DESCRIPTION This position has the option to be located in Bellevue WA, Nashville TN, Arlington VA, or Austin TX.
If being part of a worldwide brand that's grown to $25 billion in revenue in just over six years sounds exciting, then Amazon Business could be for you. We're reshaping buying in the business-to-business (B2B) world by using technology to help our Customers streamline their procurement and purchasing operations and turn them into value drivers for their organizations. Our more than five million Customers operate across geographies and industries and include 80 of the top Fortune 100 companies. Visit our homepage or LinkedIn Page to learn more.
The Supply Chain Manager is a core member of the Amazon Business Operations team who leverages customer experience considerations, cost, operational execution, and scalability, and spearheads the operational planning, technology, and automation vision from this. This leader will drive long-term vision on how to build the most customer-obsessed and cost-efficient B2B retail supply chain in the world. This leader will drive Amazon Business Operations teams' vision, partnership and alignment with Supply Chain and Last Mile delivery Operations and Technology. The leader will leverage their project management experience to own strategic, tactical, cross-functional technology projects and programs. They will own creating project plans, developing processes, coordinating and driving execution, and communicating to senior management on status, risks and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive continuous improvement in Worldwide long term forecasting, including adding more metrics, precision, and automation in the process
- Drive continuous improvement in Worldwide short-term forecasting, including embedding forecast into Amazon's core fulfillment network forecasting processes, improving precision and automation
- Optimize delivery speed and cost worldwide by leveraging Science based network topology modelling tools to select sites for launching new operations and designing optimal network connectivity
- Drive innovation in Amazon's tooling for network design optimization to incorporate Amazon Business' B2B-specific use-cases and requirements
- Own carrier mix, delivery speed, units per box, and ship distance strategy, modelling, and deep dives to drive continuous optimization in Amazon Business' delivery speed and cost
- Manage full lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations
- Use strong analytical and quantitative skills; Ability to use SQL (Amazon Redshift, Microsoft SQL, and Postgres) and reporting platforms (Tableau, QuickSight, and SSRS) to produce clear data that allows cross-functional stakeholders to make exceptional business decisions that improve customer experience.
- Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
- Roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
Learn more about our benefits here:
About the team
This role is part of the Worldwide Operations Strategy and Planning team in Amazon Business Operations. The team is responsible for embedding B2B ecommerce capability in Amazon's vast fulfillment infrastructure worldwide.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Bellevue, WA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics
- 3+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
