Sr. SCM, AIR Capacity Planning, Amazon Air
DESCRIPTION
In Amazon Air, process driven techniques help us deliver smiles to both our internal and external customers daily. There are multiple ways to problem solve here, and we do it with consideration and respect for each other. We are diverse and united. Your thoughts, ideas, and contributions are highly valued here to solve any problem that we may encounter. There is no limit to how high you can “soar” here at Amazon Air!
Amazon Air (AIR) seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager (Sr. SCM) who will lead short term operations planning for the Amazon Air network. Responsibilities include optimizing for core metrics (cost, speed, volume, and quality), scaling through automation, and prioritizing/delegating network issues amongst team members. All of these require an individual who navigates ambiguous scenarios including decision making without all the required information.
The individual must deliver results and scale despite constrained resources by inventing and simplifying. Collaboration with scientists, developers, and other tech teams is required. The Sr. SCM must look around corners, innovate, take risks, and optimize on a network-wide basis.
Key job responsibilities
- Influence and shape strategic decisions with internal stakeholders, using data-backed analytics to solve complex problems, while remaining customer obsessed
- Partner with internal business teams including operations, ground transportation, finance, research, technology, and engineering to deliver improved results
- Work closely with research science teams to develop tools for scaling/automation of network configuration
- Manage and coordinate multiple project assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, accepting ownership and accountability of the process
- Work within time constraints to meet business critical needs (often managing multiple, time-sensitive and high priority initiatives simultaneously), while measuring and identifying activities performed and ensuring service requirements are met
- Analyze data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and/or other data management systems) and perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
- Travel domestically up to 15% of the time to various facilities in the Amazon network
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain 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
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience analyzing data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and/or other data management systems)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $103,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $181,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.