Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Join Amazon's dynamic environment as a Senior Supply Chain Manager with a planning background, where you will play a crucial role in shaping and optimizing various facets of our operations, concentrating on managing the flow of goods, information, or services within the supply chain network.
We have exciting opportunities across different business units, each seeking a skilled professional to lead strategic initiatives and drive process improvements within our supply chain network. As a strategic Supply Chain Manager, you'll take end-to-end ownership of operations, emphasizing capacity planning, logistics optimization, network design, and analysis of operational efficiency.
In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business, operations, program management, product, finance, and more. Utilize your analytical prowess to identify opportunities for operational improvements, implement scalable systems, and drive automation to enhance efficiency, with a particular focus on optimizing the physical flow and operations within the supply chain network. Whether you're managing network capacity initiatives, overseeing cross-functional programs, or focusing on strategic projects, your impact will be visible, ongoing, and contribute directly to our commitment to being the most customer-centric company on earth.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead strategic initiatives related to network capacity within Amazon's various business units.
- Concentrate on optimizing and managing the flow of goods, information, or services within the supply chain network.
- Balance supply and demand, assess and improve the efficiency of distribution networks, warehouses, or logistics operations.
- Analyze and synthesize data to identify opportunities for enhancing customer experiences and operational efficiency in network capacity.
- Define metrics, develop program management mechanisms, and invent/simplify processes to drive decision-making in complex network capacity situations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across different functions, influencing and facilitating agreements to achieve shared network capacity goals.
- Manage cross-functional network capacity initiatives, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to lean philosophy at scale.
- Own a portfolio of cross-functional programs related to network capacity, driving performance improvement and efficiency in project delivery.
- Identify and deliver operational improvement opportunities in network capacity, focusing on inventory management, logistics strategy, and transportation optimization.
- Monitor and optimize key network capacity metrics to ensure the smooth flow of goods or services through the supply chain network.
A day in the life
Your day begins with analyzing network performance metrics and capacity forecasts. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across multiple organizations to align on strategy and implementation plans for ongoing initiatives. Time will be split between developing business cases for new operational capabilities, preparing strategic presentations, and leading cross-functional meetings to drive progress on key projects. This role offers an engaging mix of high-level planning and tactical execution, allowing you to directly impact Amazon's global supply chain infrastructure.
About the team
You'll join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming Amazon's supply chain through innovative solutions. Our team combines strategic thinking with practical execution to solve complex global network capacity challenges. We value data-driven decision making and collaborative problem-solving to deliver results that impact millions of customers worldwide. The team's work directly contributes to Amazon's ability to meet customer demand efficiently and cost-effectively across its various business units.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
- 2+ years of forecasting, designing or modeling supply chains
- 2+years of corporate process improvement experience within supply chain
- Basic SQL Knowledge – utilize to extract, manipulate and analyze data
Job Tags
Full time, Worldwide,