Sr. Program Manager, Retail Supply Chain team, JP Hardlines

We are looking for a Sr. Program Manager to lead and own supply chain programs that are ambiguous in scope cross-organizational in impact and both strategic and tactical in nature. This role requires defining problem spaces from scratchwhere no prior solutions existand driving outcomes across a complex stakeholder landscapeincluding demand forecasting science teams fulfillment operations and retail category leadershipwith minimal direction.

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Key job responsibilities
Define and translate complex business requirements into structured project plans; manage implementation activities across a large and diverse group of stakeholders

Develop and execute rollout plans for supply chain programs and provide ongoing operational support to ensure sustained performance

Create execution strategy set priorities and communicate progress and trade-offs clearly across business partners and senior leadership

Engage cross-functionally to ensure business vision and operational goals are implemented efficiently and consistently across teams

Scale supply chain programs in response to business growth and demand changes maintaining sustained operational quality and performance.

Identify assess and mitigate risks; drive resolution of critical issues; provide escalation management and propose corrective actions to keep initiatives on track

Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution and process excellence; identify gaps and redundancies; influence leadership to streamline solutions and define mutually beneficial goals

Coordinate with teams across regions and geographies to understand local market needs and implement supply chain solutions tailored to the Japan market


About the team
Retail Supply Chain team JP Hardlines is a centralized supply chain function supporting all Hardlines categories and driving cross-platform initiatives. We sit at the intersection of Sourcing Forecast/Inventory Planning and Operations and are responsible for inventory health demand forecast accuracy end-to-end supply chain cost efficiency (inventory inbound and outbound-to-customer fulfillment costs) and supply chain program excellence across one of Amazon Japans largest retail businesses.



- 5 years of program or project management experience
- Experience designing implementing and scaling upskilling apprenticeship or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions
- Experience owning program strategy end-to-end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Japanese and English language at business level or above.

- 4 years of driving process improvements experience

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