a strong and sustainable supply chain with partners. The ideal candidate will be a leader that is willing to take up challenges, forward-looking, eager to learn, refuses to rely on his/her experience and knowledge and willing to bring the team to a more sophisticated level. S/he will be expected to communicate and negotiate with various business stakeholders to achieve goals persistently and come up with creative and extendable solutions in addition to analyzing root causes of issues.

What you will do

  • Maintain 100% availability of key products across Coupang’s varied categories
  • Analyze cause of OOS and establish/execute solutions and sustainable process
  • Build coordinated collaboration process with key partners
  • Acutely forecast market dynamics and devise preemptive response measures for customers detailed objectives and key success metrics to the team and demonstrate leadership to encourage the team and drive steady growth

Basic Qualifications

  • Preferred background in business management, engineering, SCM
  • Business experience in SCM management, inventory management, sales, finance, procurement or operation

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA/MS and work experience in dedicated project management highly desired
  • Practical application of program management methodology including PMP/Lean Six Sigma/Kaizen
  • Advanced knowledge of analytical tools such as SQL, Tableau, MS Excel, or Microsoft Access
  • Demonstrated ability working in an ambiguous environment
  • Experience handling changing priorities and using good judgment when working in stressful situations
  • Demonstrable problem-solving, mathematics, and analytical skills using data to drive decisions in a business environment
  • Demonstrated experience and proficiency in effective communication of goals and strategies across multiple leadership levels of an organization
  • Proven ability to influence internal/external stakeholders without authority to adopt new processes/initiatives
  • Executive level written and oral communication skills
  • High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities simultaneously
  • Demonstrated success in thinking strategically and executing methodically
  • Analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
  • Demonstrated experience communicating data insights to others, including use of data visualization tools
  • Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding the product, our business and the competitive landscape

 

Coupang is a leading e-commerce company disrupting the industry with innovative services and a customer-centric approach.

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