Intermodal Transportation Lead - Ops & Data Insights

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon’s Intermodal (AZIM) Operations team seeks Transportation Specialists to join this growing group. You will coordinate intermodal loads, work with shippers, carriers, and internal teams to ensure on-time pickup and delivery, and resolve disruptions in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong data skills, experience with Excel and SQL, and the ability to drive process improvements, KPI tracking, and stakeholder communications across Supply Chain and Transportation teams at the

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent diploma.
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.).
• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily communication with external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless intermodal execution.
• Create weekly business narratives outlining intermodal performance and present findings to senior leadership.
• Pull and analyze data from internal databases to monitor container utilization and performance metrics.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to re-engineer intermodal workflows and drive root cause elimination of defects.
• Resolve real-time disruptions including container movement failures and scheduling conflicts.
• Escalate system issues and data variances to technology and program teams with follow-through.
• Develop and own intermodal KPIs to drive operational excellence and financial outcomes.
• Lead and develop a team of operations associates through coaching and performance management.
• Partner with transportation technology teams to scope business and functional requirements for tool enhancements.
• Support new lane launches, shipper onboarding, and capacity planning with Sales and Supply Chain teams.

Skills

Excel (intermediate)

Data analysis

Large data sets

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Amazon’s Intermodal (AZIM) Operations team seeks Transportation Specialists to join this growing group. You will coordinate intermodal loads, work with shippers, carriers, and internal teams to ensure on-time pickup and delivery, and resolve disruptions in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong data skills, experience with Excel and SQL, and the ability to drive process improvements, KPI tracking, and stakeholder communications across Supply Chain and Transportation teams at the