Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Join Amazon's dynamic environment as a Supply Chain Manager with a Network Capacity Background, where you will play a crucial role in shaping and optimizing various facets of our operations, concentrating on optimizing and 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, with a specific focus on network capacity and the physical flow of goods or services within the supply chain network. As a Strategic Supply Chain Manager, you'll take end-to-end ownership of operations, emphasizing Inbound execution planning, logistics optimization, network design, and analysis of operational efficiency.
In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Business, Operations, Supply Chain, 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 Inbound execution 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 both tactical and strategic initiatives related to Inbound execution 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 Inbound execution.
- Define metrics, develop program management mechanisms, and invent/simplify processes to drive decision-making in complex Inbound execution situations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across different functions, influencing and facilitating agreements to achieve shared goals.
- Manage cross-functional Inbound execution initiatives, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to lean philosophy at scale.
- Own a portfolio of cross-functional programs related to Inbound execution, driving performance improvement and efficiency in project delivery.
- Identify and deliver operational improvement opportunities in Inbound execution, 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 First Mile- Short Term Capacity and Execution (FM-SCE) team is a part of AMXL Supply Chain. We own AMXL fulfillment center's (FC) short term capacity (physical), fullness relief and Inbound execution across USA and Canada (CA). You will manage USA and CA Fulfillment Center's Inbound execution and provide relief solutions to execute Inbound operations seamlessly. The Supply Chain Manager will collaborate cross functionally with Operations, ACES, Production Planning Team (PPT), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Reverse Logistics, Analytics and influence Senior Leadership on fullness relief solutions.
About the team
The NA AMXL Supply Chain Execution team (SCE) plays the leading role in the growth and profitability of our network. We are responsible for calibrating our capacity to expected demand, overseeing the health of our end-to-end supply chain, and making structural changes to our network (inbound and outbound connectivity, critical pull times (CPTs), new ship methods, use of 3P carriers, availability of delivery slots, Delivery Service Provider (DSP) and associate hiring, etc.) to meet our cost, growth, and quality goals. Over the last five years, AMXL has become arguably the best Heavy Bulky fulfillment and delivery provider in the world with in terms of Delivery Estimate Accuracy, costs, and fewer customer contacts. Our NA network is currently supporting over $9B in gross merchandise sales (GMS), with expectations of double-digit % growth over the next three years.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of data analysis experience
- 3+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
- 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 working cross functionally with non-tech teams experience
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Relief,