Transportation Manager APAC

Amazon; Remote; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Singapore seeks a skilled Transportation Manager to oversee operations for their rapidly growing logistics team. The role involves managing vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with safety requirements, and driving operational improvements. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and experience in supply chain or transport operations. Join a team that values diversity and innovative thinking, offering opportunities for professional growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Flexible working culture

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, or operations.
• Knowledge of supply chain management concepts including logistics.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day transportation operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement in operational efficiency.

Skills

Vendor Management

Operational Excellence

Data-driven Decision Making

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Job description

Overview

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

The AWS APAC transportation team seeks a highly skilled and motivated Transportation Manager with a background in transport operations and logistics to manage day-to-day operations for one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide. This is an exciting opportunity to join an agile and driven team while ensuring the highest standards of services and safety compliance.

Key job responsibilities

• VENDOR MANAGEMENT
  • Act as point of escalation for transportation vendor related issues
  • Manage vendor operational excellence through data driven metrics
  • Implement and execute transportation strategies that support short and long term goals
• AUTOMATION ENHANCEMENT
  • Influence internal technical teams to drive multi-system process changes
  • Provide scalable solutions for continued growth
  • Set project requirements and drive agendas across internal and external teams

A day in the life

• Daily tactical communication with external vendors (Logistics Service Providers) and internal customers on operational and safety matters
• Work with multiple stakeholder teams to develop and implement new best practices
• Drive continuous improvement in the operational environment internally and externally
• Ensure compliance with standards and regulations across transportation operations

About the team

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

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 home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration, or operations
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
• Knowledge of supply chain management concepts - forecasting, planning, sourcing, optimization and logistics or equivalent
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Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process experience
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies

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