Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
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🏷️ Data Science⏰ Full-time⭐ Senior🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
23h ago
Gopuff·4 months ago
The Supply Chain – Planning & Allocation Senior Analyst will own planning and inventory execution for a portion of Gopuff’s growing assortment portfolio. This role is responsible for translating merchandising and financial targets into executable supply plans, ensuring the right inventory is purchased across the network to support growth, margin, and in-stock goals. This senior analyst will own planning efforts with Merchandising, Finance, Marketing, Quality, and Operations, as well as with suppliers and distributors to manage forecasts, inventory health, and vendor performance end-to-end. Success in this role requires strong analytical rigor, comfort operating with ambiguity, and the ability to champion process improvements and reduce supply chain risk in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
This is a hybrid position, reporting to the Philadelphia, PA HQ Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during business hours.
Own item-level forecasting, purchasing, and inventory planning for a portfolio of items, aligning bottoms-up plans to merchandise financial expectations
Analyze and manage key performance metrics including in-stocks, weeks of supply, turns, damage & expiration, and vendor fill rates, translating insights into strategic recommendations and action plans
Design, refine, and execute inventory strategies, including minimum order constraints, production lead times, safety stock, and lifecycle management
Lead cross-functional planning efforts with Merchandising and supplier partners to support new item launches, attribute changes, and assortment optimization
Manage vendor relationships end-to-end and proactively flag supply risks, production delays, or service issues, working with partners to drive resolution
Stay updated on inventory management/supply chain best practices in an e-commerce and last mile delivery environment
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus
2–5 years of experience in Supply Chain, planning and allocation, replenishment, or inventory management
Strong analytical mindset with demonstrated ability to turn data into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations
High ownership mentality with comfort making decisions and operating with urgency
Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Proficiency in Excel required; experience with planning systems, dashboards, or data querying is a plus
Clear and effective communicator, able to work across functions and with external partners
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