Sr. Strategic Supply Chain Mgr, Amazon

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Buying, Planning, & Instock Management

This role is for a Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager at Amazon, focusing on planning, execution, and optimization of supply chain operations for Home and Kitchen categories. The manager will lead high-impact projects, collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Vendor, and Customer Service Managers to drive process improvements, and define a Supply Chain Roadmap. Key responsibilities include identifying improvement opportunities in demand and production planning, monitoring KPIs, analyzing lead times and operational excellence, and improving cost structure and profitability. While the role mentions using generative AI tools as a preferred qualification, the core responsibilities and function of the role are not AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identifying and delivering improvement opportunities around demand and production planning
  2. Monitoring, analyzing and owning Key Performance Indicators such as: Out of Stock rate, Total Inbound lead time, confirmation rates, including presenting insights, themes and trends to Leadership.
  3. Analyzing production and delivery lead-times and operational excellence inputs such as EDI adoption, PO confirmations and fulfillment, efficient receive process and inventory placement.
  4. Identifying opportunities to improve cost structure and profitability and work with partner teams on execution

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of with Excel experience
  • Experience working with complex data sets
  • Experience communicating results to senior leadership
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of professional or military experience

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of statistics or other analytical techniques
  • Experience with SQL
  • Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
  • Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

What the JD emphasized

  • proven successes in cost out operational initiatives
  • hands-on operations or inventory management experience
  • knowledge in fundamental business principles
  • managing catalog selection efficiently
  • identifying problems/finding solutions
  • building/improving processes