Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Join Amazon's dynamic environment as a 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 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 situations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across different functions, influencing and facilitating agreements to achieve shared network goals.
- Manage cross-functional supply chain 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
The Middle Mile Network Design Manager will establish optimization mechanisms to track network performance, lane efficiency, and sort point utilization metrics, while implementing process improvements and automation. They will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Operations, XLOC, ACES, and Transportation teams, to align on network design priorities and drive data-driven solutions. They will also contribute to long-term network strategy development, focusing on improving network connectivity and lane optimization, while identifying opportunities for cost savings through innovative routing solutions. The role requires deep understanding of Middle Mile operations, proven experience in network design or process optimization, and strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
About the team
The Supply Chain Manager role within AMXL's Middle Mile Network Design program is responsible for driving mid-term and long-term initiatives to improve the delivery experience and performance of the Amazon Delivery (AMXL) network. This includes researching the AMXL delivery experience and performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement, and developing and implementing action plans to address performance issues.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Finance or related fields
- 2+ years of forecasting, designing or modeling supply chain
- 2+years of corporate process improvement experience within supply chain
- MS Excel: Intermediate. V-lookups and Pivot Tables at minimum.
- SQL/Programming Language: Basic – utilize to extract, manipulate and analyze data.
Job Tags
Full time,