Sr. Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain

Amazon

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 115,000 - 160,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon’s North America (NA) Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager in Houston to ideate, implement, and create innovative supply chain products and solutions that optimize the flow of packages across the NA Stores network.

You will design, evaluate, and implement the US storage and distribution network, own incubation and execution of new concepts, and drive improvements for a cost-efficient, high-service fulfillment network.

Qualifications

5+ years of program or project management experience.
5+ years of supply chain experience.
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

Build mechanisms and metrics to continuously evaluate and improve inbound and outbound connectivity of the storage and distribution network.
Partner with Product Manager, Research Scientist, Operations, and Finance to evaluate different connectivity strategies.
Identify process gaps through data analysis and implement operational improvements (e.g., automation, self-service).
Conduct independent research to identify supply chain inefficiencies, recommend solutions, and influence partner teams to execute.
Perform data analyses to drive network decisions and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Program management

Supply chain experience

Data analysis

End-to-end delivery

Senior leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

Description

Amazon’s North America (NA) Supply Chain team is looking for a leader to join our team as a Senior Supply Chain Manager. The position is designed to ideate, implement, and create innovative supply chain products and solutions that will create seamless flow of packages across Amazon Supply Chain. This is a high impact role with an opportunity to influence and help build one of the highest visibility areas of NA Stores.

This role will be responsible for designing, evaluating, and implementing the US storage and distribution network. This individual is also expected to own incubation and execution of innovative supply chain management concepts. The goal is to improve and enhance the Amazon fulfillment network to ultimately drive the best customer experience in a reliable and cost-efficient manner. The ideal candidate is highly analytical and skillful in formulating data-driven decisions, comfortable navigating systems, and self-directed in the face of ambiguity to make progress.

Key job responsibilities

Build mechanisms and define metrics to continuously evaluate and improve inbound and outbound connectivity of the storage and distribution network.

Partner with Product Manager, Research Scientist, Operations, and Finance to evaluate different connectivity strategies.

Identify process gaps through deep dive of metrics and make operational improvements (e.g., automation, self-service, etc.).

Conduct independent research to identify supply chain inefficiencies, recommend solves, and influence partner teams to prioritize and execute.

A day in the life

Work with Operations and support teams on execution-related challenges

Perform independent data analysis to help drive partner teams and make recommendations and decisions about the network

Review requirements, designs, and strategy documents

Deep dive technical challenges with developer, product, or PMT/TPM partners across internal technical organizations

Compose whitepapers (\"hold the pen\") for senior leadership reviews to define strategy

About The Team

The NA Supply Chain team encompasses Capacity, S&OP, labor planning, execution support, and internal analytics as business owners for the inbound network. Within NASC, the Supply Chain Execution and Network Evolution (SCENE) team focuses on network design; large scale network transformation initiatives; new network and building launches, among other responsibilities. We include a mixture of TPM, product, and supply chain leaders to drive new network ideas, plans, and implementations.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of program or project management experience

5+ years of supply chain experience

Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years of driving process improvements experience

Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Your base salary range for this position is listed below. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.