Job Description
The Role
We are seeking a Principal Finance Manager to lead Inventory and Capacity Planning Finance. This role owns the financial strategy and controllership for the inventory and capacity planning systems supporting SCOT"s Long Term Planning and Forecasting business team - connecting system decisions to financial outcomes, building mechanisms for emerging planning systems, and reporting to senior finance leadership on inventory Working Capital and Free Cash Flow performance.
You will serve as the cross-functional bridge between SCOT systems, Ops and Finance. You will own inventory Working Capital and Free Cash Flow financial planning and reporting across OP, Guidance, and Month End Close cycles. You will also establish controllership for the new SCOT systems being developed to plan inventory, cube, and capacity and shape mechanisms from the ground up as these systems come online. We seek a leader who thrives in ambiguity, brings financial rigor to complex autonomous systems, and is energized by building new frameworks where none exist today.
Key job responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for Inventory and Capacity Planning Finance, establishing mechanisms to drive controllership of inventory, cube, and capacity planning systems
- Own Inventory Working Capital and Free Cash Flow financial planning and reporting for OP, Guidance, and Month End Close cycles.
- Connect system decisions to financial outcomes, building feedback loops that provide leadership visibility and drive continuous improvement
- Serve as the cross-functional bridge between SCOT systems, Ops, and Finance - creating operational discipline for financial planning inputs
- Establish controllership and audit mechanisms for new SCOT planning systems as they are developed and deployed
- Engage in system design as the financial subject matter expert, ensuring planning algorithms incorporate appropriate financial inputs
- Champion AI adoption and leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, continuously exploring new ways to deliver insights faster
About the team
The Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) team sits at the core of Amazon"s global supply chain - determining what inventory to buy, when to buy it, how much to order, and where to position it to delight customers while meeting Amazon"s business objectives. Operating at massive scale across hundreds of product lines and billions of dollars of worldwide inventory, SCOT"s fully in-house, automated planning and optimization systems are among the most sophisticated in the world. Finance within SCOT is a high-impact function, partnering directly with AI and machine learning engineers, scientists, product managers, and operations leaders to shape strategy, drive investment decisions, and deliver measurable improvements to Amazon"s supply chain economics.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bellevue, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles