Logistics Specialist

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Logistics Specialist to manage inventory and optimize parts flow across data centers. The role involves tasks such as handling shipments, maintaining stock levels, and ensuring accurate documentation. Ideal candidates should have a strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and experience in logistics operations. This position operates in a dynamic, 24/7 environment, requiring flexibility and a commitment to safety standards.

Benefits

Diverse team environment

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory cycle counts, shipments, and stock control.
• Ability to work with computers and Microsoft Office products.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory and coordinate with data center operations.
• Maintain metrics dashboards and validate billing accuracy.
• Communicate regularly with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Inventory control experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain, and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Infrastructure Operations Logistics seeks a Logistics Specialist to maintain inventory and manage the flow of parts across data center locations. This role ensures proper stock levels support build and repair activities while meeting service level requirements for the world’s largest cloud computing infrastructure.

The Logistics Specialist manages inbound shipments, controls inventory accuracy, and coordinates with Data Center Operations Technicians to deliver parts quickly. You will work with procurement teams and vendors to resolve issues, optimize parts flow through their lifecycle, and maintain precise records of all materials. The role requires physical work including loading equipment with pallet jacks, handling shipments, and transporting parts between locations.

You will maintain metrics dashboards, validate billing accuracy, and communicate regularly with internal teams and external vendors. This position operates in a 24/7 environment and requires flexibility to work overtime as business needs dictate. The work involves standing for prolonged periods, lifting heavy objects, and working in varying noise levels and temperatures.

Success in this role requires attention to detail for inventory control, strong communication skills for vendor management, and commitment to safety standards. You will contribute to ensuring AWS customers have continual access to cloud services by keeping critical spare parts available when needed.

Key job responsibilities

• Completing manual tasks, such as assembling, addressing and arranging for the shipment of materials, handling incoming shipments, unpack boxes and verify contents
• Load and unload large equipment utilizing pallet jacks
• Maintain accountability of in-stock components as well as receive and process inbound shipments
• Assist with ongoing requests to ensure that proper stock levels are maintained and distributed to all locations to support build and repair activities
• Working with the Logistics Manager, create plans to optimize the flow and delivery of parts through their lifecycle; tracking inventory locations and movement
• Working closely with Datacenter Operations Technicians to fulfill parts and equipment deliveries quickly and accurately
• Working with Procurement teams to ensure that inbound equipment orders are complete and delivered to appropriate Data Center Locations
• Regular and ongoing communications with vendors to resolve issues and help them understand our business requirements necessitates a high-level communicator
• Support an environment that operates 24/7
• Receive parts, maintain inventory, and check-out parts as needed to Data Center Technicians and Engineers
• Load and unload shipments and transport parts, racks, and equipment between different locations, including localized driving of a variety of transportation vehicles
• Handle sensitive/classified client materials
• Work with and/or around moving mechanical parts

A day in the life

• Position works in-person at a site location
• Data entry and resolving questions from peer organizations
• Maintain up-to-date metrics dashboards and/or Excel spreadsheets and will create reports for internal and external customers and management as required
• Ensure that all billing associated with the Inventory supply chain is accurate, validated and ready for processing
• Assembling, addressing, stamping and arranging for the shipment of merchandise and materials
• Assist in daily scheduling of deliveries and pick-ups to and from production locations
• Keep precise records of all commodities going in and out of the company
• Frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach
• Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Coordinate body movements when using tools or equipment
• Reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance
• Push or pull heavy objects into position
• Work in a noisy environment
• Stand, sit, and walk for prolonged periods of time
• Occasionally be exposed to cold or hot weather
• Work with and/or around moving mechanical parts
• Noise level varies and can be loud
• Team may work overtime as needed by the business
• Must be able to shift priorities without friction

About The Team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience as a logistics professional supporting inventory cycle counts, shipments, maintenance, stock control functions and reverse logistics

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of shipping & receiving, inventory and warehousing practices experience
• Experience working with computers and Microsoft Office products (including Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Valid and active driver's license

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Company - Amazon Data Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Job ID: A3167146