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Supply Chain Lead, Amazon Key

Amazon.com Inc
  • Bellevue, WA
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    As a Supply Chain Manager within the Smart TDR (STDR) Program, you will own end-to-end supply chain planning and execution for Amazon"s Smart Trailer Dock and Retrieval technology deployment across the NA fulfillment network. You will have a holistic view of material procurement, vendor operations, and installation logistics across NASC, DC, and CH networks - and be integral in driving large-scale initiatives in material cost optimization, vendor management, PO reconciliation, and installation capacity planning. With a deployment target spanning thousands of doors across multiple networks and fiscal years, there will rarely be a perfect solution - it will be up to you to make data-driven decisions and manage complex vendor and cross-functional stakeholder relationships while planning and executing within a rapidly evolving program.

    The Supply Chain Manager will work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment - coordinating across hardware engineering, installation vendors, field operations, finance, and procurement teams - and communicate business conditions and program decisions effectively across multiple levels, from vendor field technicians to Amazon Directors and VPs. In this role, you will seek out supply chain gaps, dive deep into PO and invoice data, earn trust of partner teams, and deliver results that influence program-level financial outcomes. This role blends short-term execution (weekly install schedules, PO tracking, vendor invoicing) with long-term strategic planning (cost-per-door optimization, vendor negotiation strategy, surplus disposition), requiring quick decision-making with incomplete data while also thinking big about the network-wide deployment roadmap. The end goal is to answer the question: how do we deploy STDR technology across Amazon"s network faster, at lower cost per door, with zero material waste, and without impacting site operations.

    Key job responsibilities

    Demonstrate strong customer focus and ownership of program-level supply chain outcomes

    Own end-to-end material planning: demand forecasting against install targets, PO management, vendor coordination, and surplus reconciliation

    Drive cross-network PO visibility and reconciliation across NASC, DC, CH, and Pilot programs - ensuring single source of truth for spend and utilization

    Lead vendor negotiations (panel sub-vendors, contract manufacturers, GDO suppliers) to optimize cost, manage surplus, and maintain strategic relationships

    Identify, prioritize, and implement processes to eliminate supply chain defects - including PO deduplication, invoicing gaps, and untracked cross-network procurement

    Execute thorough root cause analysis on cost variances and deliver data-backed recommendations to senior leadership

    Own programmatic execution at both detailed (weekly PO tracking, invoice validation) and strategic levels (cost-per-door targets, multi-year material strategy)

    Successfully operate and influence in a cross-functional capacity across hardware, operations, finance, and procurement

    Data mine by leveraging SQL/Python to drive key business decisions on material utilization, surplus disposition, and cost optimization

    Basic Qualifications

    5+ years of program or project management experience

    5+ years of supply chain experience, preferably in hardware deployment, construction, or technology installation programs

    Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

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

    Experience managing vendor relationships and purchase order lifecycles at scale

    Basic Qualifications

    5+ years of program or project management experience

    5+ years of supply chain experience, preferably in hardware deployment, construction, or technology installation programs

    Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

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

    Experience managing vendor relationships and purchase order lifecycles at scale

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBellevue, 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.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Computer Engineeringunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Contract Manufacturingunmatched
    • Cost Analysisunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Demand Forecasting/Planningunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Hardware Installationunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Materials Planningunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • On Site Supportunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Sales Cycleunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supplier Optimizationunmatched
    • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched

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