Global Supply Chain Strategy Lead - Vendor Acceleration

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Seattle seeks a Senior Business Development Manager for Supply Chain and Strategic Vendor Acceleration to drive worldwide growth and reduce cost to serve across WW Stores. You will design solutions, build business cases, manage cross-functional programs with vendors and internal teams.

The role demands 6+ years of experience, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering/management/tech, and a proven ability to translate data into action in a fast‑moving environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional or military experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology, or related field.
• Experience owning program strategy, managing end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Master's degree or above in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Experience leveraging lean principles / Six Sigma to drive improvements.
• Experience understanding product and technical requirements and interfacing with Product/Technology teams.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external business teams to develop solutions that optimize the inbound supply chain network by improving cost structure, service levels, vendor lead times, and quality of the program.
• Design solutions, develop business cases, and manage projects from design to production.
• Collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to identify best-in-class inbound supply chain networks.
• Map physical and data flows and develop and deliver a roadmap of initiatives to achieve the ideal state in existing and new stores, including vendor education.
• Prioritize and deliver initiatives that reduce lead times and costs across the end-to-end supply chain with global vendor partners.
• Identify areas for improvement, select the best supply chain programs, and develop metrics to monitor inbound supply chain performance.
• Plan and execute vendor Gembas to drive the right supply chain program adoption and reduce mutual cost to serve with vendors globally.
• Create models and tools for profitability analysis to measure and improve cost structure by product group and program.
• Lead focused and strategically critical projects across WW Stores as required to support Global Supply Chain Operations.
• Diagnose Amazon processes, recognize supplier needs, identify improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies, and guide improvement efforts.
• Motivate and influence cross-functional teams to meet deadlines in a high-growth environment while achieving quality.
• Deliver results aligned with Amazon priorities including working backwards from customer needs and data-based decisions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology or related field

Master's degree or above in Engineering, Operations, or Business Administration or related field

Job description

Amazon Inc. in Seattle seeks a Senior Business Development Manager for Supply Chain and Strategic Vendor Acceleration to drive worldwide growth and reduce cost to serve across WW Stores. You will design solutions, build business cases, manage cross-functional programs with vendors and internal teams.

The role demands 6+ years of experience, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering/management/tech, and a proven ability to translate data into action in a fast‑moving environment.