Instock Manager

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Boston, MA
Mid level
eCommerce • Healthtech • Pet • Retail • Pharmaceutical
At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere.
The Role
The Instock Manager at Chewy will manage inventory forecasting and purchasing within the Pharmacy team. Responsibilities include developing supply planning strategies, analyzing data for improvements, collaborating with tech teams on automation, and maintaining vendor relationships to optimize inventory metrics and enhance supply chain processes.
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Our Opportunity: 

Chewy is seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented, ambitious Instock Manager to join our exciting and collaborative Pharmacy team. In this role you will play a vital role in the Instock organization owning end-to-end planning and execution of inventory forecasting and purchasing through fulfillment. The ideal candidate will have experience crafting supply planning strategy, forecasting demand at multiple levels of aggregation, a passion for problem solving and process improvement, a track record for using data to drive decisions, and vendor relationship management. You will own metrics across your business such as Instock rates, forecasting accuracy, and inventory placement. This role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will get to work side by side with inquisitive hard-working entrepreneurs. If you're equally passionate about supply chain, e-commerce and career growth, an opportunity at Chewy may be a great match! We hope to have you join the Pack! 

What You'll Do: 

  • Build stop-gap solutions that impact Instock workflows, with emphasis on automating manual tasks and defining new processes. 
  • Liaise with centralized tech teams to provide requirements, audit inputs and outputs, submit feature requests, and flag bugs. 
  • Understand the details of your business and relevant KPIs to support goal delivery and use this information to influence vendors in owned category to drive metric improvement. 
  • Analyze multiple, large data sets to identify actionable insights that drive improvement across your team. 
  • Write 1-2 paragraphs within various larger business documents and build standalone 1-2 page documents. 
  • Proactively identify and communicate issues, changes to priorities, or changes to functional strategy to cross-functional customers. Provide clarity into status of results using varying communication techniques and styles as required. 
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to champion alignment where needed to achieve best business outcomes while encouraging opposing viewpoints to overcome obstacles and balance competing goals. 

What You'll Need: 

  • 3+ years of validated experience in Supply Chain 
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business: Supply Chain, Logistics, Management, Economics, or related field 
  • Ability to effectively operate both independently and as part of a team 
  • Strong written, verbal, analytical and problem-solving skills 
  • A proven track record to multi-task, thrive under pressure 
  • Knowledgeable in forecasting algorithms and models 
  • Microsoft Office skills 

A Plus if You Have: 

  • E-commerce experience 
  • SQL, Python, KNIME, programming experience 
  • Lean/Six Sigma experience

Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].


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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
20,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

We view pets and pet parents as family and are obsessed with meeting their needs and exceeding customer expectations through every interaction. Behind the scenes, our talented teams are made up of innovators, delighters, big-thinkers and of course, passionate pet people—creating a place where you'll be empowered to build, grow and unleash your fullest potential.

We don’t just stand by our company mission—we’re obsessed with it. We seek to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. And we’re constantly finding new ways to do just that.

At Chewy, we understand pet parenthood is full of joyful highs and anxious lows. That’s why we’re here, standing alongside pet parents, providing everything their pets need for a happy, healthy life. We’re a leading online source for pet products, supplies, and prescriptions. We offer a broad selection of high-quality products and services at competitive prices with an exceptional level of customer care and a personal touch.

Since launching in 2011, we’ve combined the personalized service of your neighborhood pet store with the convenience and speed of e-commerce. We pride ourselves on being the only brand available 24/7/365 to support pet parents throughout their journey.

We have a rich history of being recognized for our deep care and personalization while going above and beyond for our customers and their pets.

We view pets and their people as more than just customers and look forward to meeting their needs and exceeding expectations through every interaction. With Chewy, no one pet-parents alone.

Our culture is for those who thrive on delivering results and becoming your best—no matter your role or location. At Chewy, our Operating Principles serve as a common language, or framework, that connects two of Chewy's most valuable elements—our people and our culture. The Operating Principles guide our character, capabilities, imagination, and methods for execution in support of our company's mission.

Why Work With Us

We're proud to be one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies of all time.

With growth comes the exciting opportunity to be a part of a world-class organization of engineering, product, and design team members, responsible for driving our latest innovations and designing "out-of-the Chewy box" experiences.

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