Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Rapid to Rural Logistics (R2L) team at Amazon is looking for an experienced Sr Manager of Supply Chain with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to own strategic, tactical, cross-functional and technology projects and programs within Amazon Supply Chain. This role will be responsible for S&OP Planning within our Sub Same Day Delivery space for our Distribution Center Network. This role involves regular communication with operation teams, tech teams, and project sponsors on status, risks and change control. The role requires ownership of sales and operations planning, inventory management and driving process improvements across the program. The supply chain manager will focus on deep diving forecasting performance to build robust output, by keeping plans, feedback and goals aligned between all stakeholders.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage full lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations
- Development of the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver
- Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
- Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions
- Partner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources
- Partners with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order
- Oversee gaps between teams, processes and systems, helping teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood or documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party solutions, security not considered, insufficient stakeholder review, etc.)
- Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)
- Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives
- Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects
- Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers
- Roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality
- Create, communicate, and manage budget for projects
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of team management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to drive improvements
- Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership
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