Senior Supply Chain Manager, North America Transportation, Short-Term Planning

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 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 sales & operations 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 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

• Forecast and plan transportation capacity for last mile carriers and sort centers across the US network to be used in labor hiring
• Synthesize data to identify supply chain constraints
• Propose solutions to problems identified from synthesis of data or by leadership

About the team

The STP team publishes a weekly transportation plan that allocated volume across transportation carriers and is used by customers to plan labor.

The team also plans and advises senior leadership on network constraints for major retail events.

Team members work cross-functional stakeholders within the company to publish various transportation plans.