Senior Supply Chain Manager SWA Capacity Planning

The Planning Supply Chain Manager ultimately solves the questions of 1 how do we make our shipping services best in class and 2 how do we offer our shipping services to more customers.
Are you an experienced Business Operator with a strong work ethic Do you enjoy solving complex optimization problems If yes this opportunity will appeal to you. At Amazon were working to be the most customercentric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people.

The Planning Supply Chain Manager works across the organization in a crossfunctional environment with Operations Product and Tech teams to define the needs goals and plans to create a world class transportation network. They maintain and report up to date and accurate statistics management reports and analysis. They also facilitate the flow of information between different stakeholders and resolves any potential issues that impact customer experience and business continuity. The Supply Chain Manager also provides timely resolution to issues by researching and querying internal tools and by making realtime decisions. An ideal candidate should be able to understand the requirements/be able to analyze data and notice trends and be able to drive Customer Experience without compromising on time.

In this position you will own demand and capacity planning for the organization. This position requires working with partner teams across various supply chain functions like transportation engineering launch finance and operational planning. This position will also require working with business teams such as Revenue Management Business Development and Commercial. This role is a high visibility role as it requires regular interaction with leadership team and involves in critical decision making. Finally this position develops and implements scalable solutions to support new reverse logistics volume streams and to seamlessly integrate these volume streams into the Last/Middle Mile planning businesses.

Key job responsibilities
Work with partner teams across various supply chain functions like transportation engineering launch finance and operational planning (under the roof and onroad)
Leverage historical data to create forward looking planning models to integrate in partnership with business teams
Utilize problemsolving skills to work through difficult challenges
Provide forecast and work with downstream & upstream stakeholders such as Amazon Logistics (AMZL) and North America Sort Center (NASC) to plan for capacity
Collaborate with AMZL and NASC to drive capacity decisions such as hiring vehicle procurement and onboarding Delivery Service Partners
Improve demand forecast and route planning accuracy
Drive commingling opportunities to improve shipments per route and overall cost per unit
Integrate reverselogistics demand with existing Amazon Shipping Operations demand
Present datadriven proposals and plans to Sr. Leadership
Travel 5 each quarter required (Quarterly offsites)

A day in the life
The Demand Planning & Forecasting Supply Chain Manager operates in an ambiguous environment. Were building something brand new and so this person will balance between big thinking and tactical . This will require direct analyses and partnering with stakeholders across Amazon.

About the team
Our team leverages Amazons broad logistics networks to create new shipping services and open the doors for unique customer segments. Were an ingenious team of problem solvers. We respect diverse thoughts and believe that happy team members are productive team members.

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
Bachelors degree
Demand Planning Logistics and Capacity Planning experience

2 years of driving process improvements experience
Masters degree or MBA in business operations human resources adult education organizational development instructional design or related field

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $103900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $181400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.