Principal, Instock Management

Open 22d posting dated 7 days ago

Summary

Leads inventory management for Coupang’s Taiwan operations, ensuring products are stocked and delivered efficiently by analyzing data, collaborating with vendors, and optimizing ordering systems.

Coupang is reimagining the shopping experience with the goal of wowing each customer from the instant they open the Coupang app to the moment an order is delivered to their door.

Our services in Taiwan include “Rocket Delivery” which offers next-day delivery for a wide selection of items at affordable prices, “Rocket Overseas” which offers free international delivery on millions of best-selling products from Korea, the U.S., and beyond.

We are looking for talents to help us lead Coupang’s expansion in Taiwan. This is an exceptional opportunity to become a part of Coupang’s growth in Taiwan and create a world where our customers wonder, “How did I ever live without Coupang?”

Position : Principal, Instock Management

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal, Instock Management who is in charge of various activities such as indicator tracking, inventory survey, and code management to support inventory objectives and to comply with the plan through a multidisciplinary analysis on the inventory and review related issues.

What you will do?

Work backwards from the needs of the customers and vendors to deliver the right inventory, at the right time, and at the right place.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure that customer in-stock and vendor needs are surpassed
Drive business growth by ensuring that customer desired items are always in-stock and sufficiently stocked up
Partner with vendors at the right cadence to optimize metrics such as lead-time, and fill-rate
Utilize data to effectively prioritize the most impactful actions to deliver key business results.
Effectively dive deep to identify the root cause of issues, develop solutions and implement the solve.
Manage ordering process and systems to effectively balance competing business priorities.
Guide the development of processes and controls to monitor behavior of Forecasting, Inbound, and Inventory Management systems and continuously improve existing capabilities.

Essential Qualifications:

8+ years of relevant work experience in instock management, business management, demand forecasting, ordering, procurement, inventory management, supply chain or consulting roles
Strong Excel and analytical skills
Data‑driven mindset with solid business logic
Strong cross‑functional communication skills
Experience influencing stakeholders without direct authority
Ability to set lofty goals with the relentless drive and ownership to constantly challenge what is possible.
Mandarin and English language proficiency required

Recruitment Process

Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Things to Consider

This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.

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