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Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Lawn & Garden + Tools Supply Chain Team

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    8 days ago

    Job Description

    Want to shape how millions of customers find the right Lawn & Garden and Tools products on the shelf, at the right time? Amazon is looking for a Supply Chain Manager II to own inventory sourcing strategies and end-to-end supply chain processes for one of our most highly seasonal retail categories. In this role, you will develop operational strategies for strategic vendor cohorts, use data and AI-powered tools to improve how we manage seasonal selection, and partner directly with retail vendors to reinvent their supply chain performance. You will balance tactical execution with strategic planning, designing inventory solutions that address competing priorities while identifying cost savings and reducing waste. Your work will have leadership visibility, and you will regularly present findings and recommendations to Category leaders. If you are a curious, analytical problem-solver who enjoys turning ambiguity into actionable plans, we want to hear from you.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Identify and deliver end-to-end supply chain improvement opportunities across large cohorts of Lawn & Garden vendors, developing inventory sourcing strategies that meet cost targets and customer availability goals.
    • Track and own category metrics such as out-of-stock rate, lead time, and confirmation rate, and present insights and trends to Category Leadership through weekly and monthly business reviews.
    • Define operational strategy for select vendors, making trade-offs between suppliers, cost structures, and service levels to optimize profitability and contribute to business growth planning.
    • Collaborate with vendor management and product managers on initiatives to improve cost structure, profitability, and supply chain efficiency across the Lawn & Garden business.
    • Build trusted relationships with retail vendors and partner on programs to improve inventory health, reduce costs, and deliver a great experience for Amazon customers.

    A day in the life

    You might start your morning reviewing inventory health dashboards and flagging supply risks across your vendor cohort, then join a working session with Category Management to align on operational strategy for an upcoming seasonal peak. Mid-morning, you could be auditing recent inventory buys to ensure purchase orders are tracking to plan, or working with product managers to refine AI-powered workflows that surface out-of-stock trends. After lunch, you might hop on a call with a retail vendor to walk through their performance data and collaborate on lead-time reductions. Later, you could shift to preparing insights and risk mitigation plans for a Leadership review.

    About the team

    Our team owns supply chain strategy and sourcing execution for Amazon"s Lawn & Garden and Tools business, a highly seasonal category where getting inventory timing right has an outsized impact on the customer experience. We work with some of Amazon"s most strategic retail vendors, and our results carry high visibility with senior leadership. Right now, we are investing in better automation for seasonal decision-making, partnering with vendors to reinvent their supply chains, and improving the input metrics that move the needle for our business.

    We are a collaborative group of supply chain and product managers who partner closely with retail vendors, internal category teams, and operations partners. You will gain hands-on experience with P&L management, vendor supply chain operations, and AI-based automation, building skills that open doors to broader roles across Amazon.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

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    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Business Planunmatched
    • Category Managementunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Home Automationunmatched
    • Improvement Metricsunmatched
    • Inventory Planningunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Programsunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Profit & Loss Managementunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Retailunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Sourcing Strategyunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched

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