Perishable Produce Supply Chain Lead

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) Logistics team is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to own the development of next-generation perishable distribution processes, specifically in produce. This role exists because a high % of shrink in Amazon's grocery business comes from produce — driven by case-pack minimums and multi-day dwell times which degrade quality.

We aim to develop a cross-dock-first model with higher vendor delivery frequency and same-day ship to help improve our

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years of supply chain experience.
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization.

Responsibilities

• Define how produce flows through our network with minimal quality degradation and maximum speed.
• Define each-break processes in a cross dock model end-to-end (receiving through sortation to outbound).
• Identify and introduce new equipment to the network that enable produce eaches without quality degradation.
• Partner with tech to implement associate-facing tooling (pick instructions, sort logic, container assignments).
• Inform the longer-term DC cross-dock strategy and integration with network design.
• Work with Retail, Finance, and Operations to define supply chain, network design, and operating models for the produce distribution network of the future.
• Develop repeatable SOPs and training materials that scale across sites.
• Work cross functionally with in stock, category, and operations partners to test new distribution processes.

Skills

Program/Project management

Supply chain experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven improvements

Process automation

Education

Master's degree in supply chain management or related field

Job description

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) Logistics team is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to own the development of next-generation perishable distribution processes, specifically in produce. This role exists because a high % of shrink in Amazon's grocery business comes from produce — driven by case-pack minimums and multi-day dwell times which degrade quality.

We aim to develop a cross-dock-first model with higher vendor delivery frequency and same-day ship to help improve our